A Good Read
Episodes
Gwyneth Lewis and Annabel Abbs
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week's books are: Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner chosen by the Welsh poet and writer Gwyneth Lewis The LIving Mountain by Nan Shepherd ...
Michelle Ogundehin and Lisa St Aubin de Terรกn
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Ogundehin is a broadcaster, magazine editor and author also known as a presenter on TV's Interior Design Masters. She and author Lisa St Au...
Roma Agrawal and Kate Lister
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WEDLOCK: HOW GEORGIAN BRITAIN'S WORST HUSBAND MET HIS MATCH by Wendy Moore, chosen by Kate Lister GRAYSON PERRY: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG GI...
Richard Benson and Amy Sackville
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE YEARS by Annie Ernaux chosen by Richard Benson THE CORNER THAT HELD THEM by Sylvia Townsend Warner chosen by Amy Sackville COFFEE AND CIGARETTES b...
Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
FUNDAMENTALLY by Nussaibah Younis, chosen by Julia Shaw YOUR LIFE IS MANUFACTURED by Tim Minshall, chosen by Hayaatun Sillem ROSARITA by Anita Desai, ...
Nicola Sturgeon and Alistair McGowan
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two books featuring teenage killers feature this time. Nicola Sturgeon MSP votes for Elif Shafak's Honour as her good read. It details the reasons be...
Tom Cox and Sophie Scott
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE STONE DIARIES by Carol Shields, chosen by Tom Cox HOW TO WRITE A THESIS by Umberto Eco, chosen by Sophie Scott PARADISE by Abdulrazak Gurnah, chos...
Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OPEN by Andre Agassi SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam THE SECRET HOURS by Mick HerronTelevision and radio broadcaster Chris Tarrant nomina...
Sarah Waters and Walter Murch
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BEAR by Marian Engel, chosen by novelist Sarah Waters THE TRUE BELIEVER by Eric Hoffer, chosen by film editor Walter Murch THE VISITOR by Maeve Brenna...
Rob Rinder and Juno Dawson
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by Rob Rinder THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by Harriett Gilbert EARTHLINGS ...
Zadie Smith and Colm Tรณibรญn
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
OBLIVION by Hรฉctor Abad, chosen by Colm Tรณibรญn FLESH by David Szalay, chosen by Zadie Smith CALL ME BY YOUR NAME by Andrรฉ Aciman, chosen by Harrie...
Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Horatio Clare
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE TRUCE by Primo Levi, chosen by Horatio Clare THE SUN DOES SHINE by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, chosen by Joanna Hardy-Susskind SULA...
Desiree Akhavan and Rosie Wilby
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ALL FOURS by Miranda July, chosen by Desiree Akhavan UNTRUE by Wednesday Martin, chosen by Rosie Wilby DRAGON TALK by Fleur Adcock, chosen by Harriett...
James Rebanks and Kiri Pritchard-McLean at the Hay Festival
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE IRON AGE by Arja Kajermo A SHORT STAY IN HELL by Steven L Peck STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL by Charlotte WoodJames Rebanks is a farmer from the Lake Dist...
Budgie and Juhea Kim
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NAUSEA by Jean-Paul Sartre GO WENT GONE by Jenny Erpenbeck LAURUS by Evgeny VodolazkinBudgie is best known as the drummer with Siouxsie & The Bans...
Xantonรฉ Blacq and Harry Trevaldwyn
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT by Sarah Winman, chosen by Harry Trevaldwyn THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho, chosen by Xantonรฉ Blacq JAMES by Percival Everett, c...
Josh Cohen and Nussaibah Younis
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BIG SWISS by Jen Beagin, chosen by Nussaibah Younis A HEART SO WHITE by Javier Marรญas, chosen by Josh Cohen THE END OF EDDY by Edouard Louis, chosen ...
Jack Thorne and Peter Kosminsky
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AN INSTANCE OF THE FINGERPOST by Iain Pears, chosen by Peter Kosminsky HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by Will Arbery, chosen by Jack Thorne PERFECTION b...
