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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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
Produced by Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy New Year! This week's Christmas book guest is A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale.
Sara and Cariad are joined by Jessica Swale - Jessica is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director. She's known for such works as Blue Stockings, Nell Gwynn and the current hit Paddington: The Musical.
In this episode they discuss aliens, Paddington, snacks, childhood artistry, chair parties and Gails.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale is available here - and this link gives you access to a special discount code!
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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This week's Christmas book guest is Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris.
Sara and Cariad are joined for a special festive episode by the award winning, BAFTA nominated comedian, writer, improvisor, actor and star of Mock the Week and The Mash Report - Rachel Parris herself.
In this episode they discuss the Napoleonic Wars, marriage, Janeites, Hunsford and sex with Mr Collins.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris 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.
This week is a special Christmas Book Conundrums episode.
We asked our listeners for their festive book gifting conundrums and tried to come up with some helpful suggestions and inspirations!
Thank you for reading with us this Christmas. We like reading with you!
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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This week's book guest is My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary DJ and music producer Jodie Harsh who recently published her own memoir, You Had To Be There: An Odyssey Through Noughties London, One Night at a Time.
In this episode they discuss Crossrail, nostalgia, Amy Winehouse, the twelve steps, Soho and the National Lottery.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh is available here.
You Had To Be There by Jodie Harsh 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.
This week's book guest is Father Figure by Emma Forrest.
Sara and Cariad are joined by writer and director Emma Forrest. Emma has published five novels and two critically acclaimed memoirs and was named as one of Variety's 'Top 10 Screenwriters to Watch’.
In this episode they discuss Watching people from busses, fantasies, ear-worms, obsession and George Michael.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Father Figure by Emma Forrest 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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This week's book guest is White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies.
In a very special episode recorded live at the London Podcast Festival Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible comedian, writer and actor Alan Davies. Best known for starring in the hit BBC series Jonathan Creek and for his regular appearances as a panellist on QI, they discuss his new memoir White Male Stand-Up.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss childhood abuse and death.
White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies 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.
This week Sara and Cariad are joined for a very special episode all about audiobooks by the queen of audio narration - BAFTA nominated and Olivier award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson.
In this episode they discuss Elizabeth Gaskell, kids books, bully directors, José Saramago, acting and Geordie accents.
The Speakies British Audio Awards take place on the 24th November at the Royal Opera House.
We’ve partnered with the Best Audiobook: Fiction category. There are some brilliant audiobooks nominated in that category including Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, read by Éanna Hardwicke. Why not go back and listen to our episode on Intermezzo where we talked to the brilliant Aisling Bea.
Juliet is also nominated for the Best Audiobook: Non-Fiction category for her brilliant narration of Persian Pictures by Gertrude Bell.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
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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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.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
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.
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
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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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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.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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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.
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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.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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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.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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This week's book guest is Human Rites by Juno Dawson.
Sara and Cariad are joined by best selling author, Juno Dawson.
In this episode they discuss Dawson's Creek, Sex and the City, Buffy, Doctor Who and Howard's dreadlocks.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Human Rites and the other books in the HMRC trilogy are 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 and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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This week's book guest isYardsticks For Failure by Ivo Graham.
Sara and Cariad are joined by critically acclaimed comedian and friend Ivo Graham.
In this episode they discuss Taskmaster, neurodiversity, friendship grief, the Edinburgh Festival and Potters Bar.
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss grief and death.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Yardsticks For Failure by Ivo Graham 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 and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In part one of these special episodes on writing Sara and Cariad (the readers) talk about their own paths to books, writing and writing processes.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
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 and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.