The KBACH Book Club is a special benefit for Sustaining Members who give $10 a month or more to the station. Book Club members can participate in book discussions, author signings, and storytelling sessions.
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Current book selection
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Recent book discussions
As part of our relationship with KBACH Business Member Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, Book Club members have had the opportunity to participate in the following PCFR book discussions:
- Defeating the Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman by Charles Dunst (9/21/23)
- Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty by Aynne Kokas (4/28/23)
- A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times by Mark T. Esper (1/27/23)
- America’s Great-Power Opportunity: Revitalizing U.S. Foreign Policy to Meet the Challenges of Strategic Competition by Ali Wyne (9/30/22)
Past events
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The KBACH Book Club hosted a virtual book chat with Lisa Napoli, author of Ray & Joan, via Zoom. |
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The KBACH Book Club hosted a virtual book chat with Molly Ball, author of Pelosi, via Zoom. |
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The KBACH Book Club hosted a virtual book chat with Linda Smith, author of Renting Lacy: The Story of America's Prostituted Children, via Zoom. |
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The KBACH Book Club met at the offices of the Better Business Bureau Arizona to chat with local author Jan Krulick-Belin about her book, Love, Bill: Finding My Father Through Letters From World War II. |
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The KJZZ/KBACH Book Club and Women In Our Community groups had a joint book chat at the offices of the Better Business Bureau Arizona to discuss The Moment of Lift by philanthropist Melinda Gates. |
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Yousef Bashir is the author of The Words of My Father: A Memoir and was interviewed by KJZZ producer Claire Caulfield at an intimate discussion at the KJZZ/KBACH studios in Tempe. |
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Poisoned Pen Press author Donis Casey joined us for a fascinating discussion of her novel, Forty Dead Men. Even those who hadn’t read the book had stimulating questions about the setting in rural Oklahoma during World War I and on her research and writing process. Her talk, moderated by KJZZ’s Claire Caulfield, will be posted on our private Facebook group. |
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Dr. Edgar Hernandez is the author of On The Border Of A Dream: One Mexican Boy’s Journey Of Becoming An American Surgeon and was interviewed by KJZZ producer Claire Caulfield at a book discussion and signing at the offices of the Better Business Bureau Arizona in Phoenix. |
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Tina Whittle is the author of Necessary Ends and joined us online for an hourlong discussion on our exclusive Facebook group. She also shared two exclusive short stories with Book Club members. Click the buttons above to join the Book Club and receive access to the Facebook group |
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Jon Talton is the author of The Bomb Shelter and joined us at the Poisoned Pen Press booth at StoryFest for a book signing. |
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Karen Crouse is the author of Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence and was interviewed by KJZZ producer Claire Caulfield at a book discussion and signing at the offices of the Better Business Bureau Arizona in Phoenix. |
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Dr. Pauline Boss is the author of Loving Someone Who Has Dementia and was interviewed by reporter Kathy Ritchie at a book-signing and Q&A event as part of KJZZ's special series, The State of Aging in the Valley. |
Book Chat with Author Lisa Napoli
Book Chat with Author Molly Ball
Book Chat with Author Linda Smith
Book Discussion with Jan Krulick-Belin
The Moment of Lift Book Chat
Book Discussion with Yousef Bashir
KJZZ's Holiday StoryFest & Authors Showcase
Book Discussion & Author Signing with Dr. Edgar Hernandez
Online Author Chat with Tina Whittle
KJZZ's Explore Arizona StoryFest & Expo
Book Discussion & Signing with Karen Crouse
An Afternoon with Dr. Pauline Boss
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