Douglas Stuart and Sian Eleri
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Douglas Stuart author of Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain chooses his favourite book - Train Dreams by Denis Johnson - a short novel encapsulat...
Lucy Speed and Sarah Mills
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN by Chris Cleave, chosen by Lucy Speed THE HUMAN FACTOR by Graham Greene, chosen by Harriett Gilbert 253 by Geoff Ryman, cho...
Nina Sosanya and Joelle Taylor
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Nina Sosanya and prize winning poet and writer Joelle Taylor talk favourite books with Harriett. Nina chooses Sally Jones and the False Rose by ...
Oliver Burkeman and Sara Collins
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MOON TIGER by Penelope Lively, chosen by Sara Collins NUMBER GO UP: INSIDE CRYPTO'S WILD RISE AND STAGGERING FALL by Zeke Faux, chosen by Oliver Burke...
Inua Ellams and Ted Hodgkinson
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WHEN WE CEASE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD by Benjamin Labatut (translated by Adrian Nathan West), chosen by Ted Hodgkinson ENTER GHOST by Isabella Hammad...
Julia Bradbury and Ramita Navai
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, chosen by Julia Bradbury A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, chosen by Ramita Navai An Enchanted April by Elizabeth von ...
Joe Dunthorne and Iszi Lawrence
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Sรผskind, translated by John E. Woods, chosen by Iszi Lawrence Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles, chosen b...
Nicci Gerrard and Sean French
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books featured:True Grit by Charles Portis Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason Moominland Midwinter by Tove JanssonNicci Gerrard and Sean French write colle...
Professor Ben Garrod and Lucy Jones
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A PRIMATE'S MEMOIR (Love, Death and Baboons) by Robert Sapolsky, chosen by Professor Ben Garrod SOLDIER SAILOR by Claire Kilroy, chosen by Harriett Gi...
Sir Ian Blatchford and Charles Fernyhough
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TOKYO EXPRESS by Seichล Matsumoto, translated by Jesse Kirkwood, chosen by Sir Ian Blatchford THE LETTERS OF ABELARD AND HELOISE, translated by Betty...
Naomi Alderman and Abi Dare
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini, chosen by Abi Dare THE FIRE NEXT TIME by James Baldwin, chosen by Harriett Gilbert DEAR COMMITTEE MEMBERS...
Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EDUCATED by Tara Westover, chosen by Jenny Kleeman THE WREN, THE WREN by Anne Enright, chosen by Harriett Gilbert GIVING UP THE GHOST by Hilary Mantel...
Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nihal has chosen Amma, the debut novel by Sri Lankan writer Saraid de Silva, which he compares to meeting someone on a train and having a long, intens...
Tim Spector and Tatty Macleod
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE COUNTRY OF OTHERS by Leรฏla Slimani, chosen by Tatty Macleod THE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTHING by Jeffrey Steingarten, chosen by Tim Spector ORBITAL by S...
Fee Mak and Ali Woods
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
REASONS TO STAY ALIVE by Matt Haig, chosen by Ali Woods ELENA KNOWS by Claudia Piรฑeiro, chosen by Fee Mak THE DETAILS by Ia Genberg, chosen by Harrie...
Amy Liptrot and Karl Ove Knausgaard
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Norwegian author of the hugely successful My Struggle books Karl Ove Knausgaard chooses The Names by Don de Lillo. It's set in Athens in the early...
Irvine Welsh and Andrew O'Hagan
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new series begins at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with guests Irvine Welsh and Andrew O'Hagan. Irvine Welsh is best known as the autho...
Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver, chosen by Rachel Parris DID YE HEAR MAMMY DIED? by Sรฉamas O'Reilly, chosen by Harriett Gilbert BOTH NOT HALF ...
Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RADIO ROMANCE by Garrison Keillor, chosen by Sarah Phelps PERSEPOLIS by Marjane Satrapi, chosen by Irenosen Okojie ABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER by Rose Trem...
Helen Lederer and Ilaria Bernardini
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BOOKS:WISHFUL DRINKING by CARRIE FISHER FORBIDDEN NOTEBOOK by ALBA DE CESPEDES YELLOWFACE by REBECCA F KUANGHarriett's guests today are comedian and w...
