KGNU & Boulder Bookstore Radio Book Club: Recent Episodes
KGNU Community Radio and The Boulder Bookstore
Each month, we have an conversation with the author from a selection curated by The Boulder Bookstore.
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Hampton Sides talks more about Captain Cook’s final journey, the extensive research behind his book, including his visits to many of the locations that Captain Cook explored on his third voyage. We also explore how Captain Cook was ahead of his time with his innovative hygiene practices and effective prevention of scurvy outbreaks on his ships.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Hampton Sides where he talks about his latest book, The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Hampton SidesKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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The May selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides. On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians.
Hampton Sides chronicles Cook’s last journey and delves into modern attitudes towards Cook’s exploration and his legacy.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday May 23rd at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James CookKGNU News Tune in to our extended conversation with Hampton Sides on our podcast-only episode Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub. Hear him discuss the extensive research behind his book, including his visits to many of the locations that Captain Cook explored on his final voyage. We also explore how Captain Cook was ahead of his time with his innovative hygiene practices and effective prevention of scurvy outbreaks on his ships.
Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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The April selection for the Radio Bookclub is the Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones. This is the final book in the Indian Lake Trilogy and sees the return of protagonist and final girl Jade Daniels.
The book is set four years after the events of Don’t Fear the Reaper and Jade Daniels returns to her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, after serving time in prison after taking the fall for her friend Letha.
Jade must face her demons and the curse of the Lake Witch to save herself and the town.
This show was taped in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on April 2, 2024.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday April 25th at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones and the Angel of Indian LakeKGNU News Listen to more of our in-bookstore conversation with Stephen Graham Jones where he answers audience questions in our podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub.
Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Stephen Graham Jones answers questions from the audience at our live-taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on April 2, 2024.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Stephen Graham Jones where he talks about his latest book, the Angel of Indian Lake, the final installment in the Indian Lake trilogy of horror books. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones live at the Boulder BookstoreKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Laura Pritchett answers questions from the audience at our live-taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on March 7, 2024.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Laura Pritchett where she talks about her latest book, the Playing with (Wild) Fire. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, March 22, 2024, at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Laura Pritchett live at the Boulder BookstoreKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 am.
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The March selection for the Radio Bookclub is Playing with (Wild) Fire by Laura Pritchett. This collection of short stories was inspired by the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire.
The book tells the story of a mountain community that is impacted by a wildfire, and explores themes of resillience, community, food insecurity and more.
This show was taped in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on March 7, 2024.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday March 22nd at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: Laura Pritchett — Playing with (Wild) FireKGNU News Listen to more of our in-bookstore conversation with Laura Pritchett where she answers audience questions in our podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub.
Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Sandra Dallas talks more about her career in writing and why she enjoys writing historical fiction.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Sandra Dallas where she talks about her latest book Little Souls. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Sandra DallasKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 am.
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The February selection for the Radio Bookclub is Little Souls by Sandra Dallas. This novel is set in Denver in 1918 against the backdrop of World War I and the Spanish Flu outbreak.
The book tells the tale of two sisters — Helen, a nurse, and Lutie, a carefree advertising designer at Neusteter’s department store.
The sisters end up caring for a young girl, Dorothy, when her mother, their tenant, dies from the flu. Then a murder turns their lives upside down.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday February 22nd at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: Sandra Dallas and Little SoulsKGNU News Listen to more of our conversation with author Sandra Dallas where she talks about writing historical fiction and writing about the Rocky Mountain West in our podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub.
Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Defensible Spaces by Alison Turner. This collection of linked-short stories is set in Clayton, a fictional mountain commmunity, and tells the stories of its residents against the constant backdrop of wildfire.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, January 25th, at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: Alison Turner and Defensible SpacesKGNU News Listen to more of our conversation with author Alison Turner where she talks about writing about the climate crisis in our podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub.
Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Alison Turner talks more about writing short stories, and writing about the climate crisis.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Alison Turner where she talks about her latest book of linked-short stories: Defensible Spaces. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Alison TurnerKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 am.
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The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Inevitable by Daniel Hope. The novel is set several hundred years in the future and tells the tale of Tuck, an android robot. The book explores themes of connection and what it means to be human.
This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, December 21st, at 9.00am.
- play_arrowRadio Bookclub: Daniel Hope and The InevitableKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher.
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Alan Prendergast talks about researching the history behind his new book Gangbuster, and the prominence of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado politics in the 1920s.
Listen to the broadcast interview with Alan Prendergast where he talks about his latest book, Gangbuster:. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, November 23 at 9.00 am.
- play_arrowAfterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Alan PrendergastKGNU News Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us for a discussion that airs on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 am.
