Harriett Gilbert
@harriettsg.bsky.social
Reader, writer, broadcaster. Presents A Good Read (BBC Radio4) & World Book Club (BBC World Service)
Yes, do listen. It’s a great discussion.
Many congratulations to David #Szalay, winner of the 2025 @thebookerprizes.com You can hear Zadie Smith, Colm Tóibín and @harriettsg.bsky.social discuss his prize-winning novel, Flesh, on A Good Read @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds Producer Eliza Lomas #Booker www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Zadie Smith and Colm Tóibín
Two authors join Harriett Gilbert to share favourite books.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Yes, do listen. It’s a great discussion.
A comedy about radical Islam (seriously); our manufactured world; a motherhood mystery: an eclectic selection of book suggestions from @drjuliashaw.bsky.social Hayaatun Sillem & me on today’s A Good Read, 3pm on BBC Radio 4; online thereafter @nussaibah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem
Psychologist Julia Shaw and engineer Hayaatun Sillem discuss favourite books with Harriett
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November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A comedy about radical Islam (seriously); our manufactured world; a motherhood mystery: an eclectic selection of book suggestions from @drjuliashaw.bsky.social Hayaatun Sillem & me on today’s A Good Read, 3pm on BBC Radio 4; online thereafter @nussaibah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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A daring comedy debut about de-radicalisation, an investigation of manufacturing & an unsettling novella. Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social engineer @HayaatunSillem & @harriettsg.bsky.social recommend #books they love. A Good Read 3pm Mon @BBCRadio4 #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Julia Shaw and Hayaatun Sillem
Psychologist Julia Shaw and engineer Hayaatun Sillem discuss favourite books with Harriett
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A daring comedy debut about de-radicalisation, an investigation of manufacturing & an unsettling novella. Psychologist @drjuliashaw.bsky.social engineer @HayaatunSillem & @harriettsg.bsky.social recommend #books they love. A Good Read 3pm Mon @BBCRadio4 #BBC www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Especially if you’re an elder sister, a great episode of @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social with Oyinkan Braithwaite chatting with readers about My Sister the Serial Killer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - World Book Club, Oyinkan Braithwaite - My Sister, The Serial Killer
Harriett talks to Oyinkan Braithwaite about My Sister, The Serial Killer.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Especially if you’re an elder sister, a great episode of @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social with Oyinkan Braithwaite chatting with readers about My Sister the Serial Killer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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Books by Carol Shields, Umberto Eco & Abdulrazak Gurnah are the choices of @harriettsg.bsky.social & her A Good Read guests, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 3pm @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds Producer Becky Ripley www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Tom Cox and Sophie Scott
Neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox discuss favourite books with Harriett.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Books by Carol Shields, Umberto Eco & Abdulrazak Gurnah are the choices of @harriettsg.bsky.social & her A Good Read guests, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and writer Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social 3pm @BBCRadio4 & @BBCSounds Producer Becky Ripley www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tennis, spies and Sonic Youth: the usual wild variety of book suggestions from Chris Tarrant, author Mike Gayle and me on A Good Read 3pm today @BBCRadio4 Come join us
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Tennis, spies and Sonic Youth: the usual wild variety of book suggestions from Chris Tarrant, author Mike Gayle and me on A Good Read 3pm today @BBCRadio4 Come join us
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#Books Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
A Good Read
Today 15:00
BBC Radio 4
Chris Tarrant nominates OPEN by Andre Agassi
Mike Gayle has gone for SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam
@harriettsg.bsky.social selects THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron
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A Good Read
Today 15:00
BBC Radio 4
Chris Tarrant nominates OPEN by Andre Agassi
Mike Gayle has gone for SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam
@harriettsg.bsky.social selects THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron
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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
The broadcaster and writer nominate favourite books.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
#Books Chris Tarrant and Mike Gayle
A Good Read
Today 15:00
BBC Radio 4
Chris Tarrant nominates OPEN by Andre Agassi
Mike Gayle has gone for SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam
@harriettsg.bsky.social selects THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
A Good Read
Today 15:00
BBC Radio 4
Chris Tarrant nominates OPEN by Andre Agassi
Mike Gayle has gone for SONIC YOUTH SLEPT ON MY FLOOR by Dave Haslam
@harriettsg.bsky.social selects THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Two memoirs and a thriller today on A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds as TV presenter Chris Tarrant & writer Mike Gayle join @harriettsg.bsky.social to champion #books they love. Tennis, DJing & espionage. Producer Sally Heaven www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Two memoirs and a thriller today on A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 @BBCSounds as TV presenter Chris Tarrant & writer Mike Gayle join @harriettsg.bsky.social to champion #books they love. Tennis, DJing & espionage. Producer Sally Heaven www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Cannibal mothers; sex; fanaticism: novelist Sarah Waters and filmmaker Walter Murch introduce the usual heterogeneous mix of books on #agoodread @BBCRadio4 3pm today, online thereafter www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Sarah Waters and Walter Murch
