A Good Read

Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean and singer/composer Hannah Peel join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Italo Calvino, Curtis Sittenfeld. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino Publisher: Vintage (translator: William Weaver)Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga Publisher: AyebiaYou Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld Publisher: Black SwanFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.

Joy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris and comedian and songwriter Pippa Evans join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Tim Winton, David Keenan and William Trevor.The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton Publisher: PicadorThis is Memorial Device by David Keenan Publisher: FaberThe Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2019.*** Photo by Warren Jackson

Actor Nicola Walker and Peppa Pig voice artist Sarah Ann Kennedy join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Gillian Flynn, Elena Passarello and Carly Simon.Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello Publisher: Penguin Dark Places by Gillian Flynn Publisher: Weidenfeld & NicholsonBoys in the Trees by Carly Simon Publisher: HachetteFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Comedian and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika and cartoonist-author Martin Rowson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Elena Ferrante, Rohan O'Grady and Michael Ondaatje.My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Translator - Ann Goldstein Publisher: Europa Editions Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Grady Publisher: BloomsburyThe Skin of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje Publisher: PicadorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Actors Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Annie Proulx, Quentin Crisp and Muriel Barbery.Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Publisher: Harper PerennialThe Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery Translator: Alison Anderson Publisher: Gallic The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp Publisher: FlamingoFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Poet Lemn Sissay and writer Mick Herron join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by JM Coetzee, Caroline Blackwood and John Steinbeck.The Life and Times of Michael K by JM Coetzee Publisher: VintageGreat Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood Publisher: New York Review of BooksSweet Thursday by John Steinbeck Publisher: Penguin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

BBC presenter Kate Bottley and comedian Ken Cheng join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Amy Chua, Cole Morton and Carlo Rovelli. The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away by Cole Morton Publisher: Harper CollinsBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua Publisher: Bloomsbury Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli Translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell Publisher: Penguin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

Singer and author Tracey Thorn and writer Maggie O'Farrell join Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Susie Boyt, Barbara Trapido and Kate Atkinson. My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt Publisher: ViragoThe Travelling Hornplayer by Barbara Trapido Publisher: BloomsburyCase Histories by Kate Atkinson Publisher: Black SwanFirst broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2019.

Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce and comic Lucy Porter join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Mervyn Peake, Terry Pratchett and Dashiell Hammett. Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake Publisher: MethuenTruckers by Terry Pratchett Publisher: CorgiRed Harvest by Dashiell Hammett Publisher: OrionFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

Author and journalist Kamal Ahmed and naturalist and presenter Brett Westwood join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by by Michael Faber, James Baldwin and Ruth Rendell. Under the Skin by Michel Faber Publisher: CanongateNotes of a Native Son by James Baldwin Publisher: PenguinThe Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell. Publisher: HutchinsonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.