app_store_button

google_play_button

DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst 

Plosive

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.

Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week's book guest is Flesh by David Szalay.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the two time nominee and current winner of the Booker Prize himself, David Szalay.

In this episode they discuss and class, Vienna, masculinity, prizes, money and Soho.

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

Flesh by David Szalay. is available here.

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

Produced by Naomi Parnell 

Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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

Flesh by David Szalay with David Szalay

Sara and Cariad are back with another series of truly excellent, weird and wonderful reads and a host of brilliant guests lined up this series!

Welcome back to the book club where you don't even have to have read the book to join in! In this episodeSara and Cariad discuss books they've read in the break, the National Year of Reading, Odysseus and maggots.

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

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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

Welcome Back Weirdos!

Sara and Cariad are back for a fifth 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

Produced by Plosive

Artwork by Welcome Studio

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

Series 5 Trailer - Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

Your favourite Weirdos will be back with a brand new series next week, but to tide you over until then, we're sharing an episode of our brilliant friends Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley's podcast, Single Ladies In Your Area which - all about dating and relationships in your 30s and beyond. For this episode they're joined by special guest... Jameela Jamil!

Amy and Harriet joined us on the Weirdos Book Club podcast to discuss Helen Fielding's iconic Bridget Jones's Diary, you can listen back to that episode here.

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

Friends of Weirdos - Single Ladies In Your Area

This week's book guest is The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.

Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary director, producer and writer, John Lloyd. John is the BAFTA, Emmy and Grammy award-winning creator of such shows as Spitting Image, Not The Nine o'Clock News, Blackadder and QI. 

In this episode they discuss quizzes, friendship, toilet seats, Sweden and Judi Dench.

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

The Meaning of Liff is 42 by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd 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 Where Did She Go? is out here now.

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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

The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd with John Lloyd

In this week's episode Sara and Cariad peruse the list of David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read.

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. 

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

David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read

This week's book guest is Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson.

Sara and Cariad are joined by prize-winning Scottish poet and author, Michael Pederson. Michael is the current Edinburgh Makar and Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh, he also co-founded the prize-winning literary collective Neu! Reekie!

In this episode they discuss Stephen Fry, rivers, vocabulary, Robert Louis Stevenson, writing retreats, Jack Lowden and Salman Rushdie. 

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

Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson 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.

Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson with Michael Pederson

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 - Save 25% when you buy direct from publisher Nick Hern Books - enter code WEIRDOSNHB at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/a-year-of-creative-thinking

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 Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale with Jessica Swale

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.

Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris with Rachel Parris

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. 

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

Welcome Back Weirdos!

Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Other podcasts you might like ...