Novelist Sarah Waters and film editor Walter Murch share favourite books.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Cannibal mothers; sex; fanaticism: novelist Sarah Waters and filmmaker Walter Murch introduce the usual heterogeneous mix of books on #agoodread @BBCRadio4 3pm today, online thereafter www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Looking for some book inspiration? A Good Read @BBCRadio4 is back - with a riveting roster of readers. Today, novelist Sarah Waters & film editor Walter Murch join @harriettsg.bsky.social to talk bears, fanaticism & Irish women. 3pm Mon 13 Oct. Producer Maggie Ayre. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Sarah Waters and Walter Murch
Novelist Sarah Waters and film editor Walter Murch share favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Looking for some book inspiration? A Good Read @BBCRadio4 is back - with a riveting roster of readers. Today, novelist Sarah Waters & film editor Walter Murch join @harriettsg.bsky.social to talk bears, fanaticism & Irish women. 3pm Mon 13 Oct. Producer Maggie Ayre. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
ICYMI Perfect for Halloween @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social chats with @silviamg.bsky.social about her fun, creepy novel Mexican Gothic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
BBC World Service - World Book Club, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ICYMI Perfect for Halloween @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social chats with @silviamg.bsky.social about her fun, creepy novel Mexican Gothic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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You can hear Silvia Moreno-Garcia talk about 'Mexican Gothic' on World Book Club this Saturday, meanwhile here's a taster for you. Speaking of taste, I now want to try those pastes so badly...
#booksky #gothic #horror #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #wbc #bbc #history
#booksky #gothic #horror #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #wbc #bbc #history
September 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
You can hear Silvia Moreno-Garcia talk about 'Mexican Gothic' on World Book Club this Saturday, meanwhile here's a taster for you. Speaking of taste, I now want to try those pastes so badly...
#booksky #gothic #horror #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #wbc #bbc #history
#booksky #gothic #horror #mexicangothic #silviamorenogarcia #wbc #bbc #history
@sherlockholmesmag.co.uk ICYMI Some great chat about Holmes, Watson, the Baskerville Hound and more with fans from around the world
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BBC World Service - World Book Club, Arthur Conan Doyle - The Hound of the Baskervilles
Join Harriett for a special episode exploring the legacy of Sherlock Holmes.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
@sherlockholmesmag.co.uk ICYMI Some great chat about Holmes, Watson, the Baskerville Hound and more with fans from around the world
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...
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The recent Arthur Conan Doyle episode of the wonderful BBC World Book Club was so marvelous! It was live at a bookshop in Edinburgh - the panelists were superb, the questions from around the world were excellent, and the Baskerville hound was just as terrifying as ever! Thx @harriettsg.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The recent Arthur Conan Doyle episode of the wonderful BBC World Book Club was so marvelous! It was live at a bookshop in Edinburgh - the panelists were superb, the questions from around the world were excellent, and the Baskerville hound was just as terrifying as ever! Thx @harriettsg.bsky.social
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September 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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#Books A Good Read
@BBCRadio4 #OnDemand
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by @robrinder.bsky.social
THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata, chosen by @junodawson.bsky.social
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@BBCRadio4 #OnDemand
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by @robrinder.bsky.social
THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata, chosen by @junodawson.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Rob Rinder and Juno Dawson
The barrister and the writer discuss books they feel passionate about.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
#Books A Good Read
@BBCRadio4 #OnDemand
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by @robrinder.bsky.social
THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata, chosen by @junodawson.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
@BBCRadio4 #OnDemand
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS by Augusten Burroughs, chosen by @robrinder.bsky.social
THE ODD WOMAN AND THE CITY by Vivian Gornick, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
EARTHLINGS by Sayaka Murata, chosen by @junodawson.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Fiction from Japan, a #memoir of adolescence & essays on New York life in today’s A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 The barrister & writer @robrinder.bsky.social & author @junodawson.bsky.social talk #books with @harriettsg.bsky.social Producer Sally Heaven #fiction www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Rob Rinder and Juno Dawson
The barrister and the writer discuss books they feel passionate about.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Fiction from Japan, a #memoir of adolescence & essays on New York life in today’s A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 The barrister & writer @robrinder.bsky.social & author @junodawson.bsky.social talk #books with @harriettsg.bsky.social Producer Sally Heaven #fiction www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
A totally weird Japanese novel; thoughts from NY; Augusten Burroughs' memoir: intriguing book suggestions from Rob Rinder & Juno Dawson on A Good Read, @BBCRadio4 3pm today; online thereafter. Come and join us
