Radio Book Club – August 3, 2026

Hosts Jessie of Grand County Public Library and Olivia from Back of Beyond Books are joined by special guest Meg, an avid reader of memoirs. Join us for a discussion spanning publishing news, recent reads, the pros and cons of pedantic children’s literature and favorite childhood books.

Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms ed.  Stacie Shannon Denetsosie et al. Never Whistle at Night: Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology ed. Shane Hawk et al.

The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins

Whidbey by T. Kira Madden

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

 Whistler by Ann Patchett

Smashed: The Story of a Drunken Girlhood by Koren Zailckas

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini

Make Believe: on Telling Stories to Children by Mac Barnett

Olivia by Ian Falconer

Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine

Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

The Guardians of Ga’hoole series by Kathryn Lasky

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis