Books on BBC Radio 4 › January 2024
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during January 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 · 15 books listed for January 2024.
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Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
Front Row · broadcast January 31st
ISBN: 978-1526659828
The Glass Pearls by Emeric Pressburger
A Good Read · broadcast January 30th
ISBN: 978-0571371044
The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi
A Good Read · broadcast January 30th
ISBN: 978-1590513446
Widow Basquiat by Jennifer Clement
A Good Read · broadcast January 30th
ISBN: 978-1782114246
The Country of the Blind by Andrew Leland
Book of the Week · broadcast January 27th
ISBN: 978-1984881427
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Front Row · broadcast January 25th
ISBN: 978-1474607254
Top Boy by Ronan Bennett
Front Row · broadcast January 24th
ISBN: 978-1805300731
The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 19th
ISBN: 978-1914148385
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Front Row · broadcast January 16th
ISBN: 978-0151730766
The Wager by David Grann
Book of the Week · broadcast January 13th
ISBN: 978-1471183706
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Front Row · broadcast January 11th
ISBN: 978-0241409480
Poor Things by Alasdair Gray
Front Row · broadcast January 8th
ISBN: 978-0151730766
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Bookclub · broadcast January 7th
ISBN: 978-1853260445
The House Next to the Factory by Sonal Kohli
Book at Bedtime · broadcast January 5th
ISBN: 978-1800751316