KGNU Radio Book Club
Episodes
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Jon Krakauer
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. Liste...
Radio Bookclub: Classic Krakauer – Essays on Wilderness and Risk
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Classic Krakauer - Essays on Wilderness and Risk. Best-selling author Jon Krakauer began his writing c...
Radio Bookclub: Agnes at the End of the World
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ar...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Kelly McWilliams
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with author Kelly McWilliams about the challenges of interweaving stories about pandemics, cults, and childhood ill...
Radio Bookclub: Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is Air Mail: Letters of Politics, Pandemics, and Place. Writers Pam Houston and Amy Irvine, who had neve...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Pam Houston and Amy Irvine
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with authors Pam Houston and Amy Irvine about how they developed a relationship through letters and how that ultima...
Radio Bookclub: Winter Counts
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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, t...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: David Heska Wanbli Weiden
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with author David Heska Wanbli Weiden where he talks about Native American literature and some of the Denver locati...
Radio Bookclub: Water & Power
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Water & Power by Denver author Steven Dunn, a navy veteran. The book turns the traditional conce...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Steven Dunn
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with author Steven Dunn where he describes life on a submarine and how he became disillusioned with military cultur...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: R.L. Maizes
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. L...
Radio Bookclub: Other People’s Pets
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ani...
Radio Bookclub: The Only Good Indians
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 G...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bookcl...
Radio Bookclub: The Island of Sea Women
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Radio Bookclub: The Library Book
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Radio Bookclub: Good Talk
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Radio Bookclub: City of Girls
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a bonus edition of the Bookclub, hear best selling author Elizabeth Gilbert speak about her latest novel City of Girls. This is “a unique love st...
Radio Bookclub: Beheld
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beheld by TaraShea Nesbit was the April selection for the Radio Bookclub. The novel tells the story of the fledgling colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: TaraShea Nesbit
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with TaraShea Nesbit here, where she explores the women in her family who have inspired her writing. Listen to more...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Juleah del Rosario
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with author Juleah del Rosario when she speaks about writing a novel in verse, and writing for a teen audience.[…...
Radio Bookclub: Turtle Under Ice
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this YA novel-in-verse, Boulder based author Juleah del Rosario tells the story of sisters Rowena and Ariana who are each figuring out in their own...
Radio Bookclub: You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The February selection for the Radio Bookclub is You Look Like a Thing and I Love You by author Janelle Shane which explores how artificial intelligen...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Janelle Shane
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of the conversation with Janelle Shane about the weirdness of Artificial Intelligence, and hear a selection of knock-knock jokes that w...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: JP Gritton
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. Aft...
Radio Bookclub: JP Gritton – Wyoming
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Kali Fajardo-Anstine
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 gentrifi...
Radio Bookclub: Kali Fajardo-Anstine – Sabrina and Corina
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is a collection of short stories by Denver writer Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Sabrina & Corina: Stories wa...
Best Books of the Year 2019
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Arsen Kashkashian, Liesl Freudenstein, and Stephanie Schindhelm of the Boulder Bookstore join Maeve Conran to share their favorite books of 2019 in ou...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Tiffany Quay Tyson
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Radio Bookclub: Tiffany Quay Tyson and “The Past is Never”
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our November Radio Bookclub selection is The Past is Never by Tiffany Quay Tyson. This southern gothic novel was a Colorado Book Award finalist. Tiffa...
Radio Bookclub: Joe Hill’s “Full Throttle”
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 re...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Joe Hill
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Radio Bookclub: The Gifted School
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Bruce Holsinger
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 broa...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Steven Wingate
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Radio Bookclub – Steven Wingate and “Of Fathers and Fire”
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Radio Bookclub: Travel Light, Move Fast – Alexandra Fuller
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Fuller spent her childhood in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and she has written about growing up there in a series of best-selling memoirs includi...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Blake Crouch
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. Li...
Radio Bookclub: Blake Crouch ‘Recursion’
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Radio Bookclub: Sarah Blake ‘The Guest Book’
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller’s “The River”
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Radio Bookclub: Gregory Hill and ‘Zebra Skin Shirt’
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Denve...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Gregory Hill
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Radio Bookclub: Mark Mayer – The Aerlialists
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 cl...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Mark Mayer
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Radio Book Club: Pam Houston – Deep Creek – Finding Hope in the High Country
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A special edition of the Radio Bookclub featuring author Pam Houston speaking about her memoir Deep Creek – Finding Hope in the High Country. This i...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Laird Hunt
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Radio Bookclub: Laird Hunt and “In the House of the Dark of the Woods”
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our February 28th selection is In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt. This is part horror story, part fairy tale, set in Puritanical New...
