KPL Podcast

This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with author Tom Lamont about his novel Going Home.  This is a sweet, heartwarming story three men not suited to be fathers  but step up to take charge of a toddler after an unexpected loss. Both parenting and friendship are examined in a whole new light.  Listen to learn more. 

Author Reads

Home by Marilynne Robinson

Human Voices by Penelope Fitzgerald

Hidden America: from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work by Jeanne Marie Laskas

The Headmaster: Frank L, Boyden by John McPhee

Welcome back to the KPL Podcast.  This week we spoke with Annie Mare about her latest novel Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon.  Two women meet when one accidentally texts the wrong number.  They begin to chat back and forth and try to meet up in person but learn they are separated by five months.  One of them is in May and other in October for the same year.  Listen to learn more.

Author reads

A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry

A/S/L by Jeanne Thorton

War is a Love Song by Danica Nava

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Medicine River by Mary Annette Pember

Let's get sciency on the KPL Podcast.  This week we spoke with author Jack Lohmann about his book White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus in Our Cells, in Our Food, and In Our World.  This book takes us into the world of phosphorus mining, the environmental and socio economic impact, and food production.

Author Reads

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

Animal's People by Indira Sinha

Pilgrim of Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

We have a wonderful, delightful discussion about The Seven O' Clock Club with Amelia Ireland. Four strangers come together for grief counseling and get far more than they expected. 

Author Reads

Butter: A Novel about Food and Murder by Asako Yuzuki

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

This week on KPL Podcast we have Julie Iromuanya and we discussed her new novel A Season of Light. This is a story about a tightly bound Nigerian family living in Florida and the wounds that get passed down from generation to generation after they survived the Nigerian Civil War. 

Author Reads

The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez

The Tradition by Jericho Brown

Welcome back to the KPL Podcast.  This week we have bestselling author Molly Harper on the show to discuss, A Proposal to Die For.  Her first foray into whodunit mysteries.  If you're looking for a fun, escapist read then this book is for you.

Author reads

• The Mysterious Case of Dr. Cream by Dean Jobb
• Death of a Unicorn by Peter Dickinson

This week on the KPL Podcast check out The Grand Scheme of Things by Warona Jay.  A fascinating book that examines implicit bias in the theater industry.  A black playwright has difficulty getting her play accepted until she has her white male friend submit under his name. The play is accepted and wins awards.  Listen to learn more.

Author Reads

• American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
• Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
• Drag Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
• Mongrel by Hanako Footman

This week we are back with a fake relationship romance between a singer and a baseball player.  The book is No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel.  The story is wonderful with great characters from the hero/heroine to the secondary characters.  Listen to learn more.

You Got A Place Here Too, An Anthology of Black Love Stories by Ebony LaDelle

Rose in Chains by Julie Soto

Can't Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan

Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt

KPL podcast is back with another fun episode.  This week we spoke with Orlando Murrin about his culinary mystery, Knife Skills for Beginners.  If you love food and mysteries then this book is for you.  There's even recipes in the book.  Also check out Orlando's amazing website

We are back again with another great book.  This week we have the Holly Kennedy to discuss, The Sideways Life of Denny Voss.  A neurodivergent man sets out to fight a murder charge and discovers unexpected truths about himself, his family, and the world at large. 

Author Reads

Beartown by Fredrik Backman

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall