KGNU Radio Book Club

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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.

  1. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Shelby Van Pelt

    OCT 24

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Shelby Van Pelt

    Listen to more of our conversation with best-selling author Shelby Van Pelt from the live event at the Boulder Public Library Foundation gala on September 18, 2025. In this special Afterhours segment, Shelby answers questions from the audience.

    8 min
  2. Remarkably Bright Creatures

    OCT 24

    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    The October 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Remarkably Bright Creatures, which tells the story of Tova Sullivan, an elderly widow who forms an unlikely friendship with Marcellus, a remarkably intelligent yet curmudgeonly Pacific octopus living at the aquarium where she works. This episode was recorded at the Boulder Public Library Foundation annual gala on September 18, 2025, and was broadcast on KGNU on October 22, 2025, at 9 am.

    34 min
  3. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: David Baron

    SEP 26

    Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: David Baron

    Listen to more of our conversation with best-selling science writer David Baron from the live event at the Boulder Public Library on August 26, 2025 In this special Afterhours segment, David answers questions from the audience.

    17 min
  4. The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America

    SEP 26

    The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America

    The September 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America, the latest book by best-selling science writer David Baron. In the early 1900s, “Mars mania” gripped America, driven by astronomer Percival Lowell’s claim that vast canals on Mars revealed an advanced civilization. In his new book, David Baron recounts how Lowell’s vision of a utopian Mars captured the public imagination, inspiring lectures, books, and even serious debate from figures like Nikola Tesla and Alexander Graham Bell. This episode was recorded at the Boulder Public Library on August 26, 2025, and was broadcast on KGNU on September 25, 2025, at 9 am.

    32 min
  5. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Erika Wurth

    AUG 28

    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 attracted to horror as a genre.

    19 min
  6. The Haunting of Room 904

    AUG 28

    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 incorporates Native American history and mythology. The story tells the story of Olivia Becente, who discovers she has the ability to commune with the dead after her sister Naiche dies unexpectedly and under strange circumstances in room 904 of the Brown Palace in Denver. Olivia becomes a paranormal investigator who must confront her sister’s death, and a mysterious and possibly dangerous cult.

    35 min
  7. Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: David Hicks

    JUL 25

    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.

    29 min
  8. The gospel according to Danny

    JUL 25

    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 marriage to his college sweetheart and a steady job as head waiter at a local restaurant. But as the nation reels from tragedies like the Columbine shooting and the Sept. 11 attacks, Danny finds his own life unraveling. As he navigates personal and national upheaval, Danny struggles to hold on to his identity as a husband, father and American. Hicks’ novel is described as “a deeply human story about love, fatherhood, and the cost of a divided nation.”

    33 min
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    KGNU Community Radio
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2025
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © @2024 Boulder County Broadcast Association
  • Show Website
    KGNU Radio Book Club

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