Comedian and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika and cartoonist-author Martin Rowson join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Elena Ferrante, Rohan O'Grady and Michael Ondaatje.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Grady

The Skin of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Actors Sarah Hadland and Russell Tovey join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Annie Proulx, Quentin Crisp and Muriel Barbery.

Close Range: Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

The Elegance of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

Poet Lemn Sissay and writer Mick Herron join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by JM Coetzee, Caroline Blackwood and John Steinbeck.

The Life and Times of Michael K by JM Coetzee

Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood

Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.

BBC presenter Kate Bottley and comedian Ken Cheng join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Amy Chua, Cole Morton and Carlo Rovelli.

The Boy Who Gave His Heart Away by Cole Morton

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

Singer and author Tracey Thorn and writer Maggie O'Farrell join Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Susie Boyt, Barbara Trapido and Kate Atkinson.

My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt

The Travelling Hornplayer by Barbara Trapido

Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

First broadcast on Radio 4 in February 2019.

Writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce and comic Lucy Porter join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Mervyn Peake, Terry Pratchett and Dashiell Hammett.

Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake

Truckers by Terry Pratchett

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

Author and journalist Kamal Ahmed and naturalist and presenter Brett Westwood join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by by Michael Faber, James Baldwin and Ruth Rendell.

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Notes of a Native Son by James Baldwin

The Keys to the Street by Ruth Rendell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.

Writer and activist Scarlett Curtis and comedian Catherine Bohart join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Maggie Nelson, Anna Burns and Sayaka Murata.

The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson

Milkman by Anna Burns

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2019.

Gráinne Maguire, John Higgs and Harriett Gilbert discuss favourite books by Jeremy Lent, Elaine Dundy and Beryl Bainbridge.

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

The Patterning Instinct by Jeremy Lent

The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

Former SAS serviceman turned thriller writer Andy McNab, George the Poet and Harriett Gilbert discuss their favourite books by Akala, Attica Locke and Joe Simpson.

Touching the Void by Joe Simpson

Natives by Akala

Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.