/tags/books Books en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:09:36 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/colorado-lawmakers-approve-new-rules-for-schools-facing-calls-to-remove-books The proposal calls on districts to adopt formal policies on hearing challenges and sets limits on who can file them. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 21:09:36 GMT /politics/2025-04-03/colorado-lawmakers-approve-new-rules-for-schools-facing-calls-to-remove-books Chas Sisk /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-17/colorado-sci-fi-author-x-ho-yens-new-book-reveals-its-story-as-the-reader-solves-a-series-of-puzzles Colorado writer X. Ho Yen fell remembers loving science fiction as a child. He’s autistic – and he liked science fiction that depicted a futuristic society where people like him were treated equally. Now, X. Ho Yen is a published author who just released his third book. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-17/colorado-sci-fi-author-x-ho-yens-new-book-reveals-its-story-as-the-reader-solves-a-series-of-puzzles In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2024-12-16/in-the-nocos-holiday-book-club-highlights-some-of-their-favorite-conversations-with-authors Authors and writers are some of our favorite guests on In The NoCo. They’re creative, they bring tons of ideas to the conversation and they know how to tell a good story. In 2024 we hosted nonfiction writers, historians and at least one sci-fi writer. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-16/in-the-nocos-holiday-book-club-highlights-some-of-their-favorite-conversations-with-authors Brad Turner, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-27/looking-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-a-fort-collins-scientist-says-start-with-your-grocery-list If you’re looking to shrink your carbon footprint, your best strategy may be to start by adjusting your grocery list. That’s the message in a new book by a Fort Collins scientist who studies the link between climate change and the food we eat. Author Mark Easter shares his best tips today on ITN. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-09-27/looking-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-a-fort-collins-scientist-says-start-with-your-grocery-list In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /news/2024-07-23/kunc-staff-and-listeners-share-their-2024-summer-reading-recommendations We asked, and you responded. Check out our staff and listener summer reading suggestions. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 17:36:58 GMT /news/2024-07-23/kunc-staff-and-listeners-share-their-2024-summer-reading-recommendations Jennifer Coombes /regional-news/2024-07-09/book-bans-target-diverse-authors-and-characters Schools and libraries are seeing unprecedented attempts to pull books, deemed controversial by some, off the shelves. A new study finds those books are often about and by diverse people. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 18:28:55 GMT /regional-news/2024-07-09/book-bans-target-diverse-authors-and-characters Rachel Cohen /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-10/from-ramshackle-beginnings-to-true-community-journalism-cu-professor-traces-nprs-roots-in-new-book NPR has a long and winding history, beginning in the early 20th century with scattered rural stations that featured 'educational' programming like cooking lessons or music performances. CU Boulder professor Josh Shepperd has a new book out, which chronicles NPR's early years. Today on In The NoCo he discusses the book, and how Western states like Colorado helped create the NPR name. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-10/from-ramshackle-beginnings-to-true-community-journalism-cu-professor-traces-nprs-roots-in-new-book In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-02-14/a-new-bill-would-curb-book-bans-in-schools-and-public-libraries A new bill would create a process to regulate how books or other library materials can be challenged, and who is eligible to challenge them. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:47:28 GMT /news/2024-02-14/a-new-bill-would-curb-book-bans-in-schools-and-public-libraries Michael Lyle /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-02/sci-fi-writer-connie-willis-invites-us-to-imagine-new-worlds-this-national-science-fiction-day The Northern Colorado author joins us on In The NoCo to discuss our fascination with the future and what tales of tomorrow can teach us about today. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-02/sci-fi-writer-connie-willis-invites-us-to-imagine-new-worlds-this-national-science-fiction-day Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-08/humans-are-hard-wired-to-adapt-but-adapting-to-climate-change-can-be-a-thorny-pursuit We’re still learning how to live with the effects of a changing climate. In his new book, Colorado journalist Stephen Robert Miller investigates our need to adapt and how some of those attempts are backfiring. He joins In The NoCo to tell us more. Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-08/humans-are-hard-wired-to-adapt-but-adapting-to-climate-change-can-be-a-thorny-pursuit In The NoCo