A Good Read

Actor Anne-Marie Duff and writer Louise O’Neill join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Maggie O’Farrell, Sally Rooney and Angela Carter.I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell. Publisher: Tinder PressConversations With Friends by Sally Rooney. Publisher: FaberNights At The Circus by Angela Carter. Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.

Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed and comedian Elis James join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Arnold Bennett, Dylan Thomas and Daniyal Mueenuddin. In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin Publisher: BloomsburyThe Card by Arnold Bennett Publisher: PenguinPortrait of the Artist as a Young Dog by Dylan Thomas Publisher: Weidenfeld & NicholsonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.

Writer and actress, Isy Suttie and comedian, Lolly Adefope join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Ottessa Moshfegh, Meg Wolitzer and Carol Ann Duffy. Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Publisher: VintageThe Wife by Meg Wolitzer Publisher: VintageMeantime by Carol Ann Duffy Publisher: PicadorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.

Food lover Loyd Grossman and singer Skin from rock band Skunk Anansie join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by W Somerset Maugham, Colston Whitehead and Kapka Kassabova. Cakes and Ale by W Somerset Maugham Publisher: VintageThe Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead Publisher: ‎Fleet Twelve Minutes of Love: A Tango Story by Kapka Kassabova. Publisher: Portobello Books First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2018.

Writers Juno Dawson and Pandora Sykes join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Francoise Sagan, William Gibson and Laura Barnett.Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan Publisher: PenguinNeuromancer by William Gibson Publisher: GollanczThe Versions of Us by Laura Barnett Publisher: Weidenfeld & NicolsonFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

Journalist and broadcaster Tony Parsons and podcast presenter Olly Mann join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Liane Moriarty, Edward St Aubyn and Norton Juster. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Publisher: PenguinNever Mind by Edward St Aubyn Publisher: PicadorThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster Publisher: Harper CollinsFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

Two former doctors, Adam Kay and Farrah Jarral, join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by David Sedaris, Per Petterson and Mohsin Hamid. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris Publisher: AbacusI Curse the River of Time by Per Petterson Publisher: VintageExit West by Mohsin Hamid Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

Comic actor and writer Robert Webb and award-winning journalist Hugo Rifkind join Harriett Gilbert to discuss some favourite books by Graham Swift, Douglas Adams and Sam Miller.Waterland by Graham Swift. Publisher: Picador Life, The Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Publisher: Pan BooksFathers to the table by Sam Miller Publisher: Vintage First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

Comedians Phill Jupitus and Robin Ince join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Hans Richter, Arkady & Strugatsky and Bill Beverly. Dada: Art and Anti-Art by Hans Richter Publisher: Thames and HudsonRoadside Picnic by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky Publisher: GollanczDodgers by Bill Beverly Publisher: No Exit PressFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

Writer Bernardine Evaristo and comedian Jolyon Rubinstein join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Leone Ross, William Boyd and Cyril Hare. Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross Publisher: People TreeAny Human Heart by William Boyd Publisher : Penguin An English Murder by Cyril Hare Publisher : FaberFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.