BBC Sounds Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Brown Girl Like Me: The Essential Guidebook and Manifesto for South Asian Girls and Women
Jaspreet KaurPoet, teacher and spoken-word artist Jaspreet Kaur's Brown Girl Like Me is today's #BBCSoundsBookClub choice. In Brown Girl Like Me, @behindthenetra writes about her own experiences growing up in the UK and reflects on the lives of South Asian women today.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beloved
Toni MorrisonIn a story that inspired Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-winning novel Beloved, @Lucy_Worsley and Dr Nikki M Taylor explore the life of Margaret Garner.
Hardcover, 2004
$36.10Member price:$18.05 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Factory Girls
Michelle GallenJoin us for the #BBCSoundsBookClub and listen to Factory Girls, @michellegallen's uproarious and poignant new novel set in 1990s Northern Ireland. Read by Niamh McEnhill.
Paperback, 2022
$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Recitatif: A Story
Toni MorrisonIn a story that inspired Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer-winning novel Beloved, @Lucy_Worsley and Dr Nikki M Taylor explore the life of Margaret Garner.
Hardcover, 2022
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldAn absolute classic, the #BBCSoundsBookClub is listening to The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald this week. 📚 🎧 https://bbc.in/3yP6AOp https://t.co/zXr859jSOc
Paperback, 2004
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Careering
Daisy BuchananToday's #BBCSoundsBookClub pick is Careering by Daisy Buchanan (@NotRollergirl), read by Ellie White and Ruth Everett.
Paperback, 2022
$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman
Lucy WorsleyWhat an episode❤️ @Greg_Jenner is joined by @Lucy_Worsley and @SuePerkins to discuss the life of world-famous novelist, Agatha Christie.
Hardcover, 2022
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Just One Thing: How Simple Changes Can Transform Your Life
Michael MosleyMichael Mosley's Just One Thing podcast brings you a selection of tips which you might like to incorporate into your working day 💪 https://t.co/U4jc3rJyoA
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Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyJoin us TOMORROW from 8pm here on Twitter for the #BBCSoundsBookClub, when we'll be discussing Sally Rooney's 'Beautiful World, Where Are You' with 📕 @VickNHope, 📕 @KatieThistleton, 📕 @PJkirby_, and 📕 @kevin2mey. https://t.co/psUUz9Qarr
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadSet in 1960s Harlem, the Pulitzer-winning author of The Underground Railroad spins a sizzling tale of heists, hoods and shakedowns. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead | Listen on BBC Sounds 🎧 https://bbc.in/3lWumoe #BBCSoundsBookClub https://t.co/Wf2cI9g00B
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book