KPL LIT TALKS
Lit conversations about books, programs, life, and all things relevant.
Episodes
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their Top 5 reads of 2025.
Books Mentioned:
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Maria by Michelle Moran
This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
Rage by Linda Castillo
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor, PH.D.
My Beautiful Boy by David Sheff
A G...
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Sarah Blanchard, author of Grabtown.
Find more information here: https://sarahpblanchard.com/
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Amelia South, author of Think like an Herbalist.
Find more information here: https://nobsherbalist.com/think-like-an-herbalist/
You can also see Amelia here: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriginalmealchan
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read.
Books Mentioned:
Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel by William Golding
It Doesn’t Have to Hurt: Your Smart Guide to a Pain-Free Life by Sanjay Gupta
How Girls are Made by Mindy McGinnis
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
A Fate So Co...
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Brian Palaia, Town Manager for the Town of Killingly, CT.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Jessica Gervais, Founder and CEO of Parent's Corner.
Find out more information here: https://parentscorner.com/
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read.
Books Mentioned:
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Up in Smoke by Nick Brooks
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
Stardust by Aki Poroyama
I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney
The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris
Across the Crying Sands (The Women of Cannon Beach) by Jane Ki...
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Charlene Malbaurn, author of Confessions of a Cashier.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Keven McNeill, author of Pushing It Down: A Memoir. Learn more about Keven here: First In Tactics, LLC
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent reads.
Books Mentioned:
With a Vengeance by Riley Sager
The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini ...
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Gabby Benson, co-owner of Mountain Laurel Floral Designs. Learn more here: Mountain Laurel Floral
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guests, Christopher Strout, and Amanda Strout, about their dog walking & pet care services, Happy Hounds, LLC. Learn more here: Facebook
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Christopher Strout, and his wife, Amanda, about his specialized art designs. Learn more here: Strout's Custom Acrylics
Join us as Claudette, Kim, and special guest, Rachel Mather engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss vacationing in the Caribbean.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Concetta Falcone-Codding about her book The Lonely Nest: The Story of Two Women Whose Short Lives Will One Day Make a Difference in the World.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss their most recent book orders and what they are most likely to read.
Books Mentioned:
Strangers in Time by David Baldacci
When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show by Bethany Joy Lenz
The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff
The Summer of You and Me by Denise Hunter
The Wedding People by Allison...
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Robert B. O'Connor about his book Jeep Show – A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guests, Sarah Wolfburg, and Melissa Halford about their podcast Could Read, Should Read, Must Read.
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Carissa Decelles, owner of Wheelhaus Brands. Learn more here: Wheelhaus | making the world a bolder place through audacious creativity
Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Sarah Wolfburg, Coordinator for the Northeast Connecticut Education Foundation.
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