Books on BBC Radio 4 › May 2026
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during May 2026 — 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 · 10 books listed for May 2026.
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Frostlines by Neil Shea
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast May 30th
ISBN: 978-1529084146
Whistler by Ann Patchett
Front Row · broadcast May 27th
ISBN: 978-1037205316
Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe by Katja Hoyer
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast May 23rd
ISBN: 978-0241681244
Hunger and Thirst by Claire Fuller
Book at Bedtime · broadcast May 22nd
ISBN: 978-0241757383
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
Front Row · broadcast May 20th
ISBN: 978-1335534637
The Story of Documentary Film by Mark Cousins
Front Row · broadcast May 13th
ISBN: 978-1862059429
The Dark Frontier by Jeffrey Marlow
BBC Radio 4 book reading · broadcast May 9th
ISBN: 978-0571364923
The Prisoner by Sally Carson
Book at Bedtime · broadcast May 8th
ISBN: 978-1910263440
Ghost Stories by Siri Hustvedt
Front Row · broadcast May 6th
ISBN: 978-1399753845
