Books on BBC Radio 4 › May 2019
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during May 2019 — 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 2019.
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City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Front Row · broadcast May 31st
ISBN: 978-1408867068
Venice Preserved by Thomas Otway
Front Row · broadcast May 27th
ISBN: 978-1787373044
Saltwater by Jessica Andrews
Front Row · broadcast May 20th
ISBN: 978-1473682771
Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast May 10th
ISBN: 978-1529111255
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
Front Row · broadcast May 9th
ISBN: 978-1784742829
Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
Bookclub · broadcast May 5th
ISBN: 978-0571278640
Underland by Robert Macfarlane
Book of the Week · broadcast May 4th
ISBN: 978-0141030579
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Front Row · broadcast May 2nd
ISBN: 978-0755307500