Radio Bookclub: Mad Boy
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denver author Nick Arvin sets his latest book Mad Boy during the war of 1812. The young protagonist is young Henry Phipps who is on a quest to realize...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Nick Arvin – Mad Boy
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Denver author Nick Arvin tells us more about the process of writing his latest novel Mad Boy and talks about the challenges and opportunities in writi...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: How to Set Yourself on Fire
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with Michelle Dotter, the editor and publisher of Dzanc Books. Listen to our broadcast interview. The Radio B...
Best Books of the Year 2018
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer, Liesl Freudenstein, head of children’s books at the Boulder Bookstore and Nicole Sullivan of the Book Bar in Denver j...
Radio Bookclub: Rebecca Makkai – The Great Believers
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Makkai joins us in the radio bookclub to talk about her new novel The Great Believers, that chronicles the AIDS epidemic from its outbreak to ...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Cynthia Swanson
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of our conversation with local author Cynthia Swanson about the Glass Forest. Listen to our broadcast interview. The Radio Bookclub ...
Radio Bookclub: Cynthia Swanson – The Glass Forest
22 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Glass Forest by local author Cynthia Swanson which tells the story of three women whose lives are...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Leif Enger
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hear more of the conversation with Leif Enger as he describes life in small-town America and the joys to be had in watching classic movies. List...
Radio Bookclub: Leif Enger – Virgil Wander
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The October selection for the Radio Book Club is Leif Enger’s new novel Virgil Wander. This is the first novel in ten years from the award-winning, ...
After Hours at the Radio Book Club: Marcia Douglas
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to more of the conversation with Marcia Douglas in our After Hours edition, in which she talks about growing up in Jamaica and the legacy of Bo...
Radio Book Club: Marvelous Equations of the Dread
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Marcia Douglas, who teaches creative writing at CU Boulder, joins us at the Radio Book Club to talk about her latest novel The Marvelous Equations of ...
After Hours at the Radio Book Club: Jaipur Literature Festival: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Jaipur Literature Festival runs from September 21st to September 23rd 2018 at the Boulder Public Library. It’s the fourth year that the festival...
After Hours at the Radio Book Club – Jaipur Literature Festival: Amitava Kumar
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Jaipur Literature Festival runs from September 21st to September 23rd 2018 at the Boulder Public Library. It’s the fourth year that the festival...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Karen Auvinen – Rough Beauty
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author Karen Auvinen joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub in which she talks about her new book Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Livin...
Radio Bookclub: Karen Auvinen – Rough Beauty
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Local author Karen Auvinen joins us at the radio bookclub to talk about her new book Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living, a record of her e...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Rebecca Makkai – The Great Believers
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hear more of the conversation with Rebecca Makkai as she talks more about her new novel The Great Believers and the AIDS crisis and its impact on Chic...
Radio Bookclub: Ramona Ausubel – Awayland
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ramona Ausubel joins us in the radio bookclub to talk about her new collection of short stories Awayland, a collection of globe spanning short stories...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Ramona Ausubel – Awayland
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hear more of the conversation with Ramona Ausubel as she talks more about the process of writing her short story collection Awayland and touches on a ...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Elizabeth Hyde and the Boulder Bookstore
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We spoke more with author Elizabeth Hyde about her new novel Go Ask Fannie at a live taping of After Hours at the Radio Bookclub at the Boulder Bookst...
Radio Bookclub: Elizabeth Hyde – Go Ask Fannie
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Hyde joins us in the radio bookclub to talk about her new novel Go Ask Fannie. This interview was taped at the Boulder Bookstore on April 28...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Tayari Jones
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author Tayari Jones talks more about her new book An American Marriage as well as growing up in Atlanta in this After Hours at the Radio Bookclub edit...
Radio Bookclub: An American Marriage
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In May we bring you a special extra edition of the Radio Bookclub with author Tayari Jones talking about her new book An American Marriage which explo...
Radio Bookclub: Don’t Skip Out on Me
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Musician and author Willie Vlautin joined us at the radio bookclub for our April installment to talk about his new book Don’t Skip Out on Me. Vlauti...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Willy Vlautin
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author and musician Willy Vlautin breaks out his guitar in this After Hours at the Radio Bookclub edition, playing songs and talking about the relatio...
Radio Bookclub: Wild Horse Country
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our March selection for the radio bookclub was David Philipps and his new book Wild Horse Country: The History, Myth, and Future of the Mustang. David...
