Reeta Chakrabarti

@reetacbbc

BBC newswoman; Chancellor of @YorkStJohn; debut novel ‘Finding Belle’ published May ‘25 by @HarperCollins; trustee of @Keats_Shelley

London bbc.co.uk/news Joined November 2009

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Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc Jan 6, 2025

It’s all starting to feel real…my first novel is Finding Belle, published May 8th this year. The back cover is good too…Happy New Year to you all!

HarperFiction @HarperFiction Jan 6, 2025

A lost child. A displaced mother. A family secret...

Introducing #FindingBelle, a powerful story of mothers, daughters, betrayal and identity, and the debut novel from journalist and broadcaster @reetacbbc.

Coming in May: smarturl.it/FindingBelle

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Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc Oct 16

It’s one of my great honours to be Chancellor of @YorkStJohn - where this week I met author @susannaclarke - hosted the annual lecture on AI with Mark Fordyce - and toured the health suite, complete with birthing mannequin and even one with a pulse…

Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc Sep 20

Utterly thrilled to have Finding Belle chosen by the Queen as one of her four autumn Reading Club books. I’m in great company - Ann Patchett, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Oscar Wilde, no less! Pix courtesy of @royalcameraman #MakeRoomForReading

Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc Sep 20

I think my face says it all!

Huriye @Huriye Sep 19

Queen Camilla with #BBCNews presenter & author Reeta Chakrabarti, whose book, Finding Belle, is in the list for The Queen's Reading Room Book Club Autumn 2026 season, today at The Queen's Reading Room Festival at Chatsworth House, Bakewell.

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Reeta Chakrabarti @reetacbbc Sep 15

Bowled over by stunning Amrita Sher-Gil exhibition at #drentsmuseum in NL. Wonderful lighting and curation and a must-see for me. My novel about ASG is out next April…