KPL Podcast

Updated: 17 Jan 2025 • 258 episodes
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Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations. 

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This week on the KPL podcast, I have Kirkwood author, Linda Murphy Marshall.  We had a wonderful discussion about Immersion, her latest novel about her work with the State Department as a multilinguist. Listen to learn more. Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by Linda Murphy Marshall Immersion: A Linguist

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Happy New Year.  Welcome back to the KPL podcast for 2025.  This week we interviewed author Susan Barker about her new book, Old Soul.  This novel is a horror novel but also a love story that explores the nature of evil. Author Reads You Like it Darker by Stephen King Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

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This week on the KPL Podcast we provide and list of some of our favorite books of 2024.  We tried to limit ourselves to 4 books apiece so 8 in total. 1. Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet by Ben Goldfarb   episode 226 2. The Measure by Nikki Erlick 3. The Golem of Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach 

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This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Adam Mansbach.  We talk Golems, Judaism, and his novel, The Golem of Brooklyn.  This is a timely book that wonders how a Golem in the modern world would work. Listen to learn more. Author Reads 1. Rule of Bone by Russell Banks 2. 2666 by Roberto Bolano 3. Apeirog

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This week on the KPL Podcast, we have debut author Anne Shaw Heinrich.  We discuss her first novel, God Bless the Child.  This book is an emotionally charged story of motherhood, family, and redemption. Listen to the episode to learn more about this amazing story. Author reads The Awakening by Kate Chopin Nora by Nuala

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This week on the podcast, I have awarding winning author and playwright Beth Kander.  We discuss her latest book, I Made It Out of Clay.  A funny rom com that tackles themes of grief, family, and safety.  Eve is still reeling from the death of her father but needs to find a date for her sister"s wedding.  So she create

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