Books on BBC Radio 4 › August 2024
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during August 2024 — 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 · 8 books listed for August 2024.
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The Go-Between by LP Hartley
Book at Bedtime · broadcast August 30th
ISBN: 978-0141187785
Exam Nation by Sammy Wright
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast August 24th
ISBN: 978-1847927521
Ootlin by Jenni Fagan
Front Row · broadcast August 22nd
ISBN: 978-1529153071
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
Book at Bedtime · broadcast August 16th
ISBN: 978-1787334991
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Front Row · broadcast August 12th
ISBN: 978-0356521831
Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
Bookclub · broadcast August 4th
ISBN: 978-1782119609
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Book at Bedtime · broadcast August 2nd
ISBN: 978-1841593722
Echoes by Evie Wyld
Front Row · broadcast August 1st
ISBN: 978-1911214403