KPL Podcast July 2025 Week 3 with Special Guest Jessica Berger Gross

This week on the KPL Podcast: When the Blum family trades Brooklyn for a quiet Maine college town, they expect a fresh start—until a shocking event on Hazel’s first day of senior year shakes everything. Hazel Says No is a warm, witty debut about family, identity, and the ripple effects of change. A small-town story with big heart and unforgettable characters. Author Reads Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley The Compound by Aisling Rawle On Beauty by Zadie Smith Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark