KPL Podcast

Updated: 27 Jun 2025 • 281 episodes
www.kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org

Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations. 

Categories:
Keywords:

Show episodes

This week on the podcast we have Aaron John Curtis here to tell us about his debut novel.   In Old School Indian, a sharp and tender novel, Abe Jacobs—facing a terminal diagnosis—returns to the Rez after decades away. As he reckons with his crumbling marriage, a skeptical healing ceremony, and his own past, Abe embarks

49 min
00:00
49:16
No file found

In this week"s KPL Podcast episode, Alicia Thompson brings us a swoony second-chance romance set on a cruise with a reunited band, Never Been Shipped. Micah is determined not to repeat past mistakes—no drama, no falling in love. But when her former bandmate (and best friend) John steps back into her life, the sparks ar

24 min
00:00
24:42
No file found

In this episode, we dive into Don’t Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo—a haunting, magical companion to The Chosen and the Beautiful. Set in the late 1930s, Nick Carraway is still pretending—about his past, his identity, and his humanity—until a familiar figure from 1922 returns. Dead or not, Gatsby isn’t finished with him

31 min
00:00
31:05
No file found

This week on the KPL Podcast we have debut author Lucas Schaefer to tell us about his novel, The Slip.  This is an American novel about a missing teenage boy, cases of fluid and mistaken identity, and the transformative power of boxing. This novel was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by The New York Times, The Was

51 min
00:00
51:08
No file found

Welcome back to the KPL Podcast.  This week we spoke with Jessie Rosen about her new novel, All The Signs.  If you are into astrology than you"ll enjoy this fun, light hearted novel about a doctor who"s life is turned upside down with she learns she"s out of alignment with her star chart. Listen to learn more.  Author

37 min
00:00
37:13
No file found

This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with author Tom Lamont about his novel Going Home.  This is a sweet, heartwarming story three men not suited to be fathers  but step up to take charge of a toddler after an unexpected loss. Both parenting and friendship are examined in a whole new light.  Listen to learn more.  Au

53 min
00:00
53:21
No file found