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.
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by Rob Rinder
THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by Harriett Gilbert
EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata, chosen by Juno Dawson
The barrister, television presenter and writer Rob Rinder and author Juno Dawson talk books with Harriett Gilbert. Juno Dawson selects Sayaka Murata’s Earthlings, the follow-up to her cult hit Convenience Store Woman. Rob Rinder advocates for Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs’ memoir of a deeply bizarre childhood, and Harriett has gone for The Odd Woman and the City, Vivian Gornick’s essays celebrating New York.
Producer for BBC Audio Bristol: Sally Heaven
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