KGNU Radio Book Club

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 he talks about his latest novel, Sister Liberty. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on […]

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 two widows and a child-philosopher who flee their native French village for America in 1885. […]

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 as “the girl with the red hair”. We first meet Hannie in the novel in […]

In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Buzzy Jackson answers audience questions about her new book To Die Beautiful and talks about the process of writing her first fiction book. Listen to the broadcast interview with Buzzy Jackson where she talks about her new book, her first novel, To Die Beautiful. That interview […]

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 peach farm in the ranch town of Iola, Colorado. She is the sole surviving female […]

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 after the Independence Day Massacre. Now going by Jennifer, she encounters Dark Mill South, a […]

In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Stephen Graham answers questions from the audience at the live taping at the Boulder Bookstore. Listen to the broadcast interview with Stephen Graham Jones where he talks about his latest book, Don’t Fear the Reaper. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, March 23 at […]

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 played men’s teams. Listen to the broadcast interview with Rachel King where she talks about […]

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 together. King tells their stories of their internal and external struggles. This episode was broadcast […]

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 of girls from immigrant communities in the Colorado town of Blackwater Falls. Delving deep into […]

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 Radio Bookclub, Erika answers questions from the audience. Listen to the broadcast interview with Erika […]

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 mother’s spirit. Kari is haunted by visions of her mother and hunted by a mysterious […]

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 Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin “A creepy and wonderful collection of short stories from one […]

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 Radio Bookclub, Ted answers questions from the audience. Listen to the broadcast interview with […]

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 is about living cheaply, on your own land—and keeping clear of the mainstream. The failed […]

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 on September 22. In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, Andrew answers questions from […]

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 an old lover and a sudden financial crisis has Less running away from his problems […]

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 how to write about the climate crisis. Listen to the broadcast interview with Alexandra Kleeman […]

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. He finds an unlikely partner in Cassidy Carter—the cynical starlet of his film—and the two […]

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 for herself. As Luz navigates 1930s Denver, she begins to have visions that transport her […]

Best-selling Denver author Kali Fajardo-Anstine joined the Radio Bookclub for a conversation in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on July 11. In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, Kali answers audience questions about her writing process and her novel Woman of Light. Listen to the broadcast interview with Kali Fajardo-Anstine […]

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 this year’s prize for fiction through October 1. We discuss the reality of being an […]

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 career to investigate the controversial disease of hysteria, Augustine struggles to make him acknowledge their […]

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 wrong in telling the tales of PIs. Listen to the broadcast interview with Erika Krouse […]

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 in the high-profile sexual assault case involving CU Boulder football players. The case ultimately led […]