KBACH Book Club

KBACH Book Club

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.

Current book selection

TBA

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:

  • 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)
  • After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made by Ben Rhodes (6/24/22)
  • Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir by Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch (5/27/22)
  • There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century by Fiona Hill (4/22/22)
  • Baghdad Underground Railroad: Saving American Allies in Iraq by Col. Steve Miska (ret.) (3/25/22)

Past events

KJZZ KBACH Book Chat with Author Lisa NapoliBook Chat with Author Lisa Napoli
October 27, 2021

The KBACH Book Club hosted a virtual book chat with Lisa Napoli, author of Ray & Joan, via Zoom.

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Book Chat with Molly BallBook Chat with Author Molly Ball
July 12, 2021

The KBACH Book Club hosted a virtual book chat with Molly Ball, author of Pelosi, via Zoom. 

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Book Chat with Author Linda SmithBook Chat with Author Linda Smith
July 14, 2020

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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Jan Krulick-BelinBook Discussion with Jan Krulick-Belin
November 7, 2019

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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Moment of Lift Book ChatThe Moment of Lift Book Chat
August 1, 2019

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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Book Discussion with Yousef BashirBook Discussion with Yousef Bashir
March 28, 2019

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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Donis CaseyKJZZ's Holiday StoryFest & Authors Showcase
December 1, 2018

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.

Dr. Edgar HernandezBook Discussion & Author Signing with Dr. Edgar Hernandez
September 19, 2018

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 WhittleOnline Author Chat with Tina Whittle
July 11, 2018

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.

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The Bomb ShelterKJZZ's Explore Arizona StoryFest & Expo
May 12, 2018

Jon Talton is the author of The Bomb Shelter and joined us at the Poisoned Pen Press booth at StoryFest for a book signing.

Karen CrouseBook Discussion & Signing with Karen Crouse
March 23, 2018

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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An Afternoon with Dr. Pauline BossAn Afternoon with Dr. Pauline Boss
October 31, 2017

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.

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Contact

2323 West 14th Street
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 774-8400
[email protected]

 

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