Books on BBC Radio 4 › May 2017
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during May 2017 — 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 May 2017.
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Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
Front Row · broadcast May 31st
ISBN: 978-0062129383
Sound by Bella Bathurst
Book of the Week · broadcast May 27th
ISBN: 978-1781257753
Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
Book at Bedtime · broadcast May 26th
ISBN: 978-0571225200
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast May 26th
ISBN: 978-0063376502
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Book at Bedtime · broadcast May 12th
ISBN: 978-1784162245
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Front Row · broadcast May 11th
ISBN: 978-1840227840
King Charles III by Mike Bartlett
Front Row · broadcast May 9th
ISBN: 978-1848424418
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Bookclub · broadcast May 7th
ISBN: 978-1841154930