KBC - Kirti’s Book Club
KBC (Kirti’s Book Club) is where amazing books meet brilliant readers. Hosted by Kirti Mutatkar, each episode features intimate, genre-spanning conversations that explore why certain stories stay with us and cause a shift in our thought process. With the KBC Book Radar—our signature rating system for Brain Fizz Factor and Bookshelf Worthy—plus virtual book circles where listeners join in post-episode discussions, KBC builds a vibrant reading community. This is Season 1. Season 2 launches November 2025. Subscribe now and grab your spot in the next circle.
Episodes
Host Kirti Mutatkar concludes Season 1 of KBC (Kirti's Book Club) with David Shepherd to discuss Jostein Gaarder's "Sophie's World" - a philosophical novel that serves as an accessible introduction to Western philosophy.
About the Book
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder follows a teenage girl named Sophie who receives mysterious letters asking philosophical questions. As the story unfolds, Sophie discovers she's a character in a stor...
Host Kirti Mutatkar continues KBC (Kirti's Book Club) with Dr. Pankaj Rao to discuss Venki Ramakrishnan's Why We Die - a scientific exploration of aging, death, and the quest for immortality.
About the Book
Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan examines the biological mechanisms behind aging and death from a Nobel laureate's perspective. The book explains complex genetic concepts in accessible terms, covering DNA, cellular aging, environm...
Host Kirti Mutatkar continues KBC (Kirti's Book Club) with Sarah Ahmad to discuss Matt Haig's The Midnight Library - a novel about alternate realities and the choices that shape our lives.
About the Book
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig follows Nora Seed, a woman in her thirties who finds herself in a magical library between life and death. Each book represents a different life she could have lived based on different choices. As No...
Host Kirti Mutatkar continues KBC (Kirti's Book Club) with Pranav Mutatkar to discuss John Williams' "Augustus" - a Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel about Rome's first emperor told through letters and documents.
About the Book
Augustus by John Williams follows the life of Octavius (later Emperor Augustus) through an epistolary structure of letters, documents, and correspondence. The novel humanizes the legendary first...
Host Kirti Mutatkar continues KBC (Kirti's Book Club) with Peggy Plair to discuss Ann Patchett's "Tom Lake" - a novel about family, memory, and the stories we tell about our lives, set during the COVID-19 pandemic.
About the Book
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett follows a mother telling her three adult daughters stories about her past while they work together on their family cherry farm in Michigan during COVID-19 lockdown. Through flashback...
Welcome to the inaugural episode of KBC (Kirti's Book Club)! Host Kirti Mutatkar launches the podcast with Aniket Mutatkar to discuss Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary" - a science fiction novel about an unlikely hero's mission to save Earth from extinction.
About the book
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir follows Ryland Grace, a science teacher who awakens alone on a spaceship with no memory of how he got there. Through flashbacks, we lea...
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