KPL Podcast

 Debut author, Kai Harris, visits this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be chatting about her hotly anticipated title, What the Fireflies Knew. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan share some of their fave fictional grandparents in our recommendation segment. All this, Gramgram, and more on this week's KPL Podcast!

1. Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
2. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
3. The Goldbergs 
4. The Princess Bride
5. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

In this mighty follow-up to his Number 1 bestseller Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Man Booker-winner Marlon James once again draws on a rich tradition of African mythology, fantasy and history to imagine a mythic world, a lost child, a 177-year-old witch, a deadly regal chancellor, and a mystery with many answers.  Moon Witch, Spider King is part adventure tale, part chronicle of an indomitable woman.
1. The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
2. The Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake
3. Vurt by Jeff Noon
4. Persuasion by Jane Austen
5. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
6. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
7. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan

 #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Nita Prose visits the KPL Podcast this week. We will be discussing her witty whodunit debut, The Maid. Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss some of their favorite quirky unconventional detectives in a mystery filled recommendations segment. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast! 

1. )Wahala  by Nikki May
2. )The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
3.)Groucho Marx, Private Eye by Ron Goulart
4.) Probably Claws by Rita May Brown
5.) Psyche

Historical fiction fans rejoice.  We have returning guest Fiona Davis on the show to tell Ryan and Jigisha about her latest book, The Magnolia Palace.  The book is set in the historic Frick Mansion and involves a mystery and a scavenger hunt.  Ryan and Jigisha talk about famous St Louis and Kirkwood landmarks that may make great settings for novels.

The Ballarinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Master of Suspense, Dean Koontz visits the KPL Podcast!  We will be discussing his latest bestselling thrill ride, Quicksilver. Then your hosts chat about upcoming books and tv shows that are bursting with geeky goodness which has Ryan on the edge of his seat. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast! 

Bestselling Author, Marie Benedict, joins us this week on the KPL Podcast! We will be discussing Marie's latest novel Her Hidden Genius.  and the life of Doctor Rosalind Franklin. Then hosts Jigisha and Ryan chat about a couple of historical trailblazers. All this and more on the KPL Podcast!
Books. Ryan and Jigisha also talk about two other woman trailblazers.
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
Yellow Wife by Sadequa Johnson

Author Danielle Friedman gives a glimpse into her new book, Let's Get Physical. A captivating narrative that explores the untold history of women's exercise culture--from jogging and Jazzercise to Jane Fonda.   Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss new year's resolutions and recommend books that help improve our lives.

1. Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke
2. The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
3. Kindness and Wonder by Gavin Edwards
4. Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield

Debut author Jean Chen Ho kicks off the KPL Podcast's fourth year with a warm and witty conversation about her book, Fiona and Jane. Then Jigisha and Ryan discuss what upcoming titles have them most excited about. Then a bonus guest! We get visited by the winning artist of our Library Card Kids Contest! All this and much more on the first KPL Podcast episode of 2022!
Recommendations:
Intimacies by Katie Kitamura
Dr Strange
Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict

This holiday season two runaway kids will have to protect their Kirkwood Public Library from two bungling crooks. It's KPL Podcast's annual holiday play, Alone in the Library! Starring Kayla as the Inquisitive kid, Mel as the burglar, Christa as Christa the Library Director and introducing Ryan desperately trying to be Joe Pesci. This holiday, books will be read and hot tech featured in Alone in the Library! A Jigisha Dickinson production! 

Scientists and podcasters Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson beam into the KPL Podcast for an episode both entertaining and educational. Jigisha discusses their latest release Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe. Then Jigisha and Ryan attempt to answer less frequently asked questions sent to libraries over the years. All this and much more on the KPL Podcast!

The Land of Stores by Chris Colfer
Promised Land by Barack Obama
Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds
Eleanor Wonders Why
Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers by The New York Public Library