Gyles Brandreth and Hannah Critchlow
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth has chosen EF Benson's entertaining tale of competitive snobbery in the 1920s, Mapp and Lucia. In a contrasting...
Sebastian Faulks and Tessa Hadley
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
VOICES IN THE EVENING by Natalia Ginzburg (trans. DM Low), chosen by Tessa Hadley THE ZONE OF INTEREST by Martin Amis (trans. Jessica Moore), chosen b...
Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at the Hay FestivalSHUGGIE BAIN by Douglas Stuart ON THE BLACK HILL by Bruce Chatwin AGAINST NATURE by Joris-Karl HuysmansHarriett Gilbert ta...
Denise Mina and Simon Brett
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ABSENT IN THE SPRING by Agatha Christie (writing as Mary Westmacott) (HarperCollins), chosen by Simon Brett IN THE GARDEN OF THE FUGITIVES by Ceridwen...
Samantha Harvey and Darran Anderson
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
QUARTET IN AUTUMN by Barbara Pym, chosen by Samantha Harvey MRS CALIBAN by Rachel Ingalls, chosen by Harriett Gilbert PHARMACOPOEIA: A DUNGENESS NOTE...
Kathryn Hughes and Dan Schreiber
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Historian and author Kathryn Hughes and No Such Thing As a Fish presenter Dan Schreiber recommend favourite books to Harriett Gilbert. Kathryn chooses...
Carol Morley and Will Hislop
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE RED PARTS by Maggie Nelson (Vintage), chosen by Carol Morley INVISIBLE CITIES by Italo Calvino (Vintage), chosen by Will Hislop ORDINARY PEOPLE by...
Christopher Eccleston and Lindsey Hilsum
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JUST KIDS by Patti Smith, chosen by Lindsey Hilsum MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING by Viktor E. Frankl (trans. Ilse Lasch), chosen by Christopher Eccleston T...
Katy Hessel and Amy Blakemore
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CHESS by Stefan Zweig (Faber), chosen by Katy Hessel MAUD MARTHA by Gwendolyn Brooks (Penguin), chosen by Amy Blakemore THE PIER FALLS by Mark Haddon...
Andrew McMillan and Kathryn Williams
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ON WRITING by Stephen King, chosen by Kathryn Williams THE BITCH by Pilar Quintana (translated by Lisa Dillman), chosen by Harriett Gilbert ON THE BEA...
Paterson Joseph and Richard Coles
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE LONELY LONDERS by Sam Selvon THE CHANGELING by Robin Jenkins A CRACK IN THE WALL by Claudia PeneiroThe Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon traces the n...
Anjana Vasan and Anne-Marie Imafidon
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BESSIE SMITH by Jackie Kay (Faber) chosen by Anjana Vasan EDGE OF HERE by Kelechi Okafor (Trapeze) chosen by Anne-Marie Imafidon THE WIDOW COUDERC by ...
Joe Talbot and Nancy Medina
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO by Junot Diaz (Faber), chosen by Nancy Medina ALL ABOUT LOVE by bell hooks (William Morrow), chosen by Joe Talbot...
Rachel Brown-Finnis and Anna Bogutskaya
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CRYING IN H MART by Michelle Zauner, chosen by Anna Bogutskaya SKATING TO ANTARTICA by Jenni Diski, chosen by Harriett Gilbert THINKING ON MY FEET by ...
Ian Rankin and Colin MacIntyre
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE GLASS PEARLS by Emeric Pressburger chosen by Ian Rankin WIDOW BASQUIAT by Jennifer Clement chosen by Colin MacIntyre THE PATIENCE STONE by Atiq Ra...
Chantal Joffe and Sรฉamas O'Reilly
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The artist Chantal Joffe picks I Capture The Castle, the English classic by Dodie Smith. Set in 1930s rural England, it relates the adventures of an e...
Janet Ellis and Jason Arday
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Ellis and Jason Arday join presenter Harriet Gilbert to discuss The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es; Rise, the memoir of South African rugby player ...
