Kevin Maguire and Lucy Mangan

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - journalist, Kevin Maguire and columnist, Lucy Mangan - discuss their favourite books by Florence King, Peter Ackroyd and Simon Gray..

Lucy Mangan's choice:

'Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady' by Florence King Publisher: Virago

Kevin Maguire's choice:

'The Clerkenwell Tales' by Peter Ackroyd Publisher: Random House

Harriett Gilbert's choice:

'The Smoking Diaries' by Simon Gray Publisher: Granta

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in July 2012.