GCL Book Club

About GCL Book Club

For intelligent, candid conversations with authors of all genres, tune in to the Gulf Coast Life Book Club with Cary Barbor. Listen in on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 1 pm and 9 pm on WGCU FM.

Publisher

Cary Barbor

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Dec 2022

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

58 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   GCL Book Club: Julie Buntin, Famous Men

   Julie Buntin's new novel is called Famous Men. It’s the story of a young woman’s involvement with an older, famous writer.

2. 

   1 Jul 2026

   GCL Book Club: Alex Kadis, Big Nobody

   Connie Costa, a London teen, adores rock music and feels smothered by her Greek-Cypriot family. Big Nobody is a funny, tender, heartbreaking look at her life.

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Hans Christian Anderson spends 'Five Weeks in the Country' with Charles Dickens

   Francine Prose has published 232 and at least 10 works of nonfiction. Her 2000 novel Blue Angel was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her brand-new novel, Five Weeks in the Country, taps into historical fact to weave a fascinating account of two geniuses of world renown who really did cross paths in the 19th century about 30 miles east of London, and who really did completely fail to get along.

Who has been a guest on GCL Book Club

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Michelle Huneven
• Paula Bomer
• Casey Johnston

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

12,334,145

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

27

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.