KPL Podcast

Kirkwood Public Library

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

  1. 3 HR AGO

    KPL Podcast April 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Moorea Corrigan

    This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Moorea Corrigan to discuss her cozy historical fantasy, Thistlemarsh.  Think Downton Abbey with Faeries. The book is set post WW1 in England. A young women inherits a manor house with certain conditions.  She must renovate the house in one month or lose it.  The renovations aren't simple and cannot be done in the short timeframe. So she makes a bargain with a Fae lord to help restore house.  Challenges arise as the two discover that Thistlemarsh is resistant to Fae magic.  To win a copy of The Survivalists by Kashan Cauley, write to me at podcast@kplmo.org Author Reads A Far Better Thing by HG Parry Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

    31 min

  2. 17 APR

    KPL Podcast April 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Joan F. Smith

    This week on the KPL podcast we have author Joan F. Smith and we discuss, Your Soulmail is Attached. A speculative fiction novel about how the world would change after every adult is told the name of their soulmate.  Marriages break apart in some cases and in other situations relationships are stronger. Dating, social media, and even religion are changed. Listen to learn more. Author reads This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum

    31 min

  3. 10 APR

    KPL Podcast April 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest JD Brinkworth

    This week on the KPL podcast we have author duo Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth.  Their first novel together is The Pie and Mash Detective Agency.  The book is about two newbie private detectives assigned to solve the recurring disappearance of a woman named Nellie Thorn.  A wonderful addition to the cozy genre. Author Reads A Murder in Eight Cocktails by Kelly Mullen The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Spoon Full of Murder by JM Hall

    30 min

  4. 3 APR

    KPL Podcast April 2026 Week1 with Special Guest Shelley Noble

    This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Shelley Noble telling us about The Sisters of Book Row.   A historical fiction novel that explores Anthony Comstock and his ruthless campaign against Manhattan’s “Book Row.” Three sisters band together to challenge censorship and fight to preserve the heart of the city’s literary world.  Author Reads Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 1984 by George Orwell Last Twilight In Paris by Pam Jenoff A Founding Mother by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie

    47 min

  5. 27 MAR

    KPL Podcast March 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Marie Benedict

    Bestselling author Marie Benedict is back with another wonderful historical fiction, titled Daughter of Egypt.  We are introduced to two remarkable women whom history nearly erased. One is Evelyn Herbert, who was present at the archaeological discovery of Tutankhamun’s burial site, and the other is Hatshepsut, a powerful woman who ruled as Pharaoh during the 18th dynasty Author Reads What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

    39 min

  6. 20 MAR

    KPL Podcast March 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Sean Rost

    This week on the KPL Podcast we have local Missouri author and historian Sean Rost.  We discuss his new book, Catching Hell from All Quarters: Anti-Klan Activists in Interwar Missouri.  He's taken a deep dive into rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan during interwar Missouri.  Rost will focus on several notable figures who comprised an interracial, interdenominational, and bipartisan anti-Klan coalition whose opposition to the hooded order largely stymied the Klan’s efforts to wield substantial influence and political power in Missouri.

    52 min

  7. 13 MAR

    KPL Podcast March 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest Elizabeth Arnott

    This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with bestselling author Elizabeth Arnott Her latest novel, The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives tells the story from the perspective of 3 women after their husbands are arrest for murder.  When women begin dying in similar circumstances, they band together to catch the killer. Author Reads Wild Dark Shore by McConaghy

    35 min

  8. 6 MAR

    KPL Podcast March 2026 week 1 Special Guest Izzy Broom

    This week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Izzy Broom about The House of Hidden Letters.  A dual timeline story set on a small Greek Island.  A woman wins a contest to purchase a home on Folegandros for 1 Euro.  As she begins renovations she finds letters belonging to the previous owner from 1940s during the German and Italian occupation.  Author reads The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh

    35 min
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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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  • Creator
    Kirkwood Public Library
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    323
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 KPL Podcast
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