KPL Podcast

This week on the podcast we have an amazing new book, The Sexual Evolution, How 500 Million Years Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships.  Author Nathan Lents spoke about new discoveries and interpretations in the science of sex, gender, and mating.  Listen to learn more. 

This week on the KPL Podcast we have Deanna Raybourn to discuss her latest novel, Kills Well with Others.  This book is the sequel to Killers of a Certain Age. The assassins are back, retirement was not what they expected and unresolved aspects of an old case pulls the ladies back together.

Author reads

1. The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig

2. A Royal Experiment: The Private Life of King George III by Janice Hadlow

KPL Podcast presents Clare Pooley and her latest novel, How to Age Disgracefully.  When the town council decides to sell the beloved community center, a group of seniors band together to save the center.  The novel is cleaver and laugh-out-loud funny.  Listen to learn more.

Author reads

The Wedding People by Allison Espach

Margot's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

We are back with another great author and book for the KPL Podcast.  Pagan Kennedy spoke with us this week about The Secret History about the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story.  This is a great interview, listen to learn more. 

Marie Benedict is back with another thrilling novel, titled The Queens of Crime.  The story is set during the inter-war years as five famous mystery writer solve the murder of a young nurse. Each of women are successful writers from The Golden Age of Mysteries, Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Baroness Emma Orczy, and Margery Allingham.

Author Reads

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers 

Have you ever wanted to know more about your brain?  This week on the podcast we spoke with authors Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin about their latest book, Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain.  The book takes a deep dive into the brain and how it functions, encompassing our emotions, consciousness, memory, and even AI. 

Another amazing episode is ready.  This week we spoke with author Rufi Thorpe about her new novel, Margo's Got Money Troubles.  This is a hilarious novels about the trials and and tribulations of single motherhood, addiction, family, and sex work. Listen to learn more.

Author Reads
1. Vantage Point by Sara Sligar
2. This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
3. Slough House by Mick Herron

We're are back with another great episode.  This week we speak with law professor John Inazu about his book Learning to Disagree. This is a wonderful guide on the art of discourse. Listen to learn more. 

This week on the KPL podcast, I have Kirkwood author, Linda Murphy Marshall.  We had a wonderful discussion about Immersion, her latest novel about her work with the State Department as a multilinguist. Listen to learn more.
Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by Linda Murphy Marshall
Immersion: A Linguist's Memoir by Linda Murphy Marshall

Happy New Year.  Welcome back to the KPL podcast for 2025.  This week we interviewed author Susan Barker about her new book, Old Soul.  This novel is a horror novel but also a love story that explores the nature of evil.

Author Reads
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan