Books on BBC Radio 4 › December 2023
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during December 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 · 7 books listed for December 2023.
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Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare
Book of the Week · broadcast December 29th
ISBN: 978-1529920604
Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and Who We Would Be Without Them by Roberto Trotta
Book of the Week · broadcast December 23rd
ISBN: 978-1529346084
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
Book at Bedtime · broadcast December 22nd
ISBN: 978-1474613491
The Years by Annie Ernaux
Book of the Week · broadcast December 9th
ISBN: 978-1804270523
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
Front Row · broadcast December 4th
ISBN: 978-1526633101
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
Bookclub · broadcast December 3rd
ISBN: 978-1444820614
Wasteland by Oliver Franklin-Wallis
Book of the Week · broadcast December 2nd
ISBN: 978-1398505452