You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one.

I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds.

I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects,

relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life. So one day I'll be

helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature, and the next looking at

how a podcast connects with its audience. And maybe that's you. So if you like this podcast,

check out some others on BBC Sounds.

Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

BBC Sounds, music, Radio, Podcasts.

Hello, today, something for everyone, I think, from Jane Austen,

via a creepy dystopian novel from Japan,

to a family memoir featuring a liar of awe-inspiring proportions.

And with me to introduce their good read,

our first, the musician Lauren Mabry, singer, songwriter and frontwoman of electronic pop band churches, the most

recent of whose four albums is last year's screen violence. With Lauren, broadcaster, comedian,

writer and musician Rob Deering, who presents the podcast's running commentary and running tracks Radio Hour,

hosts the Comedy Club on Radio 4 Extra, and is a regular guest on BBC 6 music.

Rob Dearing, would you start us off? What is your suggestion for a good read?

I'd love to. My suggestion for you today is Mansfield Park, which you may well know of old.

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