A Good Read

By BBC Radio 4Arts Books

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A Good Read episodes

March 11, 2018 James Wood, childhood reading and Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
James Wood discusses his new book, Upstate and we discuss the joys of being a bookworm.
28 min
March 06, 2018 Joanna Trollope and Sabrina Mahfouz
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 Faber
Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls' Boarding Schools 1939-1979 by Ysenda Maxtone Graham
Publisher Abacus
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.
29 min
February 27, 2018 Professor Mark Miodownik and Diana Henry
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: Vintage
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
Publisher: Harper Perennial
The Soul of Kindness by Elizabeth Taylor
Publisher: Virago
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
29 min
February 25, 2018 Jessie Greengrass on her new novel, Sight and what the suffragettes read in prison
Jessie Greengrass and Jeremy Gavron on creating a new novel from classic texts.
28 min
February 20, 2018 Sathnam Sanghera and Hadley Freeman
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: Penguin
Spring by David Szalay
Publisher: Vintage
A Cat, a Man, and Two Women by Junichiro Tanizaki.
Publisher: Daunt Books
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
28 min
February 18, 2018 Jane Harper on her new book Force of Nature
Jane Harper discusses her latest book, Force of Nature and Penelope Lively on E Nesbit
28 min
February 13, 2018 Steph McGovern and Jayde Adams
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: Picador
The Seagull by Ann Cleeves
Publisher: Pan
Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
Publisher: Scribner
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
29 min
February 11, 2018 Julian Barnes and other literary love stories
Julian Barnes on his new, The Only Story.
28 min
February 06, 2018 Ruby Tandoh and Jake Yapp
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: Phaidon
I Remember Nothing: and other reflections by Nora Ephron
Publisher: Black Swan
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Publisher: Vintage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
28 min
January 30, 2018 Stephen Fry and Alan Davies
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: Vintage
Boyhood by J.M. Coetzee
Publisher: Vintage
A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark
Publisher: Virago
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
28 min