Damian Barr chats to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jennifer Egan about her latest novel, The Candy House; Deacon Blue front man and broadcaster Ricky Ross shares his favourite books and gives insight to his own memoir, Walking Back Home; and best-selling crime writer Mark Billingham discusses the latest offering in his Thorne series, The Murder Book. Meanwhile, readers at the Edinburgh International Book Festival rate Scottish classic The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, and recommend some must-read books.

Damian Barr chats to writer and radio presenter Reverend Richard Coles about his best-selling debut novel, Murder Before Evensong; award-winning writer and poet Lemn Sissay shares his favourite books; and musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews reveals her love of Dylan Thomas and discusses her new adaptation of Under Milk Wood. The readers of St Boswell's share their thoughts on Scottish classic Trumpet, by Jackie Kay, and recommend the books they would give to a friend.