A Good Read Folgen

American avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson and BBC 6 Music DJ Stuart Maconie join Harriett Gilbert to chat about their favourite books by Hunter S Thompson, LTC Rolt and James Lever. Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson Publisher: Harper Perennial Sleep No More by LTC Rolt Publisher: The History PressMe Cheetah: The Autobiography by James Lever Publisher: Fourth EstateFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2020.

Crime writer Val McDermid and businesswoman Martha Lane Fox join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Emma Smith, Ali Smith and Patrick Hamilton. From 2020.This Is Shakespeare: How to Read the World's Greatest Playwright by Emma Smith Publisher: Pelican How to be Both by Ali Smith Publisher: PenguinThe Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton Publisher: Little BrownFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2020.

Actresses and friends Pippa Haywood (Greenwing, The Bodyguard) and Felicity Montagu (Alan Partridge) talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert. They are: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn, Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton, and Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs. They may be old friends, but do they have the same taste in books? Follow us on Instagram @agoodreadbbc to share your thoughts on books and more. Producer: Becky Ripley.