Books on BBC Radio 4 › August 2021
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during August 2021 — 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 · 9 books listed for August 2021.
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They by Sarfraz Manzoor
Book of the Week · broadcast August 28th
ISBN: 978-1472266835
Hello, Stranger by Will Buckingham
Book of the Week · broadcast August 21st
ISBN: 978-1783785643
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast August 20th
ISBN: 978-1529115499
Hamilton and Me by Giles Terera
Book of the Week · broadcast August 14th
ISBN: 978-1848429994
Paradise by Kae Tempest
Front Row · broadcast August 10th
ISBN: 978-1529045260
One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake
Book of the Week · broadcast August 7th
ISBN: 978-0008304935
Still Life by Sarah Winman
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast August 6th
ISBN: 978-0008283353
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
Front Row · broadcast August 3rd
ISBN: 978-1635578591
A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
Bookclub · broadcast August 1st
ISBN: 978-1786898623