This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with authors David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels about their new book, The Fight of Our Lives: Aids in America. A moving book that chronicles the Aids crisis of the 80's and 90's. A portrait of a group of people that fought to be heard even when countless doors were shut for them.

The week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Cynthia Sweeney about her latest novel, Lake Effect. The parents of two neighboring families have an affair and breakup the families. The novel explores long-term effects of divorce on family and how it alters relationships. Author Reads In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man by Tom Junod Whistler by Ann Patchett The end of my life is killing me : the unexpected joys of a cancer slacker by Annabelle Gurwitch Go Gent...

This week on the KPL Podcast, we have author Hallie Cantor. We discussed her latest novel Like This But Funnier. A debut novel about a TV writer who is having difficulty getting any project into development. She accidentally finds her therapist husband's notes about a patient and decides to pitch a TV show based on this patient's personal life. Hollywood loves it but the patient knows nothing about it. An entertaining, witty debut novel Author Reads Saves the Cat Write...

This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Nancy Foley. She is the author of I Am Agatha, a novel about a woman navigating life after her partner develops dementia. The novel explores themes of family, grief, memory, art, and family secrets. True Grit by Charles Portis Orange is Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Wilson Lives of the Saints by Nancy Lemann and Geoff Dyer They by Helle Helle

This week on the KPL podcast we welcome back author, Liza Tully. The Forty-Year Grudge is the second book in the Merritt & Blunt series. The two women are back to solve a murder at a reunion for Aubrey Merritt's sorority. Great pacing and well-plotted, the book will keep you guessing until the end. The Job: True Tales from the life of a New York City Cop by Steve Osborne

This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Edward Schmit about his debut novel, The Open Era. The story is about two pro tennis players who begin a romance during the US Open. One is openly gay and the other is not. The two must navigate their feelings while still playing a match against each other. The book also delves into mental health and the toll it can take on a person. Author Reads Dearly Departed by Chip Pons International Relations by Zac Hammett

The KPL Podcast is back with another great episode. This week we spoke with Wade Rouse about his first novel under his own name. He also writes under the pen name Viola Shipman. That's What Friends Are For pays homage to the Golden Girls but also takes on heavy topics, such as aging, homosexuality, the importance of the gay community, and grief with wit and humor. Author Reads The Lost Book of Lancelot by John Glynn Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson Awake by Jen Hatm...

This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with bestselling author Ruta Sepetys about her latest novel, A Fortune of Sand. Set in 1920s Detroit, about Marjorie Lennox, the youngest daughter of a wealthy automotive family, who joins a mysterious arts program and uncovers dark secrets about her family and the program itself, inspired by real events. Author Reads Whistler by Ann Patchett Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart

This week on the KPL Podcast, we spoke with Laura Kamoie, the coauthor of A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams. This historical fiction takes leads you through Abigail Adam's life as is goes from wife to mother, to first lade, and then founding mother. This book is an eye opening study of the women of the American Revolution. Author Reads Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Astral Library by Kate Quinn

The KPL Podcast is back with another great episode with historical fiction writer Donna Jones Alward. Her latest novel, Ship of Dreams, is set aboard the Titanic and follows two passengers as they navigate complicated relationships and dream of brighter futures. But when the Titanic strikes disaster, their lives and their plans are forever changed. Author Reads and other books When the World Fell Silent by Donna Jones Alward Titanic Styles: dress and fashion on the v...