KPL Podcast

This week on the KPL Podcast we are visited by New York Times Bestseller Patti Callahan Henry. We will be discussing her most recent release Surviving Savannah, the Titanic of the South, and much more. Jigisha and Ryan also share their favorite doomed voyage picks.  All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast. Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
recommendations:
1. Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson Harvey
2. The Summer of Lost and Found by Mary Alice Monroe
3. The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
4. The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel
5. When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain
6. Dead Wake by Erik Larson
7. Event Horizon
8. Midway
9. The Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick

This week on the KPL Podcast we are visited by special guest author Sarah Penner. We will be discussing her debut title The Lost Apothecary. In honor of both Black History Month and the Missouri Bicentennial, Jigisha and Ryan talk about the life of one of St. Louis's most fascinating and courageous daughters, Josephine Baker. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast.  Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations:
1. The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
2. Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
3. Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

This week on the KPL Podcast we're visited by USA Today Bestseller Christina McDonald. We chat about her latest title "Do No Harm," the opioid epidemic, and more. Then Jigisha takes us into February's science segment discussing amazing black inventors and their contributions to society. All this and more on this week's KPL Podcast! Happy listening! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations:
1. Win by Harlan Corben
2. Behind the Red Door by Megan Collins
3. Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Get ready for adventure as the KPL Podcast takes a look at YA Fantasy. Our special guest is debut novelist Namina Forna! We chat about her awesome book "The Gilded Ones." Also, Jigisha and Ryan have some great fantasy suggestions you'll want to check out from the library. This and more on an escapade filled KPL Podcast.  Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations:
1. The Black Kids by Christina Hammond Reed
2. A Song of Wraiths and Ruins by Roseanne Brown
3. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
4. Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
5. This is My American by Kim Johnson
6. Source of the River by Lana Axe
7. Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
8. Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
9. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Your KPL Podcast leaps into February with another visit from an amazing author! Nancy Johnson is here to discuss her debut and hotly anticipated title "The Kindest Lie." Also Jigisha and Ryan celebrate Black History Month with some recommendations of titles they've enjoyed and hope you will as well. All this and more on a brilliant episode of the KPL Podcast! Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations
1. The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
2. Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
3. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
4. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
5. The Watermelon woman
6. Men in Black
7. Wild Wild West
8. I Robot
9. I Am Legend
10. The Pursuit of Happyness
11. Ali
12. Independence Day
13. Aladdin
14. Gemini Man
15. Free Spirit by Khalid

We can't wait for you to hear this week's episode of the KPL Podcast! Special guests and sister-writer duo Maika and Maritza Moulite join us for a conversation about their recent release "One of the Good Ones." Additionally we've another history segment in store. The sisters inspired Jigisha and Ryan to take a closer look at the life of the amazing Mary Fields, AKA Stagecoach Mary. All this and more on a fantastic episode of the KPL Podcast!
Recommendations
1. Happily Ever Afters by Elisa Bryant
2. Borderlands by Gloria Anazaldua
3. Love is A Revolution by Rene Watson
4. Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
5. Dear Haiti Love Alaine by Maika and Maritza Moulite
6. Black Heros of the Wild West by Ruth Pelz
7. Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzie Lee

This week on the KPL Podcast our special guest is #1 New York Times bestseller novelist Lisa Garner. We discuss her most recent standalone title "Before She Disappeared." Also, Jigisha answers frequently asked questions about DNA as we dive into our first science segment .It's a thriller of a science filled week on the KPL Podcast!  Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations
1. Prodigal Son by Gregg Hurwitz
2. Survive the Night by Riley Sager (June 2021)
3. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
4. Confessions On The 7:45 by Lisa Unger
5. The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter
6. The Duke and I by Julie Quinn

This week on the KPL Podcast our special guest is best seller novelist Nancy Jooyoun Kim. Nancy, Ryan, and Jigisha discuss her debut title and Reese's Book Club Pick, The Last Story of Mina Lee. The conversation continues as Jigisha and Ryan share their must read recommendations about the American immigrant experience. It is a fantastic episode that's not to be missed!  Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write to us at [email protected]
Recommendations
1. The Name of All the Flowers by Melissa Valentine
2. The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
3. The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
4. The We Could Do by Thi Bui
5. This Land is Our Land by Suketu Mehta
6. The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America
7. A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua
8. Bridget Quinn Podcast Episode

Prepare your funny bone to be tickled as your KPL Podcast guest this week is former head writer of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Elliott Kalan! We will be chatting about his latest book "Sharko and Hippo," word play, the film CATS, and so much more! Laugh along as Elliott gifts the library a theme song! Jigisha and Ryan also discuss their favorite bad movie recommendation. It's a week of goofs and yucks on the KPL Podcast!
Books and Movies:
1. Horse meets Dog by Elliott Kalan
2. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
4. Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
5. Power Broker by Robert Caro
6. Signs
7. Manos the hands of fate
8. Golden Compass
9. Avatar the Last Air Bender
10. A Talking Cat
11. The Room
12. Birdemic
13. Fateful Findings

You can enjoy the KPL Podcast at https://kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ or wherever you download your podcasts.Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write us at [email protected]

   Your KPL Podcast greets 2021 the only way it knows how. With fantastic author guests! This week we are joined by best-selling author of "The Gown" Jennifer Robson! She discusses her latest title "Our Darkest Night," Italy, family, and much more. Jigisha and Ryan also take a look into the human history of New Year's Resolutions. It's a brand new year but the same great podcast! Happy New Year!
You can enjoy the KPL Podcast at https://kplpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ or wherever you download your podcasts. Have a topic you'd like us to explore? Comments? Please write us at [email protected]

Book Recommendations
1. Courage My Love by Kristen Beck (release date: April 13, 2021)
2. Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan Henry (release date: March 9 , 2021)
3. Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan Henry
4. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (release date March 21, 2021)
5. The Huntress by Kate Quinn
6. The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
7. The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff  (release date May 4, 2021)
8. The Prize by Irving Wallace