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Radio Bookclub: Sonata in Wax

play_arrow Radio Bookclub: Sonata in Wax Maeve Conran The January 2026 selection for the Radio Bookclub is “Sonata in Wax,” by Edward Hamlin. The book weaves together two timelines: a contemporary story in 2018 about a music producer in Chicago, and a story set during World War I in Boston and France, that focuses on a mysterious, lost sonata recorded on wax cylinders. In 2018, Ben Weil, the music producer, attempts to recreate the sonata that is recorded on the wax cylinders, and discovers more than he could have anticipated about the composer and performer. This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Listen to more of our conversation with Edward Hamlin on our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub. 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.

Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: R.L. Maizes

play_arrow Afterhours_RobertMcBrearty_v211-2025 Maeve Conran Listen to more of our conversation with author R.L. Maizes, where she talks about her writing process and being part of a local writing community. Listen to the broadcast interview with R.L. Maizes, where she talks about her new novel “A Complete Fiction.” play_arrow Afterhours_RobertMcBrearty_v211-2025 Maeve Conran 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.

Radio Bookclub: A Complete Fiction

play_arrow Radio Bookclub: A Complete Fiction Maeve Conran The December 2025 selection for the Radio Bookclub is “A Complete Fiction,” by R. L. Maizes. The book tells the tale of two feuding authors: George Dunn, an author and editor at Peapod Press, a small publisher, and P.J. Larkin, an author who has accused him of plagiarizing her novel. At the center of the novel is the question “Who has a right to tell a story?” This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, December 25, 2025. Listen to more of our conversation with R.L. Maizes, where she talks about being part of a writing community in Colorado, in Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub. 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.

Best books of 2025 as recommended by book sellers from the Boulder Bookstore

play_arrow Best books of 2025 as recommended by book sellers from the Boulder Bookstore Maeve Conran As 2025 draws to a close, we check in with book sellers at the Boulder Bookstore to find out what books they enjoyed reading this year, and what recommendations they have for readers of all ages. Arsen Kashkashian’s recommendations: What We Can Know by Ian McEwan The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones Listen to the Radio Bookclub interview with Stephen Graham Jones about the Buffalo Hunter Hunter Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Listen to the Radio Bookclub interview with Kaveh Akbar about Martyr! Barrie Kenyon children’s book recommendations:  The 13th Day of Christmas (picture book) by Adam Rex Flora and the Jazzers by Astrid Sheckels Scarlet Morning by ND Stevenson Stephanie Schindhelm’s recommendations: Replaceable You. Adventures in Human Anatomy by Mary Roach Ew 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 Chambers Leah 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. This show aired on A Public Affair on KGNU and is a special edition of the KGNU/Boulder Bookstore Radio Bookclub. Click here to listen to other episodes of the Radio Bookclub.

Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub: Robert McBrearty

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. Listen to the broadcast interview with Robert McBrearty, where he talks about his latest collection “The Problem You Have.” play_arrow Afterhours_RobertMcBrearty_v211-2025 Maeve Conran 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.