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: David Philipps
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
David Philipps spoke more about his research into wild horses for his book Wild Horse Country, as well as his work as a New York Times reporter coveri...
Finn Murphy – Afterhours at the Bookclub
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hear more of the conversation with Finn Murphy as he describes life on the open road and his experiences as a high-end mover and long haul trucker, wh...
Radio Bookclub: Boulder author Finn Murphy and “The Long Haul”
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In his first book The Long Haul, Boulder author Finn Murphy, chronicles his adventures as a long-haul trucker who has covered more than a million mile...
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author Matthew Sullivan shares real-life stories from his experience as a bookseller at the Tattered Cover in Denver, that inspired him for his new no...
Radio Bookclub: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The January 2018 selection for the radio book club was Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore. Author Matthew Sullivan draws on his experience as a bo...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: David Hicks and White Plains
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After Hours at the Radio Bookclub: Conundrum Press Caleb Seeling, publisher at Conundrum Press, joins Maeve Conran of KGNU, Arsen Kashkashian of the B...
Radio Bookclub: David Hicks and “White Plains”
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Hicks joins us to talk about his first novel White Plains which tells the story of Flynn Hawkins, an English literature professor who leaves an ...
After Hours at the Bookclub: Cathy Langer Reflects on a 4 Decade Spanning Career
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Langer is getting ready to retire after 4 decades as a buyer at the iconic Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver. She joins KGNU’s Maeve Conran a...
Best Books of 2017
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer of the Boulder Bookstore, Liesl Freudenstein – children’s buyer at the Boulder Bookstore and Cathy Langer, who is ge...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: James Anderson and “Never Open Desert Diner”
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation with James Anderson about his debut novel “Never Open Desert Diner” continues. With Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian. KGNU a...
Radio Bookclub: James Anderson and “Never Open Desert Diner”
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The November selection for the radio bookclub is James Anderson’s Never Open Desert Diner. Ben Jones, the protagonist is on the verge of losing his ...
Gabriel Tallent: Afterhours at the Book Club
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Author Gabriel Tallent joins us for After Hours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss his new novel My Absolute Darling. The radio bookclub is a...
Radio Bookclub: Gabriel Tallent and “My Absolute Darling”
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our October selection is My Absolute Darling, the debut novel from Gabriel Tallent. It tells the story of 14 year old Turtle Alveston who roams the wo...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Akhil Sharma
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The September selection for the Bookclub is A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma. Sharma is an important voice in American fiction and the ...
Radio Bookclub: Akhil Sharma and “A Life of Adventure and Delight”
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The September selection for the Bookclub is A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma. Sharma is an important voice in American fiction and the ...
After Hours at the Bookclub: ZEE JLF in Boulder – Saikat Majumdar
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Saikat Majumdar is the author, most recently, of “Play House”, a novel about a young boy’s destructive obsession with theater and his mother’s...
After Hours at the Bookclub: ZEE JLF in Boulder – David Baron
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
David Baron, author of American Eclipse: A Nation’s Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World, writes about an eclips...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Danya Kukafka
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
More of the conversation with Danya Kukafka’s about her book Girl in Snow. The radio bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder ...
Radio Bookclub – Danya Kukafka and “Girl In Snow”
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The August selection for the radio bookclub is Danya Kukafka’s latest book Girl in Snow. When a beloved high schooler named Lucinda Hayes is found m...
After Hours at the Bookclub: Alexandra Fuller
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Hear more of the conversation with Alexandra Fuller as she describes her experiences on the Pine Ridge Reservation and how she, as an immigrant from a...
Radio Bookclub: Alexandra Fuller and “Quiet Until The Thaw”
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Fuller is best known for her best-selling memoirs of her life growing up in Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Her latest book, Quiet Until the Thaw, is a n...
Radio Bookclub: Gary Ferguson and “Land on Fire”
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Ferguson’s new book is Land on Fire: The New Reality of Wildfire in the West. The award-winning nature writer brings to life the extraordinary ...
After Hours at the Bookclub: Gary Ferguson
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After Hours at the Bookclub: Hear more of the conversation. Gary Ferguson joins us to further discuss his new book on the reality of wildfire in the w...
Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller and “Celine”
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Heller joined radio bookclub co-hosts Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a live taping of the radio bookclub at the Boulder Bookstore in Apr...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Peter Heller
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Heller talks about his mother, the inspiration for the title character in his new novel Celine, and her various encounters with Hollywood movie ...
Laird Hunt: Afterhours at the Bookclub
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Colorado author Laird Hunt about his latest book “The Evening Road“