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

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

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

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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan

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.

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.

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Wild Dark Shore by McConaghy

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.

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The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh

This week on the KPL podcast we are speaking with author Michelle Maryk about her debut novel, The Found Object Society. Imagine a secret society that holds thousands of objects from all over the world and from different time periods. Each object can take you on a voyage to relive the last moments of the person who died holding it. Listen to learn more.

Author Reads

Pinky Swear by Danielle Girard

The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

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