KGNU Radio Book Club

Listen to more of the conversation with Janelle Shane about the weirdness of Artificial Intelligence, and hear a selection of knock-knock jokes that were created through a computer algorithm. Listen to more of Janelle Shane in our broadcast edition. […]

Listen to more of the conversation with JP Gritton in which he talks about writing a western novel and the soundtrack that he created for Wyoming. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub is a podcast produced by KGNU in collaboration with the Boulder Book Store, co-hosted by Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian.[…]

The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Wyoming by author JP Gritton. Despite the novel’s title, the book is mostly set in Colorado in 1988 where the only opportunity on the horizon for Shelley Cooper is fifty pounds of his brother’s marijuana, which needs to be driven from Colorado to Houston. The delivery goes off without […]

Listen to more of the conversation with Kali Fajardo-Anstine in which she talks about being a Latina writer from the Denver and the impact of gentrification and rising housing costs on artists and writers. She also talks about the impact of being a National Book Award finalist. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub is a podcast […]

The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is a collection of short stories by Denver writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Sabrina & Corina: Stories was shortlisted in the 2019 National Book Awards and and tells the stories of Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West. It deals with themes of friendship, mothers and daughters and gentrification. […]

Arsen Kashkashian, Liesl Freudenstein, and Stephanie Schindhelm of the Boulder Bookstore join Maeve Conran to share their favorite books of 2019 in our annual end of year Best Books of the year show.

Listen to more of the conversation with Tiffany Quay Tyson in which she talks about being a writer from the south. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub is a podcast produced by KGNU in collaboration with the Boulder Book Store, co-hosted by Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian. Listen to more of Tiffany Quay Tyson in our […]

Our November Radio Bookclub selection is The Past is Never by Tiffany Quay Tyson. This southern gothic novel was a Colorado Book Award finalist. Tiffany Quay Tyson was our guest, Thursday November 28. Hear more of the conversation with Tiffany Quay Tyson in our Afterhours edition. [bookclub-podcast]

Our October selection for the Radio Bookclub is Full Throttle, a collection of short stories by Joe Hill. Full Throttle is a collection of thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including “In The Tall Grass,” one of two stories co-written with Hill’s father, Stephen King, which serves as the basis for the terrifying feature film […]

Listen to more of the conversation with Joe Hill with special guest host Julia Atwood of the Boulder Book Store. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub is a podcast produced by KGNU in collaboration with the Boulder Book Store, co-hosted by Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian.   Listen to more of Joe Hill in our broadcast […]

The September pick for the Radio Bookclub is The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger. The novel is set in the fictional town of Crystal, Colorado, which is based on Boulder, Colorado. At the heart of the book is the drama within a community of friends and parents as good intentions and high ambitions collide in […]

Listen to more of the conversation with Bruce Holsinger where he talks about is novel the Gifted School. Listen to more of Bruce Holsinger in our broadcast edition. [bookclub-credits]

Listen to more of the conversation with Steven Wingate where he talks about being a teenager in the 1980s in a community near Colorado Springs and the political influence of the religious right. He also talks about his previous project which was an interactive video game set in Boulder. https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2019/08/8-22-19_AfterHoursStevenWingate.mp3 Listen to more of Steve...

Steven Wingate joins us at the Radio Bookclub to talk about his latest book Of Fathers and Fire which tells the tale of Richie Thorpe and his ragtag band of ex-thieves. When they arrive in Suborney, Colorado, Tommy Sandor is captivated by the group. But Tommy’s mother, Connie, grows frantic… https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2019/08/8-22-19_RadioBookclubStevenWingateofFathersandFire.mp3...

Alexandra Fuller spent her childhood in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and she has written about growing up there in a series of best-selling memoirs including Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and Leaving Before the Rains Come. Her new book, Travel Light, Move Fast, is also a memoir but tells the story of her father […]

Listen to more of the conversation with Blake Crouch about the ethics behind much of the technology that we’re seeing emerge from AI to genetics. Listen to more of Blake Crouch in our broadcast edition of the Radio Bookclub.[…]

Blake Crouch joins us at the Radio Bookclub to talk about his latest science-fiction thriller Recursion, which has at its heart False Memory Syndrome — a mysterious affliction that drives its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. NYC cop Barry Sutton searches for the truth and then comes face to face […]

Sarah Blake joins us at the Radio Bookclub in June to talk about her latest work The Guest Book, a novel about three generations of the power Milton family and their vacation home on an island in Maine. Listen to more of Sarah Blake in our Afterhours podcast edition. […]

Peter Heller’s latest novel The River tells the tale of Jack and Wynn, two college students on a wilderness canoe trip. The book is a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence. He joined us for his third visit to the Radio Bookclub on April 27, 2019 at the Boulder […]

Our April selection is Zebra Skin Shirt, A Strattford County Yarn, the third book in Colorado author Greg Hill’s trilogy that includes East of Denver and The Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles, previously featured on the Radio Bookclub. Zebra Skin Shirt features Narwhal Slotterfield, a chaos-loving basketball referee who loves bending the rules for the […]

Author Greg Hill tells us more about the process of writing the Strattford County trilogy and the soundtrack he composed to accompany the Zebra Skin Shirt audio book. Gregory Hill lives, writes, and makes music on the Colorado High Plains. He was the 2012 Boulder County Artist in Residence; his previous novel, “East of Denver” (2012, […]

Our March selection is Aerialists, a new collection of short stories from Colorado author Mark Mayer. This is a collection of nine stories in which classic carnival characters become ordinary misfits seeking grand

Author Mark Mayer tells us more about the process of writing short stories and some of the real Colorado locations featured in Aerialists.   Hear the broadcast interview with Mark Mayer.[…]

A special edition of the Radio Bookclub featuring author Pam Houston speaking about her memoir Deep Creek – Finding Hope in the High Country. This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Public Library on January 30.   Listen to Pam Houston read from Deep Creek: https://objects-us-east-1.dream.io/kgnu-news/2019/03/Pam%20Houston%20Book%20Reading.mp3     Listen […]

Author Laird Hunt tells us more about the process of writing his latest novel In the House in the Dark of the Woods and the fine line between writing a fairy tale and a horror story.   Hear the broadcast interview with Laird Hunt. [bookclub-podcast] New! Listen on Stitcher The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and […]