A Good Read
A Good Read
Podcast Description
Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.
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Content Themes
Episodes explore a range of literary genres and themes, focusing on personal narratives, emotional depth, and societal issues. Examples include loneliness in Douglas Stuart's choice of Train Dreams, wartime narratives represented in Lucy Speed's Everyone Brave is Forgiven, and the exploration of identity in Natali Ginzburg's Voices in the Evening.
Find reading inspiration with favourite books chosen by our guests.
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 picked by author Annabel Abbs
Emma by Jane Austen chosen by Harriett Gilbert ahead of the writer’s 250th birthday in December 2025
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Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Maggie Ayre
Photo credit: Edward Brown
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