Books on BBC Radio 4 › May 2018
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during May 2018 — 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 · 9 books listed for May 2018.
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The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Book at Bedtime · broadcast May 25th
ISBN: 978-1784708306
The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time by Keith Houston
Book of the Week · broadcast May 19th
ISBN: 978-0393244793
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Front Row · broadcast May 15th
ISBN: 978-1903436592
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan Peterson
Start the Week · broadcast May 14th
ISBN: 978-0141988511
How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman
Front Row · broadcast May 9th
ISBN: 978-1472242488
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Front Row · broadcast May 8th
ISBN: 978-1784705565
The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
Bookclub · broadcast May 6th
ISBN: 978-1784700928
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Front Row · broadcast May 3rd
ISBN: 978-1509806836