Books on BBC Radio 4 › July 2021
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during July 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 · 19 books listed for July 2021.
The buy links on this page are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases — it costs you nothing and helps keep this list free and updated. We link to books because Radio 4 featured them, never because of the commission.
Mistresses by Linda Porter
Book of the Week · broadcast July 31st
ISBN: 978-1509877058
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A Good Read · broadcast July 27th
ISBN: 978-1408871775
On Cats by Doris Lessing
A Good Read · broadcast July 27th
ISBN: 978-0007144334
The Wrestling Princess by Judy Corbalis
A Good Read · broadcast July 27th
ISBN: 978-0233978529
Bullfight by Yasushi Inoue
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast July 23rd
ISBN: 978-1805332022
Gin Craze! by April De Angelis
Front Row · broadcast July 23rd
ISBN: 978-0571378234
Sylvia Pankhurst by Rachel Holmes
A Good Read · broadcast July 20th
ISBN: 978-1408880456
The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching
Book of the Week · broadcast July 17th
ISBN: 978-1471166914
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast July 16th
ISBN: 978-0099478478
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
Front Row · broadcast July 16th
ISBN: 978-1835417690
Krull House by Georges Simenon
A Good Read · broadcast July 13th
ISBN: 978-0241453414
The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe
A Good Read · broadcast July 13th
ISBN: 978-0670892525
Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas
A Good Read · broadcast July 13th
ISBN: 978-0008706555
Nature Cure by Richard Mabey
Book of the Week · broadcast July 10th
ISBN: 978-1908213952
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Front Row · broadcast July 7th
ISBN: 978-1840224337
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
A Good Read · broadcast July 6th
ISBN: 978-0141182612
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
Bookclub · broadcast July 4th
ISBN: 978-0571225200
Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper
Book of the Week · broadcast July 3rd
ISBN: 978-1787478015
Zennor in Darkness by Helen Dunmore
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast July 2nd
ISBN: 978-0670846955