Radio Book Club – KGNU Community Radio

play_arrow After Hours at the Radio Book Club: Claire Boyles Maeve Conran Listen to more of our conversation with author Claire Boyles who talks more about some of the characters in her novel Appraisals, especially Paul, a billionaire who is buying up land and water rights in Weld County. She also talks about her experience as a writer, including the difference between writing screenplays and writing a novel. Listen to our broadcast interview with Claire Boyles where she talks about his new book Appraisals. Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Book Club 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.

play_arrow Radio Book Club: Appraisals Maeve Conran The August selection for the Radio Book Club is Appraisals by author Claire Boyles. The book follows four generations of women tied to a family farm in Weld County, Colorado. The story is set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crash and talks about land and family and what it takes to hold onto both. In Appraisals we meet Flora, whose granddaughter Maggie is a committed farmer, trying to pass her love of the land to her teenage daughter Ozzie. The family’s love for each other is put to the test when Maggie’s husband Fish takes a job with an oil and gas company, testing their marriage. This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Listen to our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Book Club, where Claire Boyles talks more about the themes explored in Appraisals. Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. 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.

play_arrow After Hours at the Radio Book Club: David Heska Wanbli Weiden Maeve Conran Listen to more of our conversation with author David Heska Wanbli Weiden where he talks about the real place that is Wisdom Corner, and about life on the Rosebud Reservation. He also talks about the importance of Native American writers telling the stories of Native American communities, especially in the light of current efforts to whitewash history. Listen to our broadcast interview with David Heska Wanbli Weiden where he talks about his new book Wisdom Corner. Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Book Club 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.

play_arrow Radio Book Club: Wisdom Corner Maeve Conran The July selection for the Radio Book Club is Wisdom Corner, the latest novel by David Heska Wanbli Weiden and the long-anticipated sequel to his bestselling debut, Winter Counts. In Wisdom Corner, we once again meet protagonist Virgil Wounded Horse, who is trying to leave behind his past as a hired vigilante on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. But the murder of a close friend and respected community member draws him back into a life he had tried to leave behind. The book explores the terrible legacy of Native American boarding schools, and how the American justice system has failed tribal communities. This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, July 23, 2026. Listen to our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Book Club, where David Heska Wanbli Weiden talks more about the themes explored in Wisdom Corner and the huge success of his books. Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. 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.

play_arrow After Hours at the Radio Book Club: T.A. Barron Maeve Conran Listen to more of our conversation with author T. A. Barron where he talks about the origins of the names of creatures from the vampire squid from hell to the aquatic salamander called the hellbender, also known as the Allegheny alligator. We also hear about the fertility benefits of eating truffles and T.A. Barron’s spiritual encounter with an ancient redwood tree. Listen to our broadcast interview with T.A. Barron where he talks about his new book Naming Nature: A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities for Word Lovers. Subscribe to our Radio Book Club Series on iTunes to get new editions and web-only content. Also on Spotify and Stitcher. The Radio Book Club 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.