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

  1. 6D AGO

    KPL Podcast February 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Janie Chang

    This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with author Janie Chang about her latest novel, The Fourth Princess.  This is a gothic mystery set in Shanghai China during the early 1900's about two woman, Lisan comes to work for Caroline.  Slowly, things begin to unravel as both women learn about the people in their lives.  Author Reads Ithica by Claire North House of Odysseus by Claire North The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North

    41 min

  2. FEB 13

    KPL Podcast February 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest Yosha Gunasekera

    Another exciting week on the KPL Podcast.  This week we spoke with author/attorney Yosha Gunasekera about her debut whodunit, The Midnight Taxi.  The story is about a female Sri Lankan-American taxi driver in NYC.  She picks up a fare late night and he is murdered in the backseat while she is driving the taxi.  Automatically, she becomes the prime suspect and has to solve the murder herself.  Author Reads History Lessons by Zoe Wallbrook The God of the Woods by Liz Moore Finlay Donovan Digs her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

    51 min

  3. FEB 6

    KPL Podcast February 2026 Week 1 with Special Guest Kashana Cauley

    This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Kashana Cauley telling us about her latest novel The Payback.  This story is an funny, satirical look at the student system in our country.  Three women are stuck with massive student loan debt that is difficult to pay on their low income retail jobs.  They are stalked by debt police and see no hope at ever repaying their student loans.  They hatch out a plan to erase their student loans by breaking into the building and hacking the computers that store the student loan information.  Listen to learn more.  The Survivialists

    48 min

  4. JAN 30

    KPL Podcast January 2026 Week 5 with Special Guest LS Stratton

    This week on KPL Podcast we have author LS Stratton with her first YA novel Sundown Girls.  The story focuses on a teenage girl named Naomi who was kidnapped as a toddler.  She is now back with her family and the woman who raised is in jail for kidnapping. Her family goes on a weekend getaway in a former sundown town.  Mysterious things begin to happen.  Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope Horns by Joe Hill

    36 min

  5. JAN 23

    KPL Podcast January 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Lynn Cullen

    This week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Lynn Cullen about her latest historical fiction, When We Were Brilliant.   The book explores the friendship between Marilyn Monroe and Eve Arnold, the only woman to photograph Marilyn. Written from Eve’s perspective as if she were writing directly to Marilyn, the novel reveals intimate and lesser-known moments from both women’s lives, offering a fresh and deeply human portrait of unusual friendship.

    57 min

  6. JAN 16

    KPL Podcast January 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Karen Winn

    This week we spoke with Karen Winn about her latest novel The Society.  This story revolves around a secret society known as The Knox.  Two women's lives intertwine as they get involved with the Knox.  Vivian is searching for answers to her heritage and disappears as she digs deeper in her family's involvement with the Knox.  Another woman, Taylor, is pulled into the Knox's orbit when she searches for Vivian.   Author recommendations An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole

    34 min

  7. JAN 9

    KPL Podcast January 2026 Week 2 with Special Guests Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith

    On this week’s episode of the KPL Podcast, we spoke with authors Pamela Samuels Young and Dwayne Alexander Smith about their latest novel, Sounds Like Trouble. We had a great time talking about their collaborative writing process and how they first began working together. Sounds Like Trouble reunites readers with Mackenzie and Jackson, who have just opened a PI agency and are still figuring out the basics like how to furnish their new office when trouble comes knocking. A mob boss forces them into a high-stakes search for a file packed with dangerous blackmail information, quickly raising the tension. Fun, fast-paced and highly entertaining, this is a terrific read from two outstanding authors.  Check their first book in the series, Sounds Like a Plan

    46 min

  8. JAN 2

    KPL Podcast January 2026 week 1 with Special Guest Tamara Berry

    This week on the KPL Podcast, we’re joined by Tamara Berry to talk about her latest novel, Murder Runs in the Family. When a granddaughter comes to stay with her grandmother in a retirement community, she quickly finds herself helping Grandma dodge a very real murder charge. Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, quirky residents, and an unforgettable pet turtle, this cozy mystery is as charming as it is clever. Author Recommendations What Kind of Paradise by Janelle Brown

    30 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
    314
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 KPL Podcast
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