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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Crime writer Mark Billingham and fashion designer Pam Hogg join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Katherine Dunn, Dashiell Hammett and Lucy Mangan.

Geek Love by Katherine Dunn

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

Bookworm by Lucy Mangan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2019.

Author and podcaster Dolly Alderton and and crime writer Clare Mackintosh join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Martin Amis, Emma Henderson and Cressida Connolly.

The Rachel Papers by Martin Amis

Grace Williams Says It Loud by Emma Henderson

After the Party by Cressida Connolly

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.

Comedian Dom Joly, novelist Kate Hamer and Harriett Gilbert choose books by Rob Long, Barbara Comyns and Philip Kerr.

Conversations with My Agent by Rob Long

The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns

March Violets by Philip Kerr

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Horrible Histories actor Mathew Baynton and presenter Aasmah Mir join Harriett Gilbert. to discuss their favourite books by George Saunders, Iain Banks and Alison Jean Lester.

Tenth of December: Stories by George Saunders

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

Lilian on Life by Alison Jean Lester

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.

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 host Cathy Newman and bestselling crime writer Jeffery Deaver join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Annie Proulx, Min Kym and Amy Bloom.

The Shipping News by Annie Proulx

Gone: A Girl, a Violin, a Life Unstrung by Min Kym

White Houses by Amy Bloom

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.

Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean and singer/composer Hannah Peel join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Tsitsi Dangarembga, Italo Calvino, Curtis Sittenfeld.

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2019.

Joy Division and New Order drummer Stephen Morris and comedian and songwriter Pippa Evans join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Tim Winton, David Keenan and William Trevor.

The Shepherd's Hut by Tim Winton

This is Memorial Device by David Keenan

The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor

First broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2019.

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Actor Nicola Walker and Peppa Pig voice artist Sarah Ann Kennedy join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Gillian Flynn, Elena Passarello and Carly Simon.

Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.