A Good Read

Writer and activist Scarlett Curtis and comedian Catherine Bohart join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Maggie Nelson, Anna Burns and Sayaka Murata. The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Publisher: Melville House Milkman by Anna Burns Publisher: FaberConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata Publisher: Portobello Books First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

Gráinne Maguire, John Higgs and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Jeremy Lent, Elaine Dundy and Beryl Bainbridge.The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy Publisher: ViragoThe Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent Publisher: Prometheus BooksThe Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge Publisher: AbacusFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

Former SAS serviceman turned thriller writer Andy McNab, George the Poet and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Akala, Attica Locke and Joe Simpson. Touching the Void by Joe Simpson Publisher: Vintage Natives by Akala Publisher: Two RoadsBluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke Publisher: Serpent's Tail First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

Authors Kamila Shamsie and Jeffrey Archer join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Fred Uhlman, Shehan Karunatilaka and Penelope Fitzgerald. ‘Reunion’ by Fred Uhlman Publisher: Vintage‘Chinaman’ by Shehan Karunatilaka Publisher: Vintage‘The Bookshop’ by Penelope Fitzgerald Publisher: 4th EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

Proms presenter and Strictly Come Dancing star, Katie Derham and writer, Matt Haig join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Linda Grant, SE Hinton and Anne Tyler. The Dark Circle by Linda Grant Publisher: ViragoThe Outsiders by SE Hinton Publisher: PenguinBreathing Lessons by Anne Tyler Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

Comedians Sindhu Vee, Phil Wang join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Celeste Ng, Rose George and Vivek Shanbhag. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Publisher: AbacusDeep Sea and Foreign Going by Rose George Publisher: PortobelloGhachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag Publisher: Faber [Translator: Srinath Perur]First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

Actor Liz Carr and historian and writer, Kate William join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Penny Pepper, Murasaki Shikibu and Jenny Erpenbeck. First In The World Somewhere by Penny Pepper Publisher: UnboundDiary of Lady Murasaki by Murasaki Shikibu Publisher: Penguin [Translator: Richard Bowring]Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck [Translator: Susan Bernofsky) Publisher: Portobello Books First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

Comedian, writer and actor Ben Miller and writer Danny Wallace join Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by AA Milne, William Trevor and George and Weedon Grossmith. Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne Publisher: Ishi Press International Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith Publisher: Wordsworth Classics Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor Publisher: Penguin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

Journalist Grace Dent and comedy writer Sian Harries join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Max Porter, Lissa Evans and Barbara Pym. Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter Publisher: FaberCrooked Heart by Lissa Evans Publisher: Black SwanExcellent Women by Barbara Pym Publisher: ViragoFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.

Writers Nikesh Shukla and Leone Ross join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Thomas Page McBee, Jean Toomer and Arundhati Roy. Amateur by Thomas Page McBee Publisher: CanongateCane by Jean Toomer Publisher: LiverightThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Publisher: Harper PerennialFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018.