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Radio Bookclub: The Orchard Maeve Conran
The February 2026 selection for the Radio Bookclub is “The Orchard,” by Peter Heller. The story’s protagonist is Frith, a little girl who lives with her mother, Hayley, on a remote Vermont apple orchard. The story weaves in strands of Chinese poetry to explore memory, loss and the enduring complexity of love between parent and child. This episode was recorded at the Boulder Public Library on Thursday, January 15th, 2026.
This interview was broadcast on KGNU at 9 am on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Listen to our special podcast Afterhours at the Radio Bookclub, where Peter answers questions from the audience.
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.
