Exciting new novels, non-fiction & must-read classics to lose yourself in this summer
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
A story about love, friendship, faith - and what happens when these things are challenged.
Kyle Soller reads Baldwin's groundbreaking novel of desire and shame in 1950s Paris.
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
2019 Booker Prize-winning novel that follows the lives of twelve extraordinary characters.
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.
The great American novel of the Jazz Age, read by Kyle Soller
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett
A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.
A new novel from the author of The Power set in a future we could be heading to very soon.
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
A memoir of past trauma, the pandemic and a new pet.
John Buchan’s thrilling tale of derring-do, secrets and spies set in the shadows of war.
DJ Nick Grimshaw's brilliantly funny and fearlessly frank stories about his life so far.
Sam Knight's bestseller about the true reported premonitions of disasters in the 1960s.
A story of drama and friendship in war-torn Sicily during the Peloponnesian War.
Michelle Paver's terrifying 1930s ghost story, set in the wilderness of the Arctic Circle.
Set in Denmark, an original story commissioned by BBC Radio 4 by Heidi Amsinck.
A boy-shouldn't-meet-girl screwball comedy in millennial London.
The frank and feisty story of a young girl in care. A debut novel from Kirsty Capes
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.
Felix White's funny and moving memoir about cricket, grief and life in The Maccabees.
An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.
A funny and moving novel about trying to find your place in the world.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
A memoir of growing up in the notorious Westboro Baptist Church.
Majella is the opinionated and awkward big girl. This is a week in her life.
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
Bryan Moriarty’s candid, funny and heartbreaking rom com about having an open relationship
Stories of dangerous expeditions, told first-hand by adventuring, tenacious scientists.
