A Good Read

Presenters Rick Edwards and George Lamb join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books by Dave Eggers, Jane Gardam and Yvon Chouinard. Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers Publisher: PenguinQueen of the Tambourine by Jane Gardam Publisher: AbacusLet My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

Author Jenny Colgan and writer/performer Steven Camden (Polarbear) join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Jon Krakauer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Jim Carroll. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Publisher: PanThe Basketball Diaries by Jim Carroll Publisher: PenguinThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Publisher: Egmont First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

Comedy writer Andrew Hunter Murray and writer, actress and filmmaker Alice Lowe join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Winifred Watson, Miranda July and Margaret Drabble. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by Winifred Watson Publisher: PersephoneThe First Bad Man by Miranda July Publisher: CanongateThe Millstone by Margaret Drabble Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

Journalist Georgia Lewis Anderson and writer Owen Jones join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Alan Hollinghurst, Sybille Bedford and Naomi Alderman.The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst Publisher: PicadorThe Trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover by Sybille Bedford Publisher: Daunt BooksThe Power by Naomi Alderman Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

Actress Sally Lindsay and playwright Jonathan Harvey join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Sue Townsend, Christopher Douglas and Angela Carter. The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend Publisher: PuffinI, An Actor, by Nicholas Craig (in fact Christopher Douglas and Nigel Planer). Publisher: MethuenWise Children by Angela Carter Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017

Writers Toby Young and Sarah Vine join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Lionel Davidson, John Preston and Jan Morris.Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson Publisher: FaberA Very English Scandal by John Preston Publisher: ViragoConundrum by Jan Morris Publisher: FaberProducer: Sally HeavenFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

Beauty journalist Sali Hughes and author John Niven join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Steve Tesich, Nora Ephron and Fred Vargas.Heartburn by Nora Ephron Publisher: ViragoKaroo by Steve Tesich Publisher: VintageWash This Blood Clean from My Hand by Fred Vargas Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.

TV presenters Stacey Dooley and author Gaia Vince join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Laline Paull, Jon McGregor and Elizabeth Strout.The Bees by Laline Paull Publisher: 4th EstateIf Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor Publisher: 4th EstateMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.

Theatre director/writer/actor Kathy Burke and comedian Tom Allen join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Patrick Hamilton, John Walters and Barbara Pym.Hangover Square by Patrick Hamilton Publisher: Penguin Role Models by John Walters Publisher: Macmillan Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym Publisher: Macmillan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2017.

Actor Bill Paterson and tech philosopher Tom Chatfield join Harriett Gilbert' to discuss their favourite books by Christopher Hitchens, Terry Pratchett and Dava Sobel.Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Publisher: CorgiLongitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel Publisher: Harper PerennialMortality by Christopher Hitchens Publisher: Atlantic BooksFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2017.