KPL Podcast
Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations, engage in lively conversation, and so much more! Our librarian hosts of the KPL Podcast bring their love of reading and lifelong learning directly to their listeners.
Episodes
253 episodes
KPL Podcast December 2024 week 1 with Special Guest Beth Kander
This week on the podcast, I have awarding winning author and playwright Beth Kander. We discuss her latest book,
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Episode 254
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34:13
KPL Podcast November 2024 week 4 It's all about Audiobooks
It's all about audiobooks this week. If you are ready to travel for the holiday season then you may enjoy the following audiobooks.1.
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Episode 253
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13:25
KPL Podcast November 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Julie Leong
This week on the KPL podcast we have debut author Julie Leong. Her first novel, The Teller of Small Fortunes, ...
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Episode 252
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21:58
KPL Podcast November 2024 Week 2 with Special Guest Eva Jurczyk
Welcome back to the KPL Podcast. This week we have returning author and fellow librarian Eva Jurczyk to discuss her second novel,
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Episode 251
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36:02
KPL Podcast November 2024 week 1 with Special Guest Jennifer D. Lyle
This week on the KPL podcast we have YA author, Jennifer D. Lyle. Her latest novel Snow Drowned is a compell...
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Episode 250
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25:54
KPL Podcast October 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest John Long
This week on the KPL podcast learn about sharks. Dr. John Long is a paleontologist with years of experience studying sharks and shark fossils. His latest book is about how sharks evolved to become the ocean's apex predators. Check o...
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Episode 249
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27:57
KPL Podcast October 2024 Week 1 with Special Guest Chad Beguelin
This week on the KPL podcast we have debut author Chad Beguelin, he is a six time Tony nominee. He's taken his amazing writing skills and turned to writing books. His new novel,
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Episode 248
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17:10
KPL Podcast September 2024 Week 4 Three underrated books
This week on the KPL Podcast, Jigisha discusses three underrated books that listeners may enjoy. The books are Killers of a Certain Ag...
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Episode 247
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10:37
KPL Podcast September 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Anna Rasche
This week on the KPL podcast we new debut author Anna Rasche. We spent some time discussing her new book The Stone Witch of Florence
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Episode 246
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28:00
KPL Podcast Sept 2024 Week 3 Behind the Scenes at KPL Part 3
This week on the KPL Podcast, we have part 3 of Behind the Scenes at KPL. This week we speak with my colleague Nick. Have you heard of the library of things? Nick and I discuss some of the things in this collection from IPads,...
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Episode 245
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14:31
KPL Podcast August 2024 Week 5 Behind the Scenes at KPL Part 2
This week on the podcast we continue with our behind the scenes at the library series with part 2. We'll learn about library catalog and how books are added to the collection and some new changes that will be happening with our migration ...
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Episode 244
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23:15
KPL Podcast August 2024 Week 4 Behind the Scenes at KPL Part 1
Some exciting new changes are happening at the Kirkwood Public Library. In this episode we are discussing the new outdoor space that was constructed for our patrons. In addition, learn about a few new changes happening inside the bu...
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Episode 243
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19:56
KPL Podcast August 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Emma Noyes
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Emma Noyes. She told us about her latest novel, How to Hide in Plain Sight. This is a w...
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Episode 242
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20:28
KPL Podcast August 2024 Week 2 with Special Guest Tess Callahan
This week we have author Tess Callahan on the KPL podcast to tell us about her latest novel, Dawnland. This is a multigenerational story about a family with secrets set in Cape Cod. Author Recommedations
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Episode 241
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27:29
KPL Podcast August 2024 week 1 With Special Guest Ellie Palmer
This week on the KPL Podcast we have Ellie Palmer with her new book, Four Weekends and a Funeral. The story pays homage to 90's ro...
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Episode 240
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20:40
KPL Podcast July 2024 week 4 with special guest Gila Pfeffer
This week's KPL podcast episode features Gila Pfeffer talking about her memoir, Nearly Departed: Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences. You'll laugh and you'll cry and you will keep turning the pages.
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Episode 239
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41:12
KPL Podcast July 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Melanie Sweeney
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Melanie Sweeney. Her new novel, Take Me Home is a delightful romcom about two pe...
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Episode 238
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22:44
KPL Podcast July 2024 Week 2 with Special Guest Elle Everhart
This week on the KPL Podcast, check out our interview with Elle Everhart about her new book Hot Summer. A sapphic romance set agai...
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Episode 237
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29:33
KPL Podcast July 2024 with Special Guest Parul Kapur
This week on the KPL Podcast we have the winner of the AWP Prize for the Novel. Parul Kapur’s Inside the Mirror is set in the a...
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Episode 236
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35:15
KPL Podcast June 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Suzanne Park
This week in the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Suzanne Park and we talke about her new book One Last Word. The main char...
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Episode 235
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29:13
KPL Podcast June 2024 Week 2 Midpoint Book Suggstions
We have reached the midpoint of 2024 and are discussing some of the amazing books we have read thus far. The list includes fiction and non fiction books of 2024.1.
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Episode 234
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28:34
KPL Podcast June 2024 Week 1 with Special Guest Tasha Coryell
This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Tasha Coryell. Love Letters to a Serial Killer is her first novel about a 30-som...
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Episode 233
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28:54
KPL Podcast May 2024 Week 5 with Special Guest Sidney Karger
This week we have returning guest Sidney Karger here to tell us all about The Bump, his latest novel. This is funny, sweet story a...
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Episode 232
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25:55