KGNU Radio Book Club

Author Pam Houston answers questions from the audience at the Boulder Public Library on October 15th, 2026, and talks more about her love for Icelandic horses, and the themes of ageing and death in her book "Animals Taught Me Everything."

The October selection for the Radio Book Club is “Animals Taught Me Everything” by Pam Houston. The book explores the profound lessons that Pam Houston has learned from animals, both domestic and wild—from her beloved wolf hounds and donkeys at her ranch in Creed, Colorado, to the horses she has ridden across the Icelandic highlands and a herd of zebras at a watering hole in Namibia.This episode was recorded at the Boulder Public Library on October 15th, 2026. This interview will be broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

Hear author Virginia Evans answer questions from the audience at the annual Boulder Library Foundation gala that took place on September 17, 2026.

The September selection for the Radio Book Club is The Correspondent by author Virginia Evans. The book which follows the life of a retired lawyer Sybil, through her personal letters and emails, won the 2026 women’s prize for fiction.Today’s conversation was recorded on September 17, 2026, at the annual Boulder Library Foundation gala.This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, September 24, 2026.

In this episode, author Claire Boyles 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.