August 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A totally weird Japanese novel; thoughts from NY; Augusten Burroughs' memoir: intriguing book suggestions from Rob Rinder & Juno Dawson on A Good Read, @BBCRadio4 3pm today; online thereafter. Come and join us
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By the first of August
the invisible beetles began
to snore and the grass was
as tough as hemp and was
no color — no more than
the sand was a color and
we had worn our bare feet
bare since the twentieth
of June
- Anne Sexton #poetry
the invisible beetles began
to snore and the grass was
as tough as hemp and was
no color — no more than
the sand was a color and
we had worn our bare feet
bare since the twentieth
of June
- Anne Sexton #poetry
August 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
By the first of August
the invisible beetles began
to snore and the grass was
as tough as hemp and was
no color — no more than
the sand was a color and
we had worn our bare feet
bare since the twentieth
of June
- Anne Sexton #poetry
the invisible beetles began
to snore and the grass was
as tough as hemp and was
no color — no more than
the sand was a color and
we had worn our bare feet
bare since the twentieth
of June
- Anne Sexton #poetry
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Zadie Smith & Colm Tóibín join @harriettsg.bsky.social for today’s A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 A devoted father in Colombia, a modern-day picaresque through London, and a languid summer romance. Produced by Eliza Lomas #books #fiction #memoir www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Zadie Smith and Colm Tóibín
Two authors join Harriett Gilbert to share favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Zadie Smith & Colm Tóibín join @harriettsg.bsky.social for today’s A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 A devoted father in Colombia, a modern-day picaresque through London, and a languid summer romance. Produced by Eliza Lomas #books #fiction #memoir www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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#Books A Good Read
Mon 15:00
BBC Radio 4
THE TRUCE by Primo Levi, chosen by @horatioclare.bsky.social
THE SUN DOES SHINE by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, chosen by @joannahs.bsky.social
SULA by Toni Morrison, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Mon 15:00
BBC Radio 4
THE TRUCE by Primo Levi, chosen by @horatioclare.bsky.social
THE SUN DOES SHINE by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, chosen by @joannahs.bsky.social
SULA by Toni Morrison, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Horatio Clare
Writer Horatio Clare joins barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind to discuss favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#Books A Good Read
Mon 15:00
BBC Radio 4
THE TRUCE by Primo Levi, chosen by @horatioclare.bsky.social
THE SUN DOES SHINE by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, chosen by @joannahs.bsky.social
SULA by Toni Morrison, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Mon 15:00
BBC Radio 4
THE TRUCE by Primo Levi, chosen by @horatioclare.bsky.social
THE SUN DOES SHINE by Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin, chosen by @joannahs.bsky.social
SULA by Toni Morrison, chosen by @harriettsg.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Need some summer #reading inspiration? Join writer @horatioclare.bsky.social criminal defence barrister @joannahs.bsky.social & presenter @harriettsg.bsky.social to hear about the #books that have inspired them. A Good Read 3pm Mon 21 July @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Joanna Hardy-Susskind and Horatio Clare
Writer Horatio Clare joins barrister Joanna Hardy-Susskind to discuss favourite books.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Need some summer #reading inspiration? Join writer @horatioclare.bsky.social criminal defence barrister @joannahs.bsky.social & presenter @harriettsg.bsky.social to hear about the #books that have inspired them. A Good Read 3pm Mon 21 July @BBCRadio4 or @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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@harriettsg.bsky.social + A Good Read have done it again! While I often have little interest in the books or topics, the guests and the discussions are unfailingly riveting, and I always learn so much! I listen to over 40 podcasts and this is one of the absolute best. Can't wait for each one. Thx!
Female desire, the challenges of monogamy and whether life is over at 45. A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 @harriettsg.bsky.social is joined by filmmaker Desiree Akhavan & writer comedian @rosiewilby.bsky.social on the programme that is polyamorous for books #fiction #books www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Desiree Akhavan and Rosie Wilby
The film-maker and the comedian propose favourite books.
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July 15, 2025 at 3:41 AM
@harriettsg.bsky.social + A Good Read have done it again! While I often have little interest in the books or topics, the guests and the discussions are unfailingly riveting, and I always learn so much! I listen to over 40 podcasts and this is one of the absolute best. Can't wait for each one. Thx!
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The late Fleur Adcock's 2010 collection #DragonTalk will be discussed on A Good Read today, 14 July, chosen by host @harriettsg.bsky.social. Harriett Gilbert is joined by Desiree Akhavan & @rosiewilby.bsky.social.
Tune in to BBC Radio 4 📻 at 3pm or listen later.
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Tune in to BBC Radio 4 📻 at 3pm or listen later.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
July 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The late Fleur Adcock's 2010 collection #DragonTalk will be discussed on A Good Read today, 14 July, chosen by host @harriettsg.bsky.social. Harriett Gilbert is joined by Desiree Akhavan & @rosiewilby.bsky.social.
Tune in to BBC Radio 4 📻 at 3pm or listen later.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Tune in to BBC Radio 4 📻 at 3pm or listen later.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...