Andrea Wulf and Selina Brown
German historian and writer Andrea Wulf, along with author and founder of the Black British Book Festival, Selina Brown, join Harriett Gilbert to recommend their favourite books.
Lively conversation around three book choices. Presenter Harriett Gilbert talks to two guests about books they love
EUPHORIA by Lily King
HUNGER PAINS by Derek Owusu
LOVED AND MISSED by Susie Boyt
Selina Brown has written three children's picture books. She is the founder and CEO of the Black British Book Festival. Her book recommendation is Hunger Pains by Derek Owusu - a novel that puts the growing trend of male obsession with appearance and fitness under the spotlight.
Fellow guest Andrea Wulf is author of eight books, including the Founding Gardeners and The Invention of Nature. Her latest, The Traveller, is about the life of ethnographer George Forster, She chooses the novel chooses Euphoria by Lily King. It's based on the life of the life of the American explorer and anthropologist Margaret Mead.
Loved and Missed by Susie Boyt is Harriett's choice - a poignant story about the fierce love of a grandmother who brings up her troubled daughter's child.
Producer: Maggie Ayre, 麻豆社 Audio Bristol
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- Mon 12 Oct 2026 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4
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