KGNU Radio Book Club
Episodes
Radio Bookclub: Laura Pritchett and “The Blue Hour”
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Colorado based Laura Pritchett joins The Boulder Bookstore's Arsen Kashkashian and KGNU's Maeve Conran to talk about her latest book The Blue Hour. Th...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Scott Carney and “What Doesn’t Kill Us”
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This month on the Radio Bookclub, we welcome investigative journalist Scott Carney and author of “What Doesn’t Kill Us“. In the book Carney talk...
Radio Bookclub: Scott Carney and “What Doesn’t Kill Us”
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This month on the Radio Bookclub, we welcome investigative journalist Scott Carney and author of “What Doesn’t Kill Us“. In the book Carney talk...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Kevin Wolf and “The Homeplace”
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
More conversation with Colorado author Kevin Wolf about his book “The Homeplace”on Afterhours at the Bookclub
Radio Bookclub: Kevin Wolf and “The Homeplace”
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The January 2017 selection is The Homeplace by Littleton, CO based author Kevin Wolf. He joined KGNU’s Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian, head buye...
Radio Book Club: Mona Awad – 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl
19 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
December’s pick for the Radio Book Club is 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, a novel about a woman’s lifelong struggle with body image issues. It’...
Radio Bookclub Afterhours: Mona Awad
15 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Extended conversation with Denver based Canadian author Mona Awad. 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl is her debut novel about a woman’s lifelong stru...
Afterhours at the Bookclub: Brad Watson and “Miss Jane”
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation continues with Brad Watson about his work “Miss Jane“. Part 1 The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is Miss Jane by Brad ...
Radio Bookclub: Brad Watson and “Miss Jane”
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The November selection for the Radio Bookclub is Miss Jane by Brad Watson, a novel based on the story of Watson’s own aunt.
Radio Bookclub: Geraldine Brooks – “The Secret Chord”
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine Brooks joins us to talk about her latest book "The Secret Chord", which takes a look at the life of King David.
After Hours at the Book Club: Robert Olen Butler and “Perfume River”
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Olen Butler's latest book, Perfume River, looks at the way the Vietnam War divided families and a layered portrayal of marriage, brotherhood, ...
Radio Book Club: Robert Olen Butler and Perfume River
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Olen Butler's latest book, Perfume River, looks at the way the Vietnam War divided families, and a layered portrayal of marriage, brotherhood,...
After Hours at the Book Club: JLF in Boulder – Sarah Crichton
24 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Crichton, the publisher of Sarah Crichton Books speaks about the business of books.
After Hours at the Book Club: JLF in Boulder – Thrity Umrigar
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Thrity Umrigar is the bestselling author of a memoir and six novels including The Space Between Us and The Story Hour.
After Hours at the Book Club: JLF in Boulder – Chitra Divakurini
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Chitra Divakurini speaks about her best-selling book Before We Visit The Goddess ahead of JLF in Boulder.
After Hours at the Book Club: Female Muslim Comic Book Superhero
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
G. Willow Wilson, the co-creator of the latest Ms. Marvel character, Kamala Khan, talks about the need to represent women and people of color in comic...
Radio Book Club: Edward Hamlin and “Night in Erg Chebbi and Other Stories”
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Colorado author Edward Hamlin joins us to talk about "Night in Erg Chebbi and Other Stories", a collection of short stories that was the winner of the...
After Hours at the Book Club: Edward Hamlin
25 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This month we’re introducing a new segment called After Hours at the Book Club, where we have an extended conversation with the author. This month ...
Radio Book Club: Stephen Graham Jones and Mongrels.
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The July selection for the bookclub is Mongrels by Boulder based author Stephen Graham Jones. It’s a book that’s set in the deep South, about a te...
Radio Book Club: The Finest Traditions of My Calling
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The June 2016 selection for the radio bookclub is The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician’s Search for the Renewal of Medicine by Denver ...
Radio Book Club: “Father’s Day” Author Simon Van Booy
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The May selection for the radio bookclub was Father’s Day by Simon Van Booy. The novel moves between past and present and weaves together the story...
Radio Book Club: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s “The Smell of Other People’s Houses”
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s Radio Book Club, we spoke with Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock about her debut Young Adult (YA) novel The Smell of Other People’s Houses. Abo...
Radio Book Club: Gregory Hill and “The Lonesome Trials of Johnny Riles”
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s bookclub, Denver author Gregory Hill joins KGNU’s Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, to talk...
Radio Bookclub: BK Loren joins us to talk about her latest novel Theft
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this month’s Radio Bookclub, BK Loren joins KGNU’s Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore to talk about her bo...
January Radio Book Club: Western Lonesome Society by Robert McBrearty
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
McBrearty joined us live on Thursday January 7th to talk about his debut novel Western Lonesome Society. He has written three previous collections of ...
Radio Book Club – Hampton Sides: In The Kingdom of Ice
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Hampton Sides joins us to talk about his new book In The Kingdom of Ice, our first non-fiction Bookclub selection! KGNU is partnering w...
Bonnie Jo Campbell’s “Mothers, Tell Your Daughters”
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On October 29th we spoke with Bonnie Jo Campbell about her new book of short stories, Mothers, Tell Your Daughters.
Radio Book Club: Laura Pritchett and “Red Lightning”
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This month on our Radio Book Club, Colorado author Laura Pritchett speaks with KGNU’s Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian from The Boulder Bookstore ...
Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller’s “The Painter”
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Heller joined on August 20th to talk about his novel The Painter. KGNU is partnering with the Boulder Bookstore for our radio book club.
Radio Book Club: Laird Hunt’s Neverhome
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Laird Hunt joined us live Thursday July 16th, 2015 at 9am to discuss Neverhome. KGNU spoke with Hunt about the book in previously in December, 2014.
Radio Book Club: TaraShea Nesbit’s “Wives of Los Alamos”
24 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
TaraShea Nesbit joined us live on KGNU on Thursday June 4th, 2015 to talk about The Wives of Los Alamos. “In 1943, families of mathematicians ...
Radio Book Club: Hannah Nordhaus and American Ghost
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The first pick was American Ghost by Boulder author Hannah Nordhaus. We spoke with Nordhaus live on on April 30th 2015. Her last book was The Beekeepe...