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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. 

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Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

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.

Christmas Book Conundrums

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.

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh with Jodie Harsh

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. 

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

Father Figure by Emma Forrest with Emma Forrest

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.

White Male Stand-Up by Alan Davies (Live from the London Podcast Festival, Kings Place)

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. 

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

Audiobooks with Juliet Stevenson

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.

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. 

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

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

Welcome to the very first episode of the Weirdos Book Club!

This week's book guest is I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel.

Sara and Cariad are joined by all-round-good-guy-of-comedy Nish Kumar to discuss the internet, vegetables, wet boyfriends and so much more!

 

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

 

I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.

 

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.

Ticket's for the live show on Wed 6 Sep at 21Soho are available to buy here.

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

Follow Nish Kumar on Instagram and Twitter @MrNishKumar

 

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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

I’m A Fan by Sheena Patel with Nish Kumar

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