Books on BBC Radio 4 › October 2023
Every book featured on BBC Radio 4's book strands during October 2023 — 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 · 22 books listed for October 2023.
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Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver
A Good Read · broadcast October 31st
ISBN: 978-1786581815
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
A Good Read · broadcast October 31st
ISBN: 978-0749399573
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
A Good Read · broadcast October 31st
ISBN: 978-0002259019
Behind These Doors by Alex South
Book of the Week · broadcast October 28th
ISBN: 978-1399707558
The Midnight News by Jo Baker
Book at Bedtime · broadcast October 27th
ISBN: 978-1399602266
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
A Good Read · broadcast October 24th
ISBN: 978-1844081486
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
A Good Read · broadcast October 24th
The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos
A Good Read · broadcast October 24th
ISBN: 978-1782275824
Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein
Book of the Week · broadcast October 21st
ISBN: 978-0008483845
Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
A Good Read · broadcast October 17th
ISBN: 978-1784876241
Omelette and a Glass of Wine by Elizabeth David
A Good Read · broadcast October 17th
ISBN: 978-1906502355
South by Ernest Shackleton
A Good Read · broadcast October 17th
ISBN: 978-0241251096
Going Infinite by Michael Lewis
Book of the Week · broadcast October 14th
ISBN: 978-0241651117
Open Throat by Henry Hoke
Book at Bedtime · broadcast October 13th
ISBN: 978-1035007752
Stepping Up by Sarah Turner
A Good Read · broadcast October 10th
ISBN: 978-1787633070
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
A Good Read · broadcast October 10th
ISBN: 978-1472154668
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
A Good Read · broadcast October 10th
ISBN: 978-1035430093
How to Be a Renaissance Woman by Jill Burke
Book of the Week · broadcast October 7th
ISBN: 978-1788166676
Rizzio by Denise Mina
Book at Bedtime · broadcast October 6th
ISBN: 978-1846976094
The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak
A Good Read · broadcast October 3rd
ISBN: 978-1635578591
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
A Good Read · broadcast October 3rd
ISBN: 978-0701188030
Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
Bookclub · broadcast October 1st
ISBN: 978-1636140483