A Good Read

Actor John Gordon Sinclair and West End star Kerry Ellis join Harriett Gilbert to choose their favourite books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sophie Kinsella and Cees Nooteboom. 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Translator: Gregory Rabassa Publisher: Penguin I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella Publisher: Black SwanThe Following Story by Cees Nooteboom Translator: Ina Rilke Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

Writer Poorna Bell and comedian Tony Law join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Banana Yoshimoto, Lissa Evans and Voltaire. Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto (translator – Megan Backus) Publisher: FaberOld Baggage by Lissa Evans Publisher: Black SwanCandide by Voltaire (translator – Roger Pearson) Publisher: Oxford University PressFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

Broadcaster Edith Bowman and poet Harry Baker join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Fredrik Backman and Deborah Levy. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Publisher: Hutchinson A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman [Translated by Henning Koch] Publisher: Sceptre The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2019.

Radiohead's bassist Colin Greenwood and Irish comedian Joanne McNally recommend great books to presenter Harriett Gilbert. Joanne's is This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay. Colin goes for Homing by Jon Day and Harriett's is Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border by Colm Tóibín. First of a new series, follow us on instagram at @agoodreadbbc Producer Beth O'DeaPhoto credit: Alex Lake

Crime writer Mark Billingham and fashion designer Pam Hogg join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Katherine Dunn, Dashiell Hammett and Lucy Mangan. Geek Love by Katherine Dunn Publisher: Abacus The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Publisher: Orion Bookworm by Lucy Mangan Publisher: Vintage First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.

Author and podcaster Dolly Alderton and and crime writer Clare Mackintosh join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Martin Amis, Emma Henderson and Cressida Connolly. The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis Publisher: VintageGrace Williams Says It Loud by Emma Henderson Publisher: Sceptre After the Party by Cressida Connolly Publisher: Penguin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.

Comedian Dom Joly, novelist Kate Hamer and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Rob Long, Barbara Comyns and Philip Kerr.Conversations with My Agent by Rob Long Publisher: BloomsburyThe Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns Publisher: ViragoMarch Violets by Philip Kerr Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Horrible Histories actor Mathew Baynton and presenter Aasmah Mir join Harriett Gilbert. to discuss their favourite books by George Saunders, Iain Banks and Alison Jean Lester. Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders Publisher: BloomsburyThe Crow Road by Iain Banks Publisher: AbacusLilian on Life by Alison Jean Lester Publisher: John MurrayFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.

Novelist Nicci Gerrard and journalist Gary Younge join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books. Gary chooses Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall, the story of Barbadian immigrants living in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 40s. Nicci's favourite is Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, a novel which takes a surprising turn halfway through and provokes a debate about the merits of sleeping in ditches. Harriett's selection is Calypso by David Sedaris, in which the American humorist introduces us to his family, a group of people almost as eccentric as he is. Join us on Instagram @agoodreadbbc Photo: Phil Fisk Producer Sally Heaven.

Channel 4 News host Cathy Newman and bestselling crime writer Jeffery Deaver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Annie Proulx, Min Kym and Amy Bloom.The Shipping News by Annie Proulx Publisher: Fourth EstateGone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung by Min Kym Publisher: PenguinWhite Houses by Amy Bloom Publisher: GrantaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.