KPL Podcast

Have you ever judged a book by its cover and gotten something completely unexpected. This week on the podcast we author Kristan Higgins telling us about her latest book, Out of the Clear Blue Sky.  This book is fun and light-hearted and a little unexpected.  Next our hosts discuss books that were not what they expected based on the book's title.

1. The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev
2. Sister, Mother, Warrior by Vanessa Riley
3. Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
4. The Beast of Kukuyo by Kevin Jared Hosein

The KPL presents fellow librarian and author Eva Jurczyk and her debut novel, "The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.  Listen to her fascinating interview and then stay tuned for more books about libraries!
1. Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
2. The Postman Always Rings Twice ; Double indemnity ; Mildred Pierce ; and selected stories by James M Cain
3. Adele by Leila Slimani
4. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu : and their race to save the world's most precious manuscripts by Joshua Hammer
5. The Lighthouse Mysteries by Eva Gates
6. The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
7. The Personal Librarian by Victoria Christopher Murray and Marie Benedict
8. Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Neffenegger

This week on the KPL podcast, we interview debut author Isabel Canas about her new novel The Hacienda.  Learn about her gothic horror novel that will keep you guess. Learn about other gothic horror recommendations

1. His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined by Dahlia Adler
2. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3. Suspiria
4. The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
5. House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

This week KPL Podcasts speaks to Kelly Yang about her latest YA novel, "Private Label".  The recommendation section is filled with books on the immigrant experience or moving to a new location.  If you have suggestions for us please write to us at [email protected]

Recommendations
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat by Johnny Marciano
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lobizona by Romina Garbor
El Norte
La Guardia: A Very Modern Story of Immigration by Nnedi Okorafor

The KPL podcast has another wonderful author on the podcast.  This week join us for an interview with Hayli Thomson author of The Comedienne's Guide to Pride.  Then listen for a few other Pride month recommendations.

1. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
2. Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
3. I'm Not Hungry but I Could Eat by Christopher Gonzalez
4. I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver
5. Montague Twin's Volume 1 Witch's Hand by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon
6. Montague Twin's Volume 2 Devil's Music by Nathan Page and Drew Shannon
7. Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story by Jacob Tobia

The KPL podcast jumps into the world of animal sexuality.  Our guest this week is Eliot Schrefer and he discussed his latest novel, Queer Ducks (and other animals): the natural world of animal sexuality.  Don't forget to keep listening for the 2022 Podcast Summer Reading Challenge.
Recommendations:
1. Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold
2. Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
3. The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies by Paul Fischer
4. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
5. The Last Map Maker by Christina Soontornvat 

Maps, mysteries, and phantom towns are all a part of the Peng Shepherd's latest novel,  The Cartographers on this week's episode.  Want to read more books with reference to maps, then stay tuned for the recommendation segment.

Recommendations
1 Babel : Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution by RF Kuang
2. The Measure by Nikki Erlick
3. Pumpkin Heads by Rainbow Rewell
4. The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
5. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd Jones

This week we have David Yoon on as our guest and he discusses his book City of Orange.  We also have recommendations by Asian Authors.
Recommendations
1. The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
2. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
3. Troublemaker by John Cho
4. They Called us Enemy by George Takei
5. Flamer by Mike Curato
7. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
8. The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim
9. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa

This week is all about dragons.  The KPL Podcast interviews Kelly Barnhill about her latest adult novel, "When Women Were Dragons." The recommendations segments continues the trend when hosts Shannon and Jigisha mention some of their favorite dragon books.  This episode contains the KPL summer reading secret word.
Recommendations
1. When I'm Gone Look For Me In The East by Quan Barry
2. Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly
3. Queer Ducks (and other animals): the natural world of animal sexuality by Eliot Schrefer
4. Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis
5. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
6. Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria

A double feature!  We interview two authors this week, first listen to Colleen Hubbard tell us about her debut novel, Housebreaking. Next Michelle Huneven tells us about her new novel, Search. Next hosts Shannon and Jigisha discuss books featuring unusual careers.  Enjoy.

Post-traumatic by  Chantel Johnson
Whimsy by Shannon McLeod
My Antonia by Willa Cather
Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
Brazen Virtue by Nora Roberts
The vampire's assistant / by Darren Shan.