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KPL Podcast November 2025 Week 2 with Special Guest Lucas Schaefer
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Kirkwood Public Library
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Episode 301
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Lucas Schaefer recently won the prestigious Kirkus Prize for Fiction for The Slip, his debut novel centered on the lives orbiting an Austin, Texas boxing gym and the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy. We talk with Lucas about what it was like to receive such an acclaimed honor, the story behind the book, and parenthood.