KPL LIT TALKS

Epizodes

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  A New Chapter 20.07.2026 46min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Drew Tingley, Director of the Scotland Public Library in Scotland, CT. Send us Fan Mail
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  Everybody Needs a Little Magic 06.07.2026 50min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, K.J. Lavallee, author of The Leadville Series & Many More! Find more info here: Amazon.com: K. J. Lavallee: books, biography, latest update Send us Fan Mail
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  Crossover Edition 22.06.2026 25min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim bring a special crossover podcast edition. Listen to this The Library is Open podcast with host, Elise Aiello, Marketing Executive of ByWater Solutions, and her special guests, Azadeh Jamalian, Founder, CEO of The Giant Room, and Claudette Stockwell, Killingly Public Library Director. Send us Fan Mail
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  Monday's Most Likely: Summer Edition 08.06.2026 28min

  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: American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac Fitzgerald A Deadly Inheritance by Kelly Armstrong The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockette Lies Between Us by Jessica Goodman I, Spy by L.M. Kemp You First: A Joe Goldberg Prequel by Caroline Kepnes The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera Small Towns U.S.A...
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  The Unbroken Pieces 25.05.2026 45min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Jessica Toucinho, author of The Unbroken Pieces: The Journey to Finding Myself. Send us Fan Mail
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  How Girls are Made 11.05.2026 32min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss the book How Girls are Made by Mindy McGinnis. Send us Fan Mail
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  The Silver Fox 27.04.2026 42min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Seth Eaton, author of The Silver Fox. Find more info here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61586297080263 Send us Fan Mail
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  Wonderland Comics 13.04.2026 47min

  Join us as Claudette, and Kim engage in another special lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Zachery DiPalma, about all thing's comic-book related. Find out more about his store, Wonderland Comics, here: Home - Wonderland Comics Send us Fan Mail
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  Budget Breakdown 30.03.2026 51min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Brian Palaia, Town Manager, and Jennifer Hawkings, Finance Director for the Town of Killingly, CT. Send us Fan Mail
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  Tune In 16.03.2026 38min

  Join us as Claudette, and Kim engage in another special lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Sarah Crowne, about her recently published YA novel, Tune In. https://sarahcrownebooks.com/ Send a text Send us Fan Mail
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  March's Most Likely 02.03.2026 21min

  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: There's Always Next Year by George Johnson and Leah Johnson This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page Run Home: A Graphic Memoir by Alyssa Bermudez How to Get Away with Murder by Rebecca Philipson A Scar like a River by Lisa Graff If the Tree Could Speak: The Story of the Cross that Saw It All by Tim Tebow Keeper ...
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  Paranormal Romance 16.02.2026 35min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Desiree Niccoli, author of Untethering Dark, and the Haven Cove Series. Learn more here: Desirée M. Niccoli | Romance with a bite Send us Fan Mail
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  Swoonworthy 02.02.2026 35min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss romance books. Books Mentioned: One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez The Bride by Julie Garwood Send us Fan Mail
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  Light is After Winter 19.01.2026 51min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they talk with special guest, Justin Margadonna, author of Light is After Winter. Send us Fan Mail
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  Plot Twist of 26 05.01.2026 43min

  Join us as Claudette and Kim engage in another lit talk. In this episode, they discuss the books they are most excited to read in 2026. Books Mentioned: Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden The Last of Earth by Deepa Anappara Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy The Astral Library by Kate Quinn Everyone in this Bank is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict The Lie You Don’t Know You Believe by Jennie Allen Three Queens by Rebecca Connoll...
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  The Top 5 of 25 22.12.2025 49min

  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 Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon Send us Fan Mail
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  Grabtown 08.12.2025 44min

  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/ Send us Fan Mail
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  Think like an Herbalist 24.11.2025 56min

  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 Send us Fan Mail
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  Monday’s Most Likely 10.11.2025 24min

  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 Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman 100 Rules for L...
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  Manager on the Mic 27.10.2025 41min

  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. Send us Fan Mail