GCL Book Club

Cary Barbor
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For intelligent, candid conversations with authors of all genres, tune in to the Gulf Coast Life Book Club with Cary Barbor. Listen in on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 1 pm and 9 pm on WGCU FM.

  1. Aug 5

    GCL Book Club: Julie Buntin, Famous Men

    Julie Buntin's new novel is called Famous Men. It’s the story of a young woman’s involvement with an older, famous writer.

  2. Jul 1

    GCL Book Club: Alex Kadis, Big Nobody

    Connie Costa, a London teen, adores rock music and feels smothered by her Greek-Cypriot family. Big Nobody is a funny, tender, heartbreaking look at her life.

  3. Jun 17

    Hans Christian Anderson spends 'Five Weeks in the Country' with Charles Dickens

    Francine Prose has published 232 and at least 10 works of nonfiction. Her 2000 novel Blue Angel was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her brand-new novel, Five Weeks in the Country, taps into historical fact to weave a fascinating account of two geniuses of world renown who really did cross paths in the 19th century about 30 miles east of London, and who really did completely fail to get along.

  4. May 6

    GCL Book Club: Audiobook Narrator Edoardo Ballerini

    Today’s episode is something special. For the first time, we hear from an audiobook narrator. If you listen to audiobooks, you’ve probably heard the voice of Edoardo Ballerini. In the world of audiobooks, winning an Audie is like winning an Oscar, and Ballerini has won several of them, including Best Male Narrator, twice.He talks to us about how his background in acting helps his performances, how he began recording classic texts just for fun during the pandemic, and whether he has time to read for fun.

  5. Apr 15

    GCL Book Club: Elizabeth Arnott, The Secret Lives of Murderer's Wives

    Three women who were all married to murderers become friends and band together to solve a local murder.

  6. Apr 1

    GCL Book Club: Susan Forrest Castle, Ensoulment

    We discuss the new novel Ensoulment, the winner of the 2025 Thomas E. Kennedy Novel Award.

  7. Mar 18

    GCL Book Club: Jordy Rosenberg, Night Night Fawn

    Jordy Rosenberg's new novel, Night Night Fawn, satirizes beliefs such as homophobia and transphobia. The novel is funny, rich, and thought-provoking.

  8. Feb 18

    GCL Book Club: Amy Silverberg, First Time, Long Time

    On this episode, we hear from Amy Silverberg, a stand-up comedian in addition to being a novelist. Her first novel, First Time, Long Time, is out now.

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For intelligent, candid conversations with authors of all genres, tune in to the Gulf Coast Life Book Club with Cary Barbor. Listen in on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 1 pm and 9 pm on WGCU FM.

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  • Creator
    Cary Barbor
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    GCL Book Club

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