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Join comedians and authors Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd in their Weirdos Book Club - a space for the lonely outsider to feel accepted and appreciated.

 

Assisted by their comedian and writer friends, each week they’ll discuss a book that is special, stimulating and y’know – weird. Welcome to your new book club! 

 

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

 

 

Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to pre-order here.

Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Twitter @weirdosbookclub and Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub

 

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Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week's book guest is By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart.

In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss romance, T. S. Eliot, obsessive love and sniffing glue.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss people who have taken their own lives.

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

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By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

This week's book guest is A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews.

Sara and Cariad are joined by Miriam Toews the internationally acclaimed and award-winning author of such works as A Complicated Kindness, Fight Night, All My Puny Sorrows and Women Talking on which the Oscar-winning film was based.

In this episode they discuss writing conferences, death, comedy and a skunk.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death by suicide.

A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews with Miriam Toews

This week's book guest is A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem.

Sara and Cariad are joined by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka award-winning singer Self Esteem to discuss her debut book.

In this episode they discuss creativity, surviving capitalism, success, burnout and Blackadder.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss fertility.

A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem

Sara and Cariad are back with another series of weird and wonderful reads!

In this episode they welcome you back in to discuss what they've been reading, pencil cases, what's coming up this series, Cariad has some exciting literary news and we want your listener suggestions.

Remember, you don't even have to have read the books to join in!

Thank you for reading with us. We look forward to reading with you (or not) this series!

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book-street's Back Alright!

Sara and Cariad are back for another series of weird and wonderful reads! Send us your listener suggestions and remember you don't even have to have read the book to join in!

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

For bonus content, access to BTS photos and videos, messages AND to support the pod 💖 sign up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclub

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

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Series 4 Trailer - Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

Sara and Cariad are back with a brand new series next week but while you eagerly await our return, why not take a listen to friend of the podcast and nicest man in comedy Nish Kumar on his incredible show, co-hosted with Coco Khan - Pod Save the UK.

Nish joined us for the very first episode of Weirdos - you can also go back and listen to him chatting to us about I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel - but for now, take a listen to this week’s episode where Nish and Coco discuss ... Why can’t the UK get over Thatcher? Plus - “Your Party” infighting is Definitely Maybe over…

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Friends of Weirdos - Pod Save the UK

This week's book guest is Swing Time by Zadie Smith.

Sara and Cariad are joined for the last episode of this series by the one and only Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

In this episode they discuss motherhood, celebrity, white saviour complex and sexy dancing for your dad.

Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you! And we'll be back in October with more Weird and wonderful reads!

Swing Time by Zadie Smith is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

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Swing Time by Zadie Smith with Sophie Ellis-Bextor

This week's book guest is Clown Town by Mick Herron.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the mystery and thriller novelist and author Mick Herron, author of the best selling Slough House series which has been adapted into the Slow Horses television series.

In this episode they discuss Gary Oldman, gaffa tape, gag writing, MI5 and farts.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Clown Town by Mick Herron is available here.

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad’s children's book Where Did She Go? is available to buy now.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clown Town by Mick Herron with Mick Herron

This week's book guest is Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna.

Sara and Cariad are joined by our Weirdos listener recommended Oisín McKenna.

In this episode they discuss whales, London being the best, feral summer evenings and day jobs.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna is available to buy here.

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Cariad’s children's book Where Did She Go? is available to buy now.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

 

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

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Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna with Oisín McKenna

In part two of these special episodes on writing Sara and Cariad (the readers) continue to discuss their own paths to books, writing and writing processes.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Trigger warning: In this episode we mention abortion, self harm, death and loss of a child.

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Where Did She Go? by Cariad Lloyd is available to buy here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

 

Recorded by Aniya Das and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

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The Readers Talk Writing Part 2

This week's book guest is Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the award winning comedian, actor and writer Jessica Fostekew to discuss platonic friendships, collaboration, book clubs and nuggets!

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss coercive relationships.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is available to buy here.

You can find Jess on Instagram @jessicafostekew

You can listen to her podcast Contender Ready: An Unofficial Gladiators Podcast here.

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to buy now.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin with Jessica Fostekew

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