Broadcaster and writer Muriel Gray champions The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton because she believes books that deal with the supernatural are often unfairly dismissed, while radio presenter Leah Davis chooses Luster by Raven Leilani, a rather nihilistic tale of a young New Yorker who is struggling to make it in life. Harriett Gilbert's ' choice is How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran, a poignant and hilarious account of middle age and motherhood