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.
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This week's book guest is Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder.
In this episode they discuss Geoffrey Archer (again), war, domestic labour, jokes and geniuses.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder 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.
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.
Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub
Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
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This week's book guest is Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth.
Sara and Cariad are joined by award-winning comedian, writer and 1/3 of sketch group Sheeps - Liam Williams.
In this episode they discuss Kafka, addiction, wanking, wanking, wanking and Geoffrey Archer.
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss racism, racist language and antisemitism.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Portnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth is available to buy here.
Tickets to see Liam in Sheeps: A Very Sheeps Christmas – Live in Concert! In the Summer! 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.
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.
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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We asked our Weirdos listeners for their summer read suggestions and they delivered! In this episode Sara and Cariad chat about some of the books they're excited to read.
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
Cariad’s children's book Where Did She Go? is available to buy now.
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.
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 Frankie by Graham Norton.
Sara and Cariad are joined by author, comedian, presenter and National Treasure Graham Norton.
In this episode they discuss cakes, art, London in the 50s, buses, restaurants and pen pals called David.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Frankie by Graham Norton is available to buy here.
You can find Graham on Instagram @grahnort
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.
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.
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.
This week's book guest is The New Age of Sexism: How the AI Revolution is Reinventing Misogyny by Laura Bates.
Sara and Cariad are joined by activist, best-selling writer, speaker, journalist and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates.
In this episode they discuss sex dolls, masturbation, AI, Meta and Take That.
Trigger warning: This book and discussion covers a range of non-consensual sex acts, abuse by deep fake technology and pornography.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
The New Age of Sexism by Laura Bates is available to buy here.
You can find Laura on Instagram @laura_bates__
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.
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.
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 Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth.
Sara and Cariad are joined by the BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning screenwriter and bestselling, award-winning novelist Emma Jane Unsworth.
In this episode they discuss teachers, diaries, nostalgia, otters and scaring Mark Owen.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth is available to buy here.
You can find her on Instagram @emjaneunsworth
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.
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.
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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Sara and Cariad are back for series three with even more weird and wonderful books!
They're kicking off the series with this special episode to discuss what they've been reading in the break.
You can find out about all the books they're going to be discussing this series on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub
And remember! You don't even have to read the book to be in the book club!
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New series starts Thursday 29th May 2025.
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
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
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Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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The last book guest book of this series is Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Sara and Cariad discuss bad boyfriends, marijuana, the female body, motherhood, grief and Brecht.
We'll be back soon! Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: This book covers an array of topics which might be upