A Good Read

Writers Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Kazuo Ishiguro, Lorrie Moore and Carson McCullers.The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Publisher: FaberSelf Help by Lorrie Moore Publisher: FaberGolden Eye by Carson McCullers Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

Writers Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Penelope Fitzgerald, Omar Robert Hamilton and Ysenda Maxtone Graham.The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald Publisher Harper Perennial The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton Publisher FaberTerms & Conditions: Life in Girls' Boarding Schools 1939-1979 by Ysenda Maxtone Graham Publisher AbacusFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

Food writer, Diana Henry and Materials engineer/presenter Mark Miodownik join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Gabrielle Hamilton, Flann O'Brien and Elizabeth Taylor. Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Publisher: VintageThe Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien Publisher: Harper PerennialThe Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor Publisher: ViragoFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.

Columnists and authors Hadley Freeman and Sathnam Sanghera join Harriett Gilbert to their discuss favourite books by Melissa Bank, David Szalay and Junichiro Tanizaki. The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank Publisher: PenguinSpring by David Szalay Publisher: VintageA Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Junichiro Tanizaki. Publisher: Daunt BooksFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.

Broadcaster Steph McGovern and comedian Jayde Adams join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Jon Ronson, Ann Cleeves and Carrie Fisher. So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson Publisher: PicadorThe Seagull by Ann Cleeves Publisher: PanPostcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher Publisher: ScribnerFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.

Comedian Jake Yapp and The Great British Bake Off contestant Ruby Tandoh join Harriett Gilbert to chat about books they love by René Goscinny, Nora Ephron and Ian McEwan.Nicholas Again by René Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé (Translated by Anthea Bell) Publisher: PhaidonI Remember Nothing: and other reflections by Nora Ephron Publisher: Black SwanOn Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

Actors Stephen Fry and Alan Davies reunite and join Harriett Gilbert to debate favourite books by Aldous Huxley, JM Coetzee and Muriel Spark. A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Publisher: VintageBoyhood by J.M. Coetzee Publisher: VintageA Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark Publisher: ViragoFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

Comedians Katy Brand and Nish Kumar join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Philip Roth, Reni Eddo-Lodge and Christopher Reid. Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth Publisher: VintageWhy I'm No Longer Speaking To White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Publisher: BloomsburyA Scattering by Christopher Reid Publisher: Arete BooksFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Meg Rosoff, Alexei Sayle and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Richard Hughes, Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson, and Donna Leon.A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes Publisher: VintageMistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) by Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson Publisher: Pinter & MartinDonna Leon's Friends in High Places Publisher: ArrowFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Writers Cathy Rentzenbrink and Jon McGregor join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Amy Leach, Penelope Lively and Alan Johnson. Things That Are by Amy Leach Publisher: Canongate Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively Publisher: PenguinThis Boy by Alan Johnson Publisher: CorgiFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.