KGNU Radio Book Club

The July selection for the Radio Bookclub is Asylum by local author Nina Shope. The book delves into the disturbing and seductive relationship between a young hysteric named Augustine and renowned nineteenth-century French neurologist J.M. Charcot. As Charcot risks his career to investigate the controversial disease of hysteria, Augustine struggles to make him acknowledge their […]

Local author Erika Krouse joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss her book Tell Me Everything – The Story of a Private Investigation. Erika talks about life as a private investigator and what pop culture gets wrong in telling the tales of PIs. Listen to the broadcast interview with Erika Krouse […]

The June 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is Tell Me Everything – The Story of a Private Investigation by local author Erika Krouse. The memoir tells the tale of Erika’s experience working as a private investigator for an attorney in the high-profile sexual assault case involving CU Boulder football players. The case ultimately led […]

The May 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara. This is the story of a global society run by a corporate board where democracies have been replaced and citizens are now shareholders. Legendary tech mogul King Rao has died in mysterious circumstances leaving his daughter to preserve his […]

The March 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is The Tenderest of Strings, a novel by author Steven Schwartz set in a fictitious small town in northeast Colorado. The novel tells the story of Reuben and Ardith Rosenfeld and their two children who move from Chicago to the small town of Welton, Colorado. A fatal […]

Fort Collins author Steven Schwartz joins us for Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub to further discuss the themes explored in his novel the Tenderest of Strings, including the explosive growth that’s happening in small towns in Colorado. Listen to the Radio Bookclub interview with Steven Schwartz broadcast on KGNU on March 24 at 9am.

The February 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is They Can’t Take Your Name, a novel set in Five Points in Denver by author Robert Justice. This is a crime novel–inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes–about a brokenhearted man who attempts to help a desperate daughter find freedom for her wrongfully convicted father. Robert […]

Author Alison Ames joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest book To Break a Covenant. Listen to more of the conversation where Alison recounts stories from the time she worked in the used book office at the Boulder Bookstore and shares her love of Taylor Swift. Listen to the Radio Bookclub interview […]

The January 2022 selection for the Radio Bookclub is To Break A Covenant, a YA novel from former Boulder Bookstore employee Alison Ames. The coming of age story tells the tale of Clem and her best friend, Nina, who live in the haunted town of Moon Basin, known for its accidents and murders that are […]

Author Jenny Shank joined us at the Boulder Bookstore to discuss her latest collection of short stories, Mixed Company. In this podcast-only edition of the show, Jenny discusses the challenges of breaking into comedy writing, and how she almost interned with Conan O’Brien. Listen to the Radio Bookclub interview with Jenny Shank broadcast on KGNU […]