Books on BBC Radio 4 › July 1997
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during July 1997 — 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 July 1997.
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Hidden Lives by Margaret Forster
A Good Read · broadcast July 30th
ISBN: 978-0670857074
The Interesting Narrative by Olaudah Equiano
A Good Read · broadcast July 30th
Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
A Good Read · broadcast July 23rd
ISBN: 978-0385415149
The Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser
A Good Read · broadcast July 23rd
ISBN: 978-0385471893
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
A Good Read · broadcast July 23rd
ISBN: 978-0198985372
Amongst Women by John McGahern
A Good Read · broadcast July 16th
ISBN: 978-0670811823
Lights Out for the Territory by Iain Sinclair
A Good Read · broadcast July 16th
In Evil Hour by Gabriel García Márquez
A Good Read · broadcast July 9th
ISBN: 978-0060114145
The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester
A Good Read · broadcast July 9th
ISBN: 978-0805043884
Ada, or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov
A Good Read · broadcast July 2nd
ISBN: 978-0141181875
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
A Good Read · broadcast July 2nd
ISBN: 978-0091439101
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
A Good Read · broadcast July 2nd
ISBN: 978-0517585153