Radiohead's bassist Colin Greenwood and Irish comedian Joanne McNally recommend great books to presenter Harriett Gilbert. Joanne's is This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay. Colin goes for Homing by Jon Day and Harriett's is Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border by Colm Tóibín. First of a new series, follow us on instagram at @agoodreadbbc

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The fashion designer Pam Hogg and crime writer Mark Billingham make their choices of a good read. Pam's is Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, Mark has chosen Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon while Harriett goes for Bookworm by Lucy Mangan.

Dolly Alderton, author and presenter of The High Low podcast and crime writer Clare Mackintosh, former police officer and author of I Let You Go, talk about the books they love to presenter Harriett Gilbert. They are: The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis, Grace Williams Says It Loud by Emma Henderson and After the Party by Cressida Connolly. Guess who chooses Martin Amis?

Comedian Dom Joly chooses Conversations with My Agent by Rob Long, the memoirs of an American TV scriptwriter, to discuss with the novelist Kate Hamer and Harriett Gilbert. Kate's new book Crushed is a dark tale of troubled teenage female friendship and her choice of book - The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns - is described as suburban gothic meets magical realism. Harriett chooses March Violets by Philip Kerr.

Horrible Histories actor Mathew Baynton and presenter Aasmah Mir bring their favourite books to discuss with Harriett Gilbert. Matthew's choice is Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders, while Aasmah Mir has chosen The Crow Road by the late Scottish writer Iain Banks. Harriett's book is Lilian on Life by Alison Jean Lester.

Novelist Nicci Gerrard and journalist Gary Younge join Harriett Gilbert to talk about their favourite books. Gary chooses Brown Girl, Brownstones by Paule Marshall, the story of Barbadian immigrants living in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 40s. Nicci's favourite is Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, a novel which takes a surprising turn halfway through and provokes a debate about the merits of sleeping in ditches. Harriett's selection is Calypso by David Sedaris, in which the American humorist introduces us to his family, a group of people almost as eccentric as he is.

Channel 4 News presenter Cathy Newman and bestselling crime writer Jeffery Deaver discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Jeffery chooses The Shipping News by Annie Proulx, Cathy chooses Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung by Min Kym and Harriett’s choice is White Houses by Amy Bloom.

Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean and singer/composer Hannah Peel share books they love with Harriett Gilbert. Hannah's is Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, Kiri is blown away by Nervous Conditions by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga and Harriett picks You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld, author of American Wife.

Joy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris and comedian and songwriter Pippa Evans tell presenter Harriett Gilbert about books they love, by Tim Winton and David Keenan. Keenan's This is Memorial Device is a satire about the post-punk scene that reminds Stephen of people he's known. Pippa loves The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton, as well as all of his other books, and Harriett shares with them both The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor.

Actor Nicola Walker and Peppa Pig voice artist Sarah Ann Kennedy discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Nicola chooses Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello, Sarah Ann chooses Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, and Harriett’s favourite is Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon. How does playing detectives affect how Nicola reads crime fiction? Can spiders weave webs in space, and what did Carly Simon wear when she confronted her husband's mistress?

Producer: Sally Heaven