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In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Peter Heller answers questions from the audience at the Boulder Bookstore on August 17. Listen to the broadcast interview with Peter Heller where he talks about his latest novel, The Last Ranger. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, August [...]
The August selection for the Radio Bookclub is the Last Ranger by Colorado author Peter Heller. The book tells the story of Officer Ren Hopper, an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling. […]
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Finn Murphy answers questions from the audience at the Boulder Bookstore on June 22. Listen to the broadcast interview with Finn Murphy where he talks about his latest book, Rocky Mountain […]
The July selection for the Radio Bookclub is Rocky Mountain High: Boom and Bust in the New Wild West by Boulder author Finn Murphy. The book tells Finn’s own story of trying to capitalize on the recent hemp growing revolution […]
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Gregory Hill talks more about his latest novel Sister Liberty and talks tooth whistles, future adventures of the Stables family and more! Listen to the broadcast interview with Greg Hill where […]
The June selection for the Radio Bookclub is Sister Liberty by Colorado author Greg Hill. This is Greg’s third visit to the Radio Bookclub and this time he talks about his new novel Sister Liberty, which tells the tale of […]
The May selection for the Radio Bookclub is To Die Beautiful, by Boulder author Buzzy Jackson. The novel is a fictionalized retelling of the true story of Hannie Schaft, a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II. She became known […]
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Shelley Read talks about her relationship to the characters in her novel, publishing her first novel and life in the Gunnison Valley. Listen to the broadcast interview with Shelley Read where […]
The April selection for the Radio Bookclub is Go As A River, by Colorado author Shelley Read. This novel introduces readers to Victoria Nash who is just a teenager in the 1940s, but she runs the household on her family’s […]
The March selection for the Radio Bookclub is Don’t Fear the Reaper, the latest novel by Colorado horror-author Stephen Graham Jones. This slasher novel sees the return of Jade Daniels who returns to her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, four years […]
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Rachel King speaks about working in the publishing industry and her new work, a short novel that retells of the true story of a women’s basketball league from the 1930s that […]
The February selection for the Radio Bookclub is Bratwurst Haven, a collection of linked short stories by author Rachel King. The twelve stories are set in a small town in Boulder County, where a sausage factory binds the diverse characters […]
The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Blackwater Falls, the latest novel by Colorado-based author Ausma Zehanat Khan. The book introduces readers to Detective Inaya Rahman of the Denver Police Department who is called in to investigate the disappearance […]
Author Erika Wurth speaks more about Indigenous horror writers, growing up in Idaho Springs and more. This special event was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on November 16. In this podcast-only episode of the […]
The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is White Horse, the latest novel by Denver author Erika Wurth. It tells the tale of Kari, an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her […]
We are joined by three booksellers from the Boulder Bookstore who share their favorite books of 2022 and give recommendations for readers of all ages. Brad Costa is a buyer at the Boulder Bookstore and his four recommendations are: Seven […]
Author Ted Conover speaks more about living in the San Luis Valley in Colorado. Ted joined the Radio Bookclub for a conversation in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on November 2. In this podcast-only episode of […]
The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge, by Ted Conover. In May 2017, best-selling author and immersive journalist Ted Conover went to Colorado to explore firsthand a rural way of life that […]
Author Andrew Sean Greer speaks more about the beloved character Arthur Less, the protagonist in his latest novel Less is Lost. Andrew joined the Radio Bookclub for a conversation in front of a live audience at the Boulder Public Library […]
The October selection for the Radio Bookclub is Less is Lost, by Pulitizer prize-winning writer Andrew Sean Greer. The novel marks the return of the beloved Arthur Less, whose life is going surprisingly well. But nothing lasts: the death of […]
Author Alexandra Kleeman joined the Radio Bookclub for a conversation in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on August 3. In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, Alexandra answers questions from the audience and talks about […]
The September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Something New Under the Sun, by Alexandra Kleeman. tells the story of Patrick Hamlin, a novelist who has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books. […]
The August selection for the Radio Bookclub is Woman of Light, the latest novel by Denver author Kali Fajardo-Anstine. The book tells the tale of Luz “Little Light” Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, who is left to fend […]
Local author Nina Shope joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, along with Michelle Dotter of Dzanc Books who published Nina’s book Asylum, which was the winner of the Dzanc Prize for Fiction. Dzanc is currently accepting submissions for […]
The July selection for the Radio Bookclub is Asylum by local author Nina Shope. The book delves into the disturbing and seductive relationship between a young hysteric named Augustine and renowned nineteenth-century French neurologist J.M. Charcot. As Charcot risks his […]
