Books on BBC Radio 4 › April 2023
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during April 2023 — Book of the Week, Book at Bedtime, Bookclub, A Good Read and other slots where the title was named on air. We pick these up each morning over the school run and add them to the list below.
Last updated: August 15th 2026 · 12 books listed for April 2023.
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The Earth Transformed by Peter Frankopan
Book of the Week · broadcast April 29th
ISBN: 978-1526622563
The Young Accomplice by Benjamin Wood
Book at Bedtime · broadcast April 28th
ISBN: 978-0241438244
All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
Front Row · broadcast April 27th
ISBN: 978-1529924596
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare
Front Row · broadcast April 26th
ISBN: 978-0141396484
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Front Row · broadcast April 24th
ISBN: 978-1529062489
Red Memory by Tania Branigan
Book of the Week · broadcast April 15th
ISBN: 978-1324051954
Magpie by Elizabeth Day
Book at Bedtime · broadcast April 14th
ISBN: 978-0008374945
Among Others by Michael Frayn
Front Row · broadcast April 13th
ISBN: 978-0571378609
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies by William Shakespeare
Front Row · broadcast April 10th
ISBN: 978-0712354295
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Bookclub · broadcast April 2nd
Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell
Book of the Week · broadcast April 1st
ISBN: 978-1784741662