A Good Read

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - crime writer, Ian Rankin and record producer, Joe Boyd - discuss their favourite books by Lesley Branch, Mohsin Hamid and Pascal Garnier. The Wilder Shores of Love by Lesley Blanch Publisher: Simon & SchusterHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid Publisher: PenguinThe Islanders by Pascal Garnier Publisher: Gallic BooksFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - award-winning screenwriter, Abi Morgan and cultural historian, Christopher Frayling - discuss favourite books by Dave Eggers, Angela Carter and Kyril Bonfiglioli.The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Publisher: VintageA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers Publisher: PicadorDon't Point that Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli Publisher: PenguinFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actress, Claire Skinner and author, Louise Welsh - discuss their favourite books by Karl Ove Knausgaard, RL Stevenson and Dorothy L Sayers. A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard Publisher: VintageDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Publisher: Penguin ClassicsStrong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers Publisher: HodderFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actress, Rebecca Front and poet and writer, Laura Dockrill - discuss their favourite books by Maria Semple, Jan Struther and Alice Munro. Mrs Miniver by Jan Struther Publisher: ViragoWhere'd You Go, Bernadette, by Maria Semple Publisher: PhoenixRunaway by Alice Munro Publisher: VintageFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - presenter, Anita Rani and journalist, Katharine Whitehorn - discuss their favourite books by F Scott Fitzgerald, Terry Pratchett and Yiyun Li. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Wordsworth ClassicsThe Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett Publisher: Random HouseThe Vagrants by Yiyun Li Publisher: 4th EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Josie Long and Romesh Ranganathan - discuss favourite books by Yann Martel, Clive James and Dan Hancox.The Village Against the World by Dan Hancox Publisher: VersoLife of Pi by Yann Martel Publisher: CannongateUnreliable Memoirs by Clive James Publisher: PicadorFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

The journalists John Sergeant and Helen Lewis, join Harriett Gilbert to discuss three favourite books.Jeeves and The Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks Publisher Arrow BooksThe Turkish Embassy Letters by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Publisher ViragoThe Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Publisher VintageProducer Beth O'DeaFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Countdown dictionary buff Susie Dent and WI Chair Janice Langley share some good reads with Harriett Gilbert. Red Love - The Story of an East German Family by Maxim Leo, translated by Shaun Whiteside Publisher Pushkin PressA Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison Publisher QuercusAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P D James Publisher FaberProducer Sally HeavenFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - comedian, Frankie Boyle and actress, Maureen Lipman - discuss their favourite books by Michael Blakemore, Barbara Trapido and Joseph Heller. Stage Blood by Michael Blakemore Publisher: FaberSomething Happened by Joseph Heller Publisher: VintageBrother of the More Famous Jack by Barbara Trapido Publisher: BloomsburyFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2015.

Harriet Gilbert and her guests - comedians, Sean Lock and Roisin Conaty - discuss their favourite books by Margaret Atwood, Jim Thompson and Beryl Bainbridge. The Getaway by Jim ThompsonThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodEvery Man for Himself by Beryl BainbridgeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.