This special episode of the Radio Bookclub features book sellers from the Boulder Bookstore sharing their favorite books of the year. Arsen Kashkashian's recommendations:What We Can Know by Ian McEwanThe Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham JonesMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarBarrie Kenyon children's book recommendations: The 13th Day of Christmas (picture book) by Adam RexFlora and the Jazzers by Astrid SheckelsScarlet Morning by ND Stevenson Stephanie Schindhelm's recommendations:Replaceable You. Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary RoachEw It's Beautiful. A False Knees Comic Collection by Joshua Barkman Julia Atwood's recommendations: The Hounding: A Novel by Xenobe Purvis We Love You, Bunny: A Novel by Mona Awad The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig Clement De Hoe's recommendation:There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm Stacy Silverstein Apple's recommendation:Long Winter by Colm Tóibín Alyssa Galvin's recommendation:Monk & Robot by Becky ChambersLeah Powers' recommendation: Heart the Lover by Lily King Reghan Gillman's recommendation:Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth __________________________________________________________________________________Find out more about the upcoming reading retreat that will feature a special recording of the KGNU/Boulder Bookstore Radio Bookclub.
Listen to more of our conversation with author Robert McBrearty, where he talks about the art of the short story and combining light and dark tones in his stories.
Robert McBrearty's new collection of short stories is called "The Problem You Have." The stories explore the pressures of daily life, personal regrets, and the lasting impact of trauma. From a stranded man finding an unexpected bond in “Cold Night in Waterloo” to fathers and soldiers grappling with loss and moral dilemmas in “Convergence” and “Sarge and Hollings.” This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Marcia Douglas answers questions from the audience at the live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on May 13, 2025. Marcia's latest book is The Jamaica Kollection of the Shante Dream Arkive: Being Dreamity, Algoriddims, Chants & Riffs.
In this episode, we speak with Marcia Douglas about her latest book, which weaves together stories from the past with the present day. It follows a young woman, known to the reader only as 20A, who is fleeing immigration officers in the United States, and combines it with the stories of many other lives, including that of an enslaved woman fleeing her captors. The stories are juxtaposed against botanical, animal, and planetary migrations in Jamaica. This episode was taped in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on May 13, 2025.
In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Stephen Graham Jones answers questions from the audience at the live taping of the show at the Boulder Public Library on April 9, 2025. Stephen’s latest book, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, is a historical horror novel featuring a vampire seeking vengeance for the 1870 massacre of members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana by U.S. Army forces.
The May 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by bestselling horror author Stephen Graham Jones. Set against the backdrop of the 1870 Marias Massacre, in which U.S. Army forces murdered members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, this historical novel follows a vampire named Good Stab on a decades-long quest for justice. Years later, Good Stab recounts his tale of vengeance to a Lutheran minister who records the tale in his diary.This special episode of the Radio Bookclub was recorded before a full house at the Boulder Public Library auditorium on April 9. It marks Stephen Graham Jones’ sixth appearance on the Radio Bookclub.
In this edition of Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, author Jon Bassoff answers questions from the audience at a live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on March 7, 2025. Erika Krouse's latest book, his tenth, is a psychological thriller, The Memory Ward.
The April 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Memory Ward, the latest book by Longmont author Jon Bassoff. The psychological thriller is set in Bethlam, Nevada, a seemingly perfect suburban idyll. However, as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.Postal worker Hank Davies begins to suspect something is off and sets out to uncover what’s real and what isn’t.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on March 7, 2025.The episode aired on KGNU Thursday, April 24, at 9 a.m.
In this edition of Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, author Erika Krouse answers questions from the audience at a live taping of the show at the Boulder Bookstore on March 12, 2025. Erika Krouse's latest book is a collection of short stories, Save me Stranger.
The March 2025 edition of the Radio Bookclub welcomes local author Erika Krouse for a return visit. Erika's latest book is a collection of short stories called Save Me Stranger. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on March 12. This episode was broadcast on KGNU on March 26, 2025.
In this special podcast-only conversation, author Kristin Koval speaks about how she became a writer after many years of working as a corporate lawyer and why she moved from New York City to Colorado.