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Mark Radcliffe & Patricia Cumper
Toni Morrison's Beloved and Elizabeth Strout's Olive Again are the books on the table
Hilary Mantel, Lee Child and Andrew Grant, Editors Pick
Sara Collins talks to Hilary Mantel about her essay collection
Jonathan Safran Foer & Daliso Chaponda
Daliso can't believe Jonathan's never read a fantasy novel before his choice, Seventh Son
Arabella Weir & Deborah Levy
The comedian and novelist choose favourites including The Sellout by Paul Beatty.
Rumaan Alam, Words and Photography, Bookshop.org
Yasmin Khan & David Mitchell
Travel and food writer Yasmin Khan and novelist David Mitchell talk books.
Jonathan Coe, Radical Fairy Tales, Alex Wheatle
Chris Power talks to Jonathan Coe about bringing Billy Wilder to life in his new novel.
A Good Read:Vanessa Kisuule & Jonathon Porritt
Poet Vanessa Kisuule and environmental writer Jonathon Porritt talk books with Harriett.
Climate Change Special
A Good Read: Alexander McCall Smith & Prof Lucie Green
Alexander McCall Smith and Professor Lucie Green discuss favourite books.
Jenny Erpenbeck, Margaret Atwood on a classic dystopia, Paintings in fiction
A Good Read: Clive Myrie & Boyd Tonkin
The journalist and the critic nominate favourite books
Jonathan Lethem; Sylvia Townsend Warner; Edna O'Brien
The Joy of Dickens
Johny Pitts and guests explore the dazzling brilliance of Charles Dickens
Reading in 2020
Bryan Washington
Bryan Washington, Natalie Haynes, Trauma in fiction with Rebecca Watson & Peter Ho Davies
Elizabeth Day talks to debut writer Raven Leilani.
Kate Mosse, Books on TV, Writing in prisons
Richard Flanagan; How To Read Well; Editor's Tip
A Good Read: Helen Mort & Mo Omar
The poet and the comedian talk climbing, science fiction, and love with Harriett Gilbert.
A Good Read: Tuppence Middleton & Matthew Shribman
The actress and the environmentalist talk about much loved books with Harriett Gilbert.
Elizabeth Day talks to actor Ethan Hawke about his new novel.
A Good Read: Tobias Menzies & Gytha Lodge
Does a Tiger Come to Tea? Harriett Gilbert finds out
Johny Pitts talks to Caleb Azumah Nelson about Open Water, his hotly anticipated debut
A Good Read:Amrou AL-Kadhi & Peter Bazalgette
The writer/drag performer and the television executive talk books with Harriett
Elizabeth Day talks to Mary Lawson
A Good Read: Twayna Mayne & Simon Savidge
The comedian and the books blogger talk to Harriett about their favourite books
A Good Read: Jane Hill & Derek Owusu
The news presenter and the author both talk about the books they've chosen
Elizabeth Day talks to Pulitzer Prize winning writer Viet Thanh Nguyen about The Committed
A Good Read: Greg James & Bella Mackie
Husband & wife team - the Radio 1 Breakfast host and the writer talk up their top reads.
