Radio Book Club: Three Keys

The April 2026 selection for the Radio Book Club is “Three Keys” by Colorado author Laura Pritchett. The novel follows Ammalie, a recently widowed woman who sets out on a journey across the Mountain West and eventually to New Zealand. Along the way, she begins to reconsider her role as a mother, what it means to be a woman in her fifties, and how to navigate life after the loss of her husband.

The three keys in the title refer both to literal keys that give Ammalie access to empty homes during her travels, and to three significant people in her life, as well as the new connections she forms along the way.

The novel explores themes of grief, invisibility, middle age and self-discovery.

This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Listen to our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Book Club, where Laura Pritchett talks more about nature writing and the urgency for literature to address the climate crisis.

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.