Radio Book Club: Appraisals

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.