A Good Read

By BBC Radio 4Arts Books

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A Good Read episodes

February 14, 2017 Lionel Shriver and Mae Martin
Author Lionel Shriver and comedian Mae Martin join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love by John Knowles, HG Wells and Anne Enright.
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
The Door in The Wall by HG Wells
Publisher: Read Books/HG Wells Library
The Gathering by Anne Enright
Publisher: Vintage
Producer: Beth O'Dea
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
28 min
February 12, 2017 Joanna Trollope, literature from the Mid West and African romance fiction.
Joanna Trollope discusses her new novel, City of Friends.
31 min
February 07, 2017 Victor Adebowale and Rachel Unthank
Lord Victor Adebowale and musician Rachel Unthank join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by David Almond, Robert Seehaler and John Higgs.
Half a Creature from the Sea by David Almond
Publisher: Walker Books
Stranger Than We Can Imagine by John Higgs
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
A Whole Life by Robert Seehaler
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017.
28 min
January 31, 2017 Alan Carr and Melanie Sykes
Comedian Alan Carr and presenter Melanie Sykes join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love by John Fowles, Andrea Ashworth and Malcolm Bradbury.
The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles,
Publisher: Vintage
Once in a House on Fire by Andrea Ashworth
Publisher: Picador
The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury
Publisher: Picador
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2017.
28 min
January 29, 2017 Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi's debut novel Homegoing is already one of the most talked about debuts of 2017. She joins Mariella Frostrup to talk about this tale of two sisters with strikingly different destinies - one sold into slavery, the other a slave trader's wife - and the way their lives reverberate through the generations.
We open the doors to our Reading Clinic with the writer of King Arthur Kevin Crossley-Holland, who chooses his favourite books on the legendary figure of Merlin.
Award winning novelist AL Kennedy talks about her first book for children, Uncle Shawn and Bill and the Almost Entirely Unplanned Adventure and we have our monthly recommendation from inside the publishing industry.
28 min
January 22, 2017 Tessa Hadley, Female Friendships and the Russian Revolution
Tessa Hadley on her new book and Esther Freud and Kitty Aldridge on literary friendships
31 min
January 15, 2017 James Lasdun, Crime Fiction for 2017 and book bestsellers
James Lasdun discusses his new book The Fall Guy and crime fiction for 2017
31 min
January 11, 2017 Literary Postcards
Literary postcards from around the world.
28 min
January 08, 2017 Nadeem Aslam, book translating and unhappy books which make us happy
Nadeem Aslam discusses his new book The Golden Legend
28 min
December 18, 2016 Shirley Jackson and a literary round-up for 2016
The dark world of Shirley Jackson and a look at this year's best reads
30 min