India Knight and Emma Dabiri
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist India Knight and writer Emma Dabiri talk to Harriett Gilbert about favourite books. India chooses The Tap Dancer by Andrew Barrow, while Ha...
Nigel Kennedy and Clare Perkins
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The violinist Nigel Kennedy is in the UK playing several concerts and takes time out to join Harriett Gilbert and actor Clare Perkins to talk about on...
Cressida Cowell and Romy Gill MBE
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cressida Cowell MBE is the best-selling author illustrator of the How To Train Your Dragon and The Wizards of Once children's book series. Cressida's ...
Anneka Rice and Maureen Freely
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TV presenter Anneka Rice and writer Maureen Freely share favourite books. Maureen has chosen Marilynne Robinson's award winning Gilead, Anneka enjoyed...
Cornelia Parker and Jeremy Lee
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Cornelia Parker is with the chef Jeremy Lee and presenter Harriett Gilbert, to pick their all-time favourite books.Cornelia chooses South by Si...
Rhys Stephenson and Esther Manito
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The children's TV presenter and stand up comedian advocate for favourite books. Rhys Stevenson says the ending of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owe...
Vaseem Khan and Lucy Winkett
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does 'home' mean? The three book choices today reflect on what home means to different people. The crime writer Vaseem Khan chooses Deborah Mog...
Olivia Laing and Charlie Porter
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author and cultural critic Olivia Laing, whose books include The Lonely City, Funny Weather and Everybody, is joined by fashion writer and curator Cha...
Niamh Cusack & Elly Griffiths
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Niamh Cusack chooses Lila by Marilynne Robinson part of a group of novels set around the fictional Iowa town of Gilead and centres on the gentle relat...
Susanna Hoffs and Nina Wadia
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Wadia is a well known face on British TV and film. She was part of the smash hit comedy Goodness Gracious Me and was a regular in EastEnders. Mos...
Andi Osho and Nikita Gill
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The actor-comedian and the poet advocate for their favourite books. Andi chooses The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary, Nikita loves Mrs Death Misses Death by...
Merlin Sheldrake and Jo Marchant
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake (of 'Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures') is joined by the scienc...
Hal Cruttenden and Daisy Buchanan
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The comedian and the writer talk to Harriett about favourite books, including one of Orwell's less well known novels, Coming Up for Air, chosen by Hal...
Zing Tsjeng and Yomi แนขode
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist, broadcaster and author Zing Tsjeng and poet Yomi แนขode join presenter Harriett Gilbert to talk about the books they love.Zing chooses a b...
Gill Hornby and Paul Burston
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The two writers talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Gill Hornby has chosen Commonwealth by Ann Patchett, which traces the lives of...
Donna Leon and Margaret Heffernan
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series, Donna Leon, is joined by writer-entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan and the presenter Harriet...
Katherine May and Liz Berry
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author Katherine May and poet Liz Berry talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Liz loves A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Nรญ Ghrรญofa...
Sophie Raworth and Patrick Ness
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The newsreader and the writer chat about books with Harriett. Sophie and Harriett's choices take on early colonialism on two different continents, in ...
Janet Street-Porter and Felicity Ward
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The broadcaster and comedian discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Janet's choice is The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks, set in 1960s London, whic...
Philippa Perry and Anil Seth
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Psychotherapist writer Philippa Perry and Professor of Neuroscience Anil Seth join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love.Anil Seth, who explo...
James Marriott and Jude Rogers
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Columnist at The Times James Marriott and arts journalist for The Guardian Jude Rogers discuss favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.James picks The P...
Kate Bryan and Mark Steel
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Art historian Kate Bryan and comedian Mark Steel talk to Harriett Gilbert about their favourite books. Kate loves Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency b...
Adrian Chiles and Martyn Ware
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week broadcaster and writer Adrian Chiles and musician and sound artist Marty Ware join Harriett Gilbert with their reading suggestions. Martyn ...
