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Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations.
KPL Podcast
KPL Podcast December 2023 Week 2 with Special Guest Maria Smilios
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Maria Smilios
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Episode 209
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast. This week we have author Maria Smilios to discuss Black Angels: the untold story of the nurses who helped cure tuberculosis. This book brings to light a part of history that is long overdue.
Books About Tuberculosis
1 Phantom Plague by Vidya Krishnan
2 White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man and Society by Rene and Jean Dubos
3 The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis by Thomas Goetz
Book Recommendations
1 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward
2 Yellowface by RF Kuang
3 King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner