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KGNU Community Radio and the Boulder Bookstore are partners for a radio book club. Every month we'll select a book from a Colorado author to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join us in-studio for a discussion. This podcast also features "After Hours" editions with addit…

KGNU Community Radio and The Boulder Bookstore

Boulder, CO


    • Aug 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from KGNU & Boulder Bookstore Radio Book Club

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023


    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 post Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

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    Radio Bookclub: The Last Ranger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023


    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. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, [...] The post Radio Bookclub: The Last Ranger appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Finn Murphy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023


    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 High. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, July [...] The post Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Finn Murphy appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

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    Radio Bookclub: Rocky Mountain High

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023


    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 Colorado, only to watch those dreams crumble as the [...] The post Radio Bookclub: Rocky Mountain High appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Gregory Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


    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 [...] The post Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Gregory Hill appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Radio Bookclub: Sister Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 29:28


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Sister Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023


    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 [...] The post Radio Bookclub: Sister Liberty appeared first on KGNU Community Radio.

    Radio Bookclub: To Die Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 29:28


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Buzzy Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 35:14


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Go As A River

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 33:58


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Don’t Fear the Reaper

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 29:50


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 28:19


    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, […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Rachel King

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 19:27


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Bratwurst Haven

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 29:32


    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 […]

    Blackwater Falls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 30:18


    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 […]

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    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Erika Wurth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 31:51


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: White Horse – a Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 27:49


    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 […]

    Best Books Of 2022 List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 28:48


    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 […]

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    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Ted Conover

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2022 24:23


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: Cheap Land Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 28:40


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub – Less is Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 21:23


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Less is Lost – Andrew Sean Greer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 29:40


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub – Alexandra Kleeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 21:32


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: Something New Under the Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 28:57


    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. […]

    Radio Bookclub: Woman of Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 28:37


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub – Kali Fajardo-Anstine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 27:18


    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 […]

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    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Nina Shope and Dzanc Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 30:45


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Asylum by Nina Shope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 28:44


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Erika Krouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 25:57


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Tell Me Everything – The Story of a Private Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 29:51


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Immortal King Rao

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 30:00


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Tenderest of Strings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 30:15


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Steven Schwartz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 30:04


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: They Can’t Take Your Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 28:25


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Alison Ames

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 35:14


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: To Break A Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 28:37


    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 […]

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    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Jenny Shank and Mixed Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 21:28


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: Mixed Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 34:58


    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 […]

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    Radio Bookclub: The Cape Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 29:55


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: EJ Levy and The Cape Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 20:34


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: Virtue – Hermione Hoby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 31:23


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones and the Slasher Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 23:48


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: My Heart Is A Chainsaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 29:44


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 29:37


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Peter Heller – The Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 22:52


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Leave-Takers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 32:57


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Steven Wingate – The Leave-Takers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 20:37


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Dead Husband

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 30:40


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Carter Wilson – The Dead Husband

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 25:10


    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 […]

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Jim Davidson – The Next Everest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 15:00


    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 […]

    Radio Bookclub: The Next Everest

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 29:56


    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 […]

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