Local author Erika Krouse joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss her book Tell Me Everything – The Story of a Private Investigation. Erika talks about life as a private investigator and what pop culture gets […]
The June 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Tell Me Everything – The Story of a Private Investigation by local author Erika Krouse. The memoir tells the tale of Erika’s experience working as a private investigator for an attorney […]
The May 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara. This is the story of a global society run by a corporate board where democracies have been replaced and citizens are now shareholders. Legendary […]
The March 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Tenderest of Strings, a novel by author Steven Schwartz set in a fictitious small town in northeast Colorado. The novel tells the story of Reuben and Ardith Rosenfeld and their […]
Fort Collins author Steven Schwartz joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss the themes explored in his novel the Tenderest of Strings, including the explosive growth that’s happening in small towns in Colorado. Listen to the […]
The February 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is They Can’t Take Your Name, a novel set in Five Points in Denver by author Robert Justice. This is a crime novel–inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes–about a brokenhearted man […]
Author Alison Ames joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest book To Break a Covenant. Listen to more of the conversation where Alison recounts stories from the time she worked in the used book office at the […]
The January 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is To Break A Covenant, a YA novel from former Boulder Bookstore employee Alison Ames. The coming of age story tells the tale of Clem and her best friend, Nina, who live […]
Author Jenny Shank joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest collection of short stories, Mixed Company. In this podcast-only edition of the show, Jenny discusses the challenges of breaking into comedy writing, and how she almost interned […]
Boulder-based author Jenny Shank joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her collection of short stories Mixed Company. The stories are inspired by Shank’s experiences growing up in Denver, and they reveal poignant and often humorous moments of grace […]
Fort Collins-based author EJ Levy joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest novel The Cape Doctor. The book was inspired by the real life of Dr. James Miranda Barry and tells the fictionalized Dr. Jonathan Mirandus Perry’s […]
Author EJ Levy joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest novel The Cape Doctor, a fictionalized account of the real-life Dr. James Miranda Barry, born Margaret Anne Bulkley in Cork, Ireland in 1789. EJ Levy’s book tells […]
Boulder-based author Hermione Hoby joined us at the Boulder Bookstore for a socially distanced live event, to discuss her latest novel Virtue, which tells the story of Luca. Originally from Broomfield, Colorado, Luca goes to New York City for an […]
Best-selling horror author Stephen Graham Jones joined us at the Boulder Bookstore for a live event on September 2, 2021. In this Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub podcast, he answers audience questions and talks more about the art of writing […]
Stephen Graham Jones joined us at the Boulder Bookstore in September for a socially distanced, mask-wearing live event, to discuss his new novel My Heart is a Chainsaw, a slasher novel that tells the story of Jade, “an angry, half-Indian […]
The August 2021 selection for the Radio Bookclub has been The Guide, a thriller from Denver author Peter Heller. The book, set in Colorado, features Jack, a character we previously met in Heller’s book The River. Jack is hired as a fishing […]
Listen to more of our conversation with best-selling author Peter Heller who joined us to discuss his latest book The Guide at an event at the Boulder Bookstore. This is Heller’s fourth visit to the Radio Bookclub. Listen to the […]
For July 2021 we’ve been reading The Leave-Takers, a thriller from local author Steven Wingate, which tells the story of Jacob and Laynie whose relationship blew apart but fate pulled them back together in a windblown, isolated house on the […]
Author Steven Wingate returns to the Radio Bookclub for a second visit to talk about his latest novel The Leave-Takers. In this special podcast-only version of the Radio Bookclub, Wingate speaks about the impact of losing a parent at a […]
For June 2021 we’ve been reading The Dead Husband, a thriller from local author Carter Wilson. Twenty years ago an unspeakable tragedy rocked Rose Yates’s small, affluent hometown… and only Rose and her family know the truth about what happened. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2021/06/6-24-21_RadioBookClubDeadHusband.mp3 This […]
Colorado author Carter Wilson joins us for this special podcast-only version of the Radio Bookclub to speak about the process of writing a mystery/thriller and why the coronavirus pandemic won’t be featured in any of his future work. Listen to […]
Fort Collins author Jim Davidson joins us for this special podcast-only version of the Radio Bookclub to speak about the lessons in resilience that he learned while summiting Everest, lessons that he applies to the rest of his life. Listen […]
For May 2021 we’ve been reading The Next Everest by Colorado author Jim Davidson. The book chronicles his attempts to summit the world’s tallest mountain. His first summit attempt was thwarted by a natural disaster. On April 25, 2015, an […]
The April selection for the Radio Bookclub was Tiny by Colorado author Mairead Case. The book is a contemporary, poetic retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone, set in the mossy greens and foggy grays of the Pacific Northwest. Instead of two brothers who kill each other in a civil war, Tiny has a brother who kills himself after coming home from a far-away war.
