KGNU Radio Book Club

The October selection for the Radio Bookclub is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus.

Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the novel follows Elizabeth Zott, a scientist who faces misogyny in her research career and ultimately becomes the host of a TV cooking show, Supper at Six, inspiring countless women. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Public Library on September 26, 2024, as part of the Boulder Library Foundation’s 50-year gala celebration.

This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday October 24 at 9.00am.

In this podcast-only episode of the Radio Bookclub, author Peter Heller answers questions from the audience at this live taping of the Bookclub at the Boulder Bookstore. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on August 27th, 2024. Listen to the broadcast interview with Peter Heller where he talks about his latest novel Burn. That interview was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 9.00 am.

The September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Burn, the latest novel by Peter Heller. The novel is set in rural Maine and tells the story of two men, Jess and Storey — friends since boyhood — who emerge from the woods after a hunting trip to find a dystopian country wracked by bewildering violence. This is Peter’s sixth time as a guest at the Radio Bookclub. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Boulder Bookstore on August 27th, 2024. This episode was broadcast on KGNU on Thursday September 26th at 9.00am.

This month's guest on the KGNU Radio Bookclub is Kyla Scanlon, author of "In This Economy? HOW MONEY & MARKETS REALLY WORK".

Scanlon is an economic commentator who explains how the economy works on social media platforms and has become one of the internet's most popular financial educators.

Her new book expands on that work and is an illustrated guide to the mad math and terrible terminology of economics, examining and explaining everything from the national debt to mortgage rates.

She coined the term "vibecession" to explain the disconnect between the economy of a country and the general public's negative perception of it. You can find Kyla on social media platforms (@kylascan) and sign up to her newsletter.

This episode aired on August 29, 2024.

The August selection for the Radio Bookclub is the Last Ranger by Colorado author Peter Heller. The book tells the story of Officer Ren Hopper, an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, encounters a tall man with […]