Radio Bookclub: Martyr!

The January selection for the Radio Bookclub is Martyr! the debut novel by Iranian American poet Kaveh Akbar. A finalist for the 2024 National Book Award, the book examines the concept of martyrdom and what it means to have a meaningful death.

The episode aired on KGNU on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 9 a.m.

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Tune in to our extended conversation with Kaveh Akbar on our podcast-only episode Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub. Hear Kaveh talk about the role of dream sequences in his writing and themes of identity in his book Martyr!.

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. The author will then join Maeve Conran and Arsen Kashkashian for a discussion that airs the fourth Thursday of every month at 9am.

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