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    Yasmin Khan & David Mitchell Nov 10, 2020
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    Travel and food writer Yasmin Khan and novelist David Mitchell join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Anne Tyler, Madeline Miller and Ryszard Kapuściński.

    Circe by Madeline Miller Publisher: Bloomsbury

    Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuściński Publisher: Penguin

    Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler Publisher: Penguin

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.

    Arabella Weir & Deborah Levy Nov 03, 2020
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    Comedian Arabella Weir and novelist Deborah Levy join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Paul Beatty, Marguerite Duras and Evan S Connell.

    The Sellout by Paul Beatty Publisher: One World

    The Lover by Marguerite Duras Publisher: Everyman's Library (translator: Barbara Bray)

    Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell Publisher: Penguin

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2020.

    Jonathan Safran Foer & Daliso Chaponda Oct 27, 2020
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    Writer Jonathan Safran Foer and comedian Daliso Chaponda join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Natalia Ginzburg, Richard Brautigan, Orson Scott Card.

    The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg Translator: Dick Davis Publisher: Daunt Books

    Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan Publisher: Canongate

    Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Books

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

    Mark Radcliffe & Patricia Cumper Oct 20, 2020
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    Broadcaster Mark Radcliffe and playwright Patricia Cumper join Harriett Gilbert to nominate their favourite book by Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Strout and Helene Hanff. From 2020.

    Beloved by Toni Morrison Publisher: Vintage

    Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Publisher: Viking

    84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff Publisher: Virago

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

    Johny Pitts & Charlotte Proudman Oct 13, 2020
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    Writer Johny Pitts and barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman join Harriett to discuss their favourite books by Claude McKay, CA MacKinnon and Mary Gaitskill

    Romance in Marseilles by Claude McKay Pub: Penguin

    Butterfly Politics by Catharine A MacKinnon Pub: Belknap Press

    This is Pleasure by Mary Gaitskill Pub: Serpents Tail

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2020.

    Ruth Jones & Dominic Cooke Oct 06, 2020
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    Writer, actor and Gavin and Stacey creator Ruth Jones and theatre and film director Dominic Cooke join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Kate Atkinson, Siri Hustvedt and John Lah

    Ruth and Dominic are old friends, but did they enjoy one another's books?

    And what happened to Ruth's pottery robot in her third set art class?

    Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson Publisher: Black Swan

    What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt Publisher: Sceptre

    Prick Up Your Ears, John Lahr's biography of Joe Orton. Publisher: Bloomsbury

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2020.

    Nicholas Lezard & Gwyneth Williams Jul 28, 2020
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    Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former BBC Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Samuel Beckett, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa and Sigrid Nunez.

    Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett Publisher: Faber

    Gwyneth chooses: The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa Publisher: Vintage

    Harriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez Publisher: Virago

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

    Sarah Keyworth & Lissa Evans Jul 21, 2020
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    Author Lissa Evans and comedian Sarah Keyworth join Harriett Gilbert to discuss their favourite books by Oliver Sacks, Cheryl Strayed and David Garnett.

    Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood by Oliver Sacks Publisher: Picador

    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Publisher: Atlantic Books

    Lady into Fox by David Garnett Publisher: Dover Publications

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

    Fiona Shaw & Nicola Coughlan Jul 14, 2020
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    Irish actors Fiona Shaw and Nicola Coughlan join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Jon Ronson, Joan Didion and Dorothy M Hughes.

    The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson Publisher: Picador

    In a Lonely Place by Dorothy M Hughes Publisher: Penguin

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion Publisher: Fourth Estate

    First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020.

    Nina Sosanya & David Nicholls Jul 07, 2020
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    Actor Nina Sosanya and writer David Nicholls share their favourite books with Harriett. Nina chooses The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, The Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark is David's favourite. Harriett picks Beneath the Streets by Adam Macqueen, a thriller which asks: what if Jeremy Thorpe's hired thugs had been successful? Producer Sally Heaven Follow us on Instagram at @agoodreadbbc

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