KGNU Radio Book Club
The Radio Bookclub is a collaboration between KGNU and the Boulder Bookstore. Every month, Arsen Kashkashian, head buyer at the Boulder Bookstore, selects a book to inspire listeners to read along together. The author will then join Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 215
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Erika Wurth
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, Erika Wurth talks about themes of identity in her new book, The Haunting of Room 904, and she discusses her writing process and why she is attracte…
The Haunting of Room 904
The August 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Haunting of Room 904, the latest novel by author Erika Wurth.
As with Erika’s previous book White Horse, this is a horror novel that incorporate…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: David Hicks
In this episode, David Hicks talks more about his new book, The Gospel According to Danny, and discusses life as a professor who teaches writing.
The gospel according to Danny
The July 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Gospel According to Danny, the latest novel by author David Hicks.
The story follows Danny Gausepohl, a man who appears to have it all — a marriag…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Marcia Douglas
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Marcia Douglas answers questions from the audience at the live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on May 13, 2025. Marcia's latest …
The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive: Being Dreamity, Algoriddims, Chants & Riffs by Marcia Douglas
In this episode, we speak with Marcia Douglas about her latest book, which weaves together stories from the past with the present day. It follows a young woman, known to the reader only as 20A, who i…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Stephen Graham Jones
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Stephen Graham Jones answers questions from the audience at the live taping of the show at the Boulder Public Library on April 9, 2025. Step…
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
The May 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by bestselling horror author Stephen Graham Jones.
Set against the backdrop of the 1870 Marias Massacre, in which U.S. Army …
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Jon Bassoff
In this edition of Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, author Jon Bassoff answers questions from the audience at a live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on March 7, 2025. Erika Krouse's late…
The Memory Ward
The April 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Memory Ward, the latest book by Longmont author Jon Bassoff. The psychological thriller is set in Bethlam, Nevada, a seemingly perfect suburban idyl…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Erika Krouse
In this edition of Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, author Erika Krouse answers questions from the audience at a live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on March 12, 2025. Erika Krouse's la…
Save Me Stranger
The March 2025 edition of the Radio Bookclub welcomes local author Erika Krouse for a return visit. Erika's latest book is a collection of short stories called Save Me Stranger. This episode was reco…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Kristin Koval
In this special podcast-only conversation, author Kristin Koval speaks about how she became a writer after many years of working as a corporate lawyer and why she moved from New York City to Colorado…
Penitence
The February 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Penitence, the debut novel by author Kristin Koval. Set in a fictional ski town in southwest Colorado, the book centers on a shocking crime—a fr…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Kaveh Akbar
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Kaveh Akbar talks about using dream sequences in his novel Martyr! and how the novel also explores themes of identity.
Martyr!
The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Martyr! the debut novel by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award, the book examines the concept of martyrdom a…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Steven Dunn
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Steven Dunn talks more about writing books collaboratively as well as his new projects, which includes a travel book about the rapper Nas.
Tannery Bay
The December selection for the Radio Bookclub is Tannery Bay, a novel co-written by Steven Dunn and Katie Jean Shinkle. The story takes place in the fictional town of Tannery Bay, where residents are…
Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: William Taylor - Hoofbeats
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author William T. Taylor speaks more about the history of horses. He talks about efforts to domesticate zebras, how we’re rethinking archaeology an…
Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History
Dr. William T. Taylor is an Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology at the University of Colorado-Boulder, whose work explores the domestication of the horse and the ancient relationships betw…