KPL Podcast

This week on the KPL podcast I have returning guest Lisa Scottoline to discuss her latest historical fiction novel, Loyalty.  You learn about the rise of the mafia in Sicily in the 1800s and so much more.  Listen to learn more. 

This week on the KPL Podcast we have journalist, Alex Mar to discuss her new novel Seventy times Seven.  A true story about the 1985 murder of an elderly woman by a fifteen year old girl.  Listen to learn more. 

This week on the KPL Podcase, we have Rachel Heng discussing her highly anticipated book of 2023, The Great Reclamation.  Oprah Daily, Bustle and Electric Literature named this novel the most anticipated book of 2023.  Listen to learn more about this epic novel.
The Absolutes by Molly Dektar
The Known World by Edward P. Jones 

Montgomery, Alabama, 1973. Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies.  Winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Take My Hand is inspired by true story of government overreach in the forced sterilization of women and young girls. 

This week on the KPL Podcast we have returning author Jesse Q. Sutanto discussing her latest novel, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.  If you're in the mood for a light-hearted, fun whodunit, then this is the book for you.  Listen to learn more about the book.
Recommendations
1. The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
2. The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
3. Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Amy Poeppel, telling us about The Sweet Spot.   In the heart of Greenwich Village, three women form an accidental sorority when a baby—belonging to exactly none of them—lands on their collective doorstep.  When one woman's ex follows his lover across the country, leaving their squalling baby behind, the three women rise to the occasion in order to forgive, to forget, to Ferberize, and to track down the wayward parents. But can their little village find a way toward the happily ever afters they all desire? Welcome to The Sweet Spot.

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Stay Up With Hugo Best by Erin Somers
The Spectacular by Fiona Davis
World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis

This week on the KPL Podcast we have local author Laurell K. Hamilton to talk about Smolder, her latest Anita Blake novel.  This is book 29 in the series and 2023 marks the 30th year for the series.  This is a great episode where discuss the Anita's family, the upcoming wedding, and revisit some of LKH's past books. 

This week on the KPL Podcast we have returning author Sarah Penner discussing her new novel, The London Séance Society.  It's 1873 and  at an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike.  Listen to learn more.
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This week on the KPL Podcast, a  novel about a young Black journalist’s search for answers in the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, decades ago—inspired by the author’s own family history. Listen to learn more about Time's Undoing by Cheryl A. Head.
Charlie Mack Series: Bury when I'm Dead by Cheryl Head
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

This week on the KPL Podcast, we have January's GMA Book Club Pick, Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor.  A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye, five people are dead. It’s a rich man’s car, but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all, just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime. Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold.  It is an epic story about family, corruption, and class. 
Crematorio by Rafael Chirbes