Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club
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.
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This week's book guest is Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible Kadiff Kirwan - star of Slow Horses and This Way Up - to discuss class, fishing, parents, vernacular and David Beckham's sarong. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Trigger warning: In this episode
This week's book guest is Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. Sara and Cariad discuss acting, Sara's beautiful singing voice, being invisible, and their new book based musical - 'The Literary Libretto'. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Tom Lake is available to buy here. Cariad’s new children's book The Ch
This week's book guest is The Christmas Wish-tastrophe by Cariad Lloyd. Sara and Cariad are joined by fellow author Dr Susan Cahill with her own children's book The World Between The Rain to discuss magic, fairies, grief, nature, emotions and portals. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! The Christm
This week's book guest is Ordinary Time by Cathy Rentzenbrink. Sara and Cariad are joined by the writer and Sunday Times bestseller Cathy Rentzenbrink. Her books include Everyone is Still Alive, Write It All Down and The Last Act of Love which was also shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. In this episode they discu
This week's book guest is The Elsie Drake Letters by Robert Popper. Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary comedy writer, producer and actor Robert Popper who's worked on everything from Look Around You to Friday Night Dinner, Peep Show and Stath Lets Flats. In this episode they discuss bananas, the King, Potsy the he
This week's book guest is One's Company by Ashley Hutson. Sara and Cariad discuss Red Dwarf, safe places, connection in novels, self care and Creed from The Office. Trigger warning: This episode contains references to death, suicide and assault. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! One's Company is
