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
244 episodes since 2020
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,...
September 06, 2024
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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 ...
August 30, 2024
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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...
August 23, 2024
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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...
August 16, 2024
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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
August 09, 2024
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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...
August 01, 2024
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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.
July 26, 2024
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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...
July 19, 2024
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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...
July 12, 2024
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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...
July 05, 2024
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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...
June 21, 2024
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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.
June 14, 2024
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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...
June 07, 2024
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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...
May 31, 2024
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Episode 232
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25:55
KPL Podcast May 2024 Week 4 with Special Guest Steven Rowley
This week on the podcast we have bestselling author Steven Rowley. He has a new book out, title The Guncle Abroad and its the sequ...
May 24, 2024
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Episode 231
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32:56
KPL Podcast May 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Lisa Barr
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with bestselling author Lisa Barr about her latest novel, The G...
May 17, 2024
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Episode 230
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26:10
KPL Podcast May 2024 Week 2 with Special Guest Emiko Jean
This week on the KPL Podcast we have New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean telling us all about her new book The Return of Ellie Blac...
May 10, 2024
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Episode 229
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26:05
KPL Podcast May 2024 Week 1 with Special Guest Shannon Reed
This week on the KPL Podcast we have author and book lover Shannon Reed. Her latest book is, Why We Read, On Bookworms, Libraries, and...
May 03, 2024
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Episode 228
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43:41
KPL Podcast April 2024 week 4 with Special Guest Jessie Rosen
This week on the podcast we have award winning author Jessie Rosen. We discussed her debut adult novel, The Heirloom. If you...
April 26, 2024
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Episode 227
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28:47
KPL Podcast April 2024 Week 3 with Special Guest Ben Goldfarb
Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast. This week we spoke with environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb about road ecology. Ben is an award winning author and his latest book,
April 19, 2024
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Episode 226
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54:06
KPL Podcast April 2024 Week 2 with Special Guest Ramona Ausubel
This week on the KPL podcast, we have bestselling author Ramona Ausubel. She tells us all about her new book, The Last Animal.&nbs...
April 12, 2024
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Episode 225
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31:16
KPL Podcast April 2024 Week 1 with Special Guest Abbi Waxman
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 Shel...
April 05, 2024
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Episode 224
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36:20
KPL Podcast March 2024 Week 5 with Special Guest Marion Gibson
This week on the podcast we have Professor Marion Gibson as our guest to discuss her new book, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials....
March 29, 2024
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Episode 223
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34:15