Welcome back to another episode of the KPL Podcast.  This week we spoke with environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb about road ecology.  Ben is an award winning author and his latest book, Crossing: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet was named one of the best books of 2023 by the New York Times.Author RecommendationsFire weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John VaillantTrust by Hernan DiazDemon Copperhead by Barbara KingsolverThe Morningside by Tea ObrehtNew York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson

This week on the KPL podcast, we have bestselling author Ramona Ausubel.  She tells us all about her new book, The Last Animal.  The novel covers a range of topics from, mother-daughter relationships, careers in science, wooly mammoths, and climate change. All the various topics are woven together into a fun exciting story.Author RecommendationsMartyr by Kaveh AkbarBeautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Abbi Waxman.  We spoke to her about her new novel Christa Comes Out of Her Shell.  This is a light hearted rom com about a woman happily studying snails in the Indian Ocean and she learns that her father is supposedly died 25 years ago is actually still alive. Listen to learn more.

This week on the podcast we have Professor Marion Gibson as our guest to discuss her new book, Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials. This is a nonfiction account of what happened during witch trials during 17 to 19 centuries throughout the world.  Listen to learn more.

We are back with another great episode.  This week we have Jennifer Belle as our author guest.  She tells us all about her new novel, Swanna in Love.  It's been about 13 years since her last novel was released.  Swanna in Love is a coming of age story, set in the early 80's, about a young girl in love with a much older man. Author RecommendationsTrue Grit by Charles PortisKramer vs Kraver by Avery Cormen

This week on the KPL podcast, we have our first ever cookbook author, Bri McKoy.  We had a wonderful time discussing her new book, The Cook's Book, favorite recipes, and essential items for every pantry and kitchen.  Listen to learn more.

This week on the podcast, we have Bram Stoker award winning author, Gwendolyn Kiste.  We discuss her latest novel, The Haunting of Velkwood.  It is a story of an entire neighborhood turns into ghosts except for the three young women who left the night before.  Listen to learn more,Other books by the author and recommendationsThe Rust Maidens by Gwendolyn KisteReluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn KisteDaughters of Block Island by Christa CarmenGrackle by AC Wise

The Kirkwood Library's One Author One Kirkwood event featured bestselling author Brendan Slocumb.  This week's podcast contains clips from the evening. Alvin Reid was the moderator.  He and Brendan discussed the two titles, The Violin Conspiracy and The Symphony of Secrets.  It was a wonderful, fun-filled night.  Listen to learn more about Brendan and his two novels.

Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast.  Ellen Baker author of The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson is on the podcast.  We spoke about the circus, DNA and ancestry, family and so much more.  Listen to learn more.Author RecommendationsSignal Fires by Dani ShapiroInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love  by Dani ShapiroThe Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir by Jami Nakamura Lin

This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Tiana Smith.  Her novel, The Spy and I is her  first adult book.  She's written YA novels and now brings her amazing skills to a fun, fast paced rom-com.  Her main character Dove is an introverted hacker, who prefers her computer to people.  She is mistaken for a spy and nearly killed.  Dove joins forces with an actual spy to bring down the bad guys.  Listen to learn more.  Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle CosimanoNancy Drew Mysteries

The week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling and award winning author Heather Webb.  She tells us about an all-female crime syndicate called the Forty Elephants during 1925 in London.  The Queens of London is a page turning historical novel about strong women pushing boundaries in the 1920's. Author Recommendations1. The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd2. Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin3. Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

This week on the KPL Podcast I have author and evolutionary biologist Noah Whiteman.  His book, Most Delicious Poisons: The Story of Nature's Toxins From Spices to Vices, tells the story of chemicals derived from nature and why we are attracted and addicted to them.  Listen to learn more.

The KPL Podcast is back with another great book discussion.  This week we spoke with Shubnum Khan about her new novel, The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years. A wonderful gothic love story that will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Author RecommendationsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyBabel by RF Kuang

Imagine a category 5 hurricane, a single mom and her son having to evacuate from their home.  Then imagine taking shelter in a large home with several other family members but one is murdered and one of them is the murderer.  That is framework of Nishita Parekh's debut novel, The Night of the Storm.  Listen to learn more Author RecommendationsRabbit Hole by Kate Brody

Welcome back to the KPL podcast 2024.  We begin the new year with author and fellow librarian Julie Chavez and talk about her memoir, Everyone But Myself.  An elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, shines a light on motherhood and mental health by sharing an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences with panic and anxiety—and her path to finding her way back from the edge.Author Recommendations1. Shark Heart by Emily Habeck2. If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais3. Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll4. These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant5. Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth6. The Seven Husbands for Evelyn Reid by Taylor Jenkins Reid7. The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber8. The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley9. The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley10. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart11.  After the Fall by Dan Santat

This week on the KPL podcast we have author and librarian Laura Sims telling us about her wonderful new book, How Can I Help You.  If you ever wondered about librarian life than this is the perfect book for you.  Laura has done an incredible job capturing the nuances of librarian life.  Author Book RecommendationsKillingly by Katherine BeutnerOur Share of Night by Mariana EnriquezTerrace Story by Hilary LiechterWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonAll's Well by Mona AwadThe Blunderer by Patricia HighsmithKill for Love by Laura PicklesimerBelle Greene by Alexandra LapierreThe Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona DavisPersonal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

We have a fun episode for you this week with special guest Esme Symes-Smith.  She is her to tell us about her Sir Callie series.  There are two books in the series: Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston and Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost.  Both are wonderful middle-grade stories that adults will enjoy as well.Author RecommendationsThe Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van OtterlooShad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria by George JreijeFlowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

Welcome back to another episode of the KPL podcast.  This week we have author Maria Smilios to discuss Black Angels: the untold story of the nurses who helped cure tuberculosis. This book brings to light a part of history that is long overdue.Books About Tuberculosis1 Phantom Plague by Vidya Krishnan2 White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man and Society by Rene and Jean Dubos3 The Remedy: Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle and the Quest to Cure Tuberculosis by Thomas GoetzBook Recommendations1 Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward2 Yellowface by RF Kuang3  King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner

This week on the KPL Podcast we have bestselling author Katee Robert to tell us about Hunt on Dark Waters.  This is book 1 in a new series called the Crimson Sails. Katee is known for her fun and spicy romance novels.  You will get plenty of both in this book.Author RecommendationsDark City Omega by Elizabeth StevensI Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison ShayDeadly Education by Naomi Novik

This week on the KPL Podcast, we have bestselling author Nalini Singh.  We spoke to her about her latest thriller, There Should Have Been Eight.  The novel is set in a remote location in the New Zealand Andes.  Old friends gather for a reunion but things go begin to go wrong from the beginning.  Listen to learn more.Author RecommendationsSalvage Right by Sharon Lee and Steve MillerPayback in Death by JD RobbMidnight by Amy Mcculloch