Listen to more of our conversation with author Mairead Case in which she talks about the pop culture references that are scattered throughout her novel Tiny. Listen to the broadcast interview with Mairead Case, originally aired on KGNU at 9am […]
Listen to more of our conversation with author Helon Habila where he talks about immigration policy in Europe and modern African literature. Listen to the broadcast interview with author Helon Habila, broadcast on KGNU at 9am on Thursday, March 25th. […]
The February selection for the Radio Bookclub is Perestroika In Paris, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley. The novel’s protagonist is a runaway racehorse who befriends a German shorthaired pointer. Together they live on the streets of Paris until they befriend a human boy, Etienne, and discover a new, otherworldly part of the city.
The February selection for the Radio Bookclub is Perestroika In Paris, by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley. The novel’s protagonist is a runaway racehorse who befriends a German shorthaired pointer. Together they live on the streets of Paris until they befriend a human boy, Etienne, and discover a new, otherworldly part of the city.
Listen to more of our conversation with author Jane Smiley where she talks about her love of horses, which feature in so many of her books, and what it means to be such a prolific writer. Listen to the broadcast […]
Listen to more of our conversation with Jon Krakauer as he reflects on the 25th anniversary of the publication of his best-seller Into the Wild. Listen to our broadcast interview with Jon Krakauer about his latest book Classic Krakauer. The Radio […]
The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Classic Krakauer - Essays on Wilderness and Risk. Best-selling author Jon Krakauer began his writing career writing for magazines. This latest book is a collection of ten essays that were published in a variety of magazines going back to the 1980s.
The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is Agnes at the End of the World. Colorado author Kelly McWilliams was inspired by real-life cults in Arizona for this Young Adult book which is set during a pandemic. It is described as The Handmaid’s Tale meets Wilder Girls.
Listen to more of our conversation with author Kelly McWilliams about the challenges of interweaving stories about pandemics, cults, and childhood illnesses. Listen to the broadcast interview with author Kelly McWilliams, broadcast on KGNU at 9am on Thursday, December 24th. […]
The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place. Writers Pam Houston and Amy Irvine, who had never met, developed a relationship as pen-pals during the COVID-19 pandemic when they began a letter correspondence chronicling their own experiences.
Listen to more of our conversation with authors Pam Houston and Amy Irvine about how they developed a relationship through letters and how that ultimately culminated in their new book Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place. Listen to […]
The October selection for the Radio Bookclub is Winter Counts by author David Heska Wanbli Weiden. The book tells the story of Virgil Wounded Horse, the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil’s nephew, his vigilantism becomes personal.
Listen to more of our conversation with author David Heska Wanbli Weiden where he talks about Native American literature and some of the Denver locations featured in his novel Winter Counts. Listen to the broadcast interview with David Heska Wanbli […]
The September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Water & Power by Denver author Steven Dunn, a navy veteran. The book turns the traditional concept of military literature on its head as it examines military culture and engages with perceptions of heroism and […]
Listen to more of our conversation with author Steven Dunn where he describes life on a submarine and how he became disillusioned with military culture after 10 years in the navy. Listen to the broadcast interview with Steven Dunn, originally […]
Listen to more of our conversation with R.L. Maizes where she talks about what it means to be an animal empath and the process of writing the novel. Listen to the broadcast interview with R.L Maizes, originally aired on KGNU […]
For August, the Radio Bookclub welcomes local author R.L. Maizes who joins us to talk about her new book Other People’s Pets. The novel features animal empath La La Fine who relates to animals better than she does to other people. […]
Stephen Graham Jones joined us at the Boulder Bookstore in July for a socially distanced, mask-wearing live event, to discuss his new novel The Only Good Indians, a slasher novel that follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event […]
Best-selling horror author Stephen Graham Jones joined us at the Boulder Bookstore for a live event on July 16. In this Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub podcast, he answers audience questions and talks more about the horror genre. Listen to […]
The June selection for the Radio Bookclub was The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. The novel focuses on female friendship on a small island in Korea where the women form an all-female diving collective. This interview was broadcast on KGNU on […]
In this bonus edition of the Radio Bookclub, best selling author Susan Orlean joins us to talk about her latest novel the Library Book, a look at the fire of 1986 that destroyed the Los Angeles public library. Through telling this story she […]
Good Talk, a graphic memoir by Mira Jacob, is the May selection for the Radio Bookclub. The book explores the themes of American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2020/05/5-28-20_MiraJacobPodcastFULL.mp3 Subscribe to our Radio Book […]