Reading in 2020
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A Good Read: Samantha Harvey and Darran Anderson
Two award-winning writers discuss books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
Open Book: Claire Messud
Claire Messud, Kafka and Jiaming Tang.
Open Book - Kevin Barry
Johny Pitts talks to Kevin Barry about his new novel, The Heart in Winter
A Good Read: Denise Mina and Simon Brett
Two crime writers join Harriett Gilbert to read each other's favourite books.
A Passage to India
Shahidha Bari discusses EM Forster's A Passage to India
A Good Read: Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson
A special edition from the Hay Festival with Doon Mackichan and Bruce Robinson.
Rita Bullwinkel
Rita Bullwinkel, Mohsin Hamid and T茅a Obreht
A Good Read: Sebastian Faulks and Tessa Hadley
Two authors on books they love.
A Good Read: Gyles Brandreth and Hannah Critchlow
The broadcaster and the neuroscientist choose favourite books.
Garth Risk Hallberg
Johny Pitts speaks to Garth Risk Hallberg about his new novel, The Second Coming.
A Good Read: Helen Lederer and Ilaria Bernardini
Two guests recommend books they love.
Irenosen Okojie
Irenosen Okojie talks to Johny Pitts about her new book, Curandera.
A Good Read: Sarah Phelps and Irenosen Okojie
Two writers share their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.
Benjamin Myers
Benjamin Myers, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Claire Kohda
A Good Read: Rachel Parris and Sonali Shah
Barbara Kingsolver's Demon Copperhead is one of the books being talked about this week.
Lauren Elkin
Lauren Elkin, Mich猫le Roberts and Maria Balshaw
Evie Wyld talks to Johny Pitts about her new novel, The Echoes.
Evie Wyld, Jessie Cave and Camille Bordas
Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak discusses her new novel. Hanna Pylv盲inen on writing about the Arctic Circle.
Graham Norton
Graham Norton speaks to Johny Pitts about his new novel, Frankie.
Matt Haig
Matt Haig discusses his new novel, The Life Impossible and Lord of the Flies at 70.
Rachel Kushner
Rachel Kushner on her Booker Prize shortlisted novel, Creation Lake and Sarah Moss.
Alan Hollinghurst
Alan Hollinghurst speaks to Chris Power about his new novel, Our Evenings.
A Good Read Irvine Welsh & Andrew O' Hagan
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival the two authors discuss favourite books
A Good Read Karl Ove Knausgaard and Amy Liptrot
The two writers choose favourite books. Recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival
A Good Read: Fee Mak and Ali Woods
Comedian Ali Woods and DJ Fee Mak discuss the books they love with Harriett Gilbert.
Books to Read and Re-Read
Johny Pitts and Chris Power celebrate books to read and re-read
A Good Read: Tim Spector and Tatty Macleod
Food writer Tim Spector and comedian Tatty Macleod talk books with Harriett Gilbert.
A Good Read: Nihal Arthanayake and Elif Shafak
The broadcaster and the writer discuss books that are important to them.
A Good Read: Jenny Kleeman and Sam Knight
Two journalists bring their favourite books to chat about with Harriett Gilbert.
A Good Read: Naomi Alderman and Abi Dare
Two writers talk to Harriett about favourite books.