Agnes Poirier & Nikki May
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Agnes Poirier the French writer and broadcaster and British-Nigerian novelist Nikki May introduce us to their favourite books. Nikki chooses a haunti...
Ellie Gibson and Frank Turner
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host of the 'Scummy Mummies' podcast Ellie Gibson and musician Frank Turner pick their favourite books to discuss with Harriett Gilbert. Ellie's c...
Shaparak Khorsandi and Anne Hegerty
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and author Shaparak Khorsandi and Anne Hegerty AKA "The Governess" on the ITV quiz show 'The Chase' discuss their favourite books with Harrie...
Philippa Forrester and Dwayne Fields
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Presenter Philppa Forrester and explorer Dwayne Fields discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Philippa's pick is a fun memoir about Nin...
Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedians Heidi Regan and Neil Delamere discuss their favourite all-time books with Harriett Gilbert. Heidi chooses a non-fiction book on the cult of ...
Ria Lina and Otegha Uwagba
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The comedian Ria Lina - who's appeared on the BBCโs Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week - joins Otegha Uwagba - author of ...
Patience Agbabi and Andy Miller
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Poet Patience Agbabi and the writer and podcaster Andy Miller advocate for their favourite books. Andy wrote a memoir about reading fifty great books,...
Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writers Damian Barr and Ben Fergusson recommend books to Harriett Gilbert. Damian chooses the second volume of Janice Galloway's memoir, All Made Up....
John Wilson and Chloe Petts
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Broadcaster John Wilson and comedian Chloe Petts choose books to recommend to Harriett Gilbert. John has chosen Elizabeth Taylor's Mrs Palfrey at the...
Duncan Campbell and Mark Hodkinson
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writers Duncan Campbell and Mark Hodkinson discuss their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. Duncan chooses the Journalist and the Murderer by Jan...
Salena Godden and Rob Biddulph
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Writer Salena Godden chooses Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys, a book she's re-read many times and returns to now โ older, wiser and with even gr...
Melanie Reid and Andrew Cotter
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Columnist Melanie Reid adores This is Not About Me by Janice Galloway, a tragicomic account of her turbulent childhood in mid-century Scotland. Presen...
Sophie Hannah and Viv Groskop
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Hannah and Viv Groskop join Harriett Gilbert to talk about books they love.Sophie, an Agatha Christie expert and superfan, recommends The Rose ...
Petroc Trelawny and Stuart MacBride
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The broadcaster Petroc Trelawny, host of the Radio 3 Breakfast show, and the crime writer Stuart MacBride, author of the bestselling Logan McRae and A...
Dr Alex George and Ella Al-Shamahi
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle is a guide to spiritual enlightenment and preaches the importance of being in the moment. Alex George has found it a...
Rob Newman & Sarfraz Manzoor
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Rob Newman and writer Sarfraz Manzoor talk about favourite books. Rob loves John Berger's novel To the Wedding, but not everyone finds it hug...
Dreda Say Mitchell & Emma Gannon
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Novelist Dreda Say Mitchell and the writer and podcaster Emma Gannon talk about their favourite books with Harriett. Dreda chooses An Extraordinary Un...
Omid Djalili and Nikita Lalwani
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A novel about compassion set against the backdrop of the Aberfan disaster is comedian and actor Omid Djalili's choice of a good read. A Terrible Kind...
Julie Hesmondhalgh and Elaine C Smith
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Hesmondhalgh is a well known face on television and stage. Recently she has been in The Pact on BBC1 and played Hayley in Coronation Street. Her...
Joanna Scanlan and Sabine Durrant
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BAFTA winning actor Joanna Scanlan champions The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe's tale of Ken Kesey, the Merry Pranksters and US counter cultu...
Jessica Fostekew and Molly Naylor
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Jessica chooses The Heretics: Adventures with the Enemies of Science, by Will Storr, provoking a discussion about whether you can empathise w...
Alistair Petrie and Alex Wheatle
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Alistair Petrie, from TV series Sex Education, found Joan Didion's meditation on grief, The Year of Magical Thinking, unexpectedly uplifting. Wr...