KPL Podcast

This week on the KPL podcast, we have bestselling author Ramona Ausubel. She tells us all about her new book, The Last Animal. The novel covers a range of topics from, mother-daughter relationships, careers in science, wooly mammoths, and climate change. All the various topics are woven together into a fun exciting story.Author RecommendationsMartyr by Kaveh AkbarBeautyland by Mari

This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Abbi Waxman. We spoke to her about her new novel Christa Comes Out of Her Shell. This is a light hearted rom com about a woman happily studying snails in the Indian Ocean and she learns that her father is supposedly died 25 years ago is actually still alive. Listen to learn more.

This week on the podcast we have Professor Marion Gibson as our guest to discuss her new book, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials. This is a nonfiction account of what happened during witch trials during 17 to 19 centuries throughout the world. Listen to learn more.

We are back with another great episode. This week we have Jennifer Belle as our author guest. She tells us all about her new novel, Swanna in Love. It's been about 13 years since her last novel was released. Swanna in Love is a coming of age story, set in the early 80's, about a young girl in love with a much older man. Author RecommendationsTrue Grit by Charles PortisKra

This week on the KPL podcast, we have our first ever cookbook author, Bri McKoy. We had a wonderful time discussing her new book, The Cook's Book, favorite recipes, and essential items for every pantry and kitchen. Listen to learn more.

This week on the podcast, we have Bram Stoker award winning author, Gwendolyn Kiste. We discuss her latest novel, The Haunting of Velkwood. It is a story of an entire neighborhood turns into ghosts except for the three young women who left the night before. Listen to learn more,Other books by the author and recommendationsThe Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn KisteReluctant Immortals by Gw

The Kirkwood Library's One Author One Kirkwood event featured bestselling author Brendan Slocumb. This week's podcast contains clips from the evening. Alvin Reid was the moderator. He and Brendan discussed the two titles, The Violin Conspiracy and The Symphony of Secrets. It was a wonderful, fun-filled night. Listen to learn more about Brendan and his two novels.

Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. Ellen Baker author of The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson is on the podcast. We spoke about the circus, DNA and ancestry, family and so much more. Listen to learn more.Author RecommendationsSignal Fires by Dani ShapiroInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani ShapiroThe Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir by Jami

This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Tiana Smith. Her novel, The Spy and I is her first adult book. She's written YA novels and now brings her amazing skills to a fun, fast paced rom-com. Her main character Dove is an introverted hacker, who prefers her computer to people. She is mistaken for a spy and nearly killed. Dove joins forces with an actual spy to bring down th

The week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling and award winning author Heather Webb. She tells us about an all-female crime syndicate called the Forty Elephants during 1925 in London. The Queens of London is a page turning historical novel about strong women pushing boundaries in the 1920's. Author Recommendations1. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd2. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, To