Escape into exciting, award-winning novels and fascinating non-fiction
Four residents in a Kent retirement village probe unsolved murders
Gothic thriller, exploring the depths of grief, memory and obsession.
John Harris's life-affirming account of how music became a lifeline for his autistic son.
A true story about surviving suicide – narrated by Stephen Graham.
Linguist Ross Perlin meets speakers of little-known languages across New York.
Joel Budd explores the myths around the stereotype of the 'white working class'.
EM Forster's groundbreaking novel - completed in 1914, but not published until 1971.
Rebecca F Kuang’s deliciously dark, witty thriller with a deeply flawed narrator
Venice 1486. Orsola Rosso flouts convention, honing her craft to save her family from ruin
Grace is on a mission: to kill off her relatives. Bella Mackie’s darkly comic novel.
Sara Cox celebrates the best new fiction, with author interviews and reviews.
A sparkling new literary whodunnit from the acclaimed author William Boyd.
The diary of a group of women writers in Afghanistan as the Taliban return to power.
Listen to Sherlock Holmes Short Stories, narrated by Hugh Bonneville.
Dr Lucy Maddox shares ideas from the therapy room to help you live better.
Read by Clare Corbett. Produced by Justine Willett
James Joyce's autobiographical modernist masterpiece. Read by Andrew Scott.
Book of the Week. Five original essays on the power and politics of children’s fiction.
Status. We don't like to talk about it. Carl Honoré brings it out into the open.
Yomi Adegoke's fast-paced and addictive novel tackling the moral dilemmas of social media
Dramatisation of Maya Angelou's debut memoir, which charts her childhood.
Dylan was six when The End came, back in 2018.
A newly-commissioned serial from Alice Jolly about love, loyalty and the meaning of care.
The story of Dimple Pennington, wannabe lifestyle influencer, and her four half siblings
An honest, unflinching account of life for South Asian women and girls in the UK today.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Read by Katherine Press. Produced by Anne Bunting.
Read by Susan Jameson. Produced by Ross Burman.
Read by Shaun Mason. Produced by Martha Littlehailes
Naomi Alderman argues we are living through the third great information crisis.
The story of a young woman finding her own voice, and her own place in the world.
2019 Booker Prize-winning novel that follows the lives of twelve extraordinary characters.
A new novel from the author of The Power set in a future we could be heading to very soon.
A whodunnit and a portrait of a very ordinary life which suddenly becomes extraordinary.
A glittering, gothic and surreal coming-of-age story with a deadly twist.
Soon to be divorced Maggie is completely fine. Really Good, Actually.
Abi Morgan's powerful memoir about how life can change in an instant.
The landmark allegory about hypocrisy and corruption of power.
Special readings from Orwell's dystopian classic, now celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Elizabeth Day's psychological thriller.
Virginia Woolf’s comic biography of a time-travelling hero who transforms into a heroine.
A powerful memoir from footballer and anti-racism campaigner Troy Deeney.
Michael Fassbender reads Bram Stoker's Dracula.
A Highland heist story written for BBC Radio 4 by Abir Mukherjee. Read by Sudha Bhuchar.
A fascinating scientific guide to why looking on the bright side really is good for you.
Original short works for radio.
The great American novel of the Jazz Age, read by Kyle Soller
An encounter with a whale on the Pacific Ocean leaves Maurice and Maralyn in peril.
Maya thinks they've got a ghost. Vidya is the only extra-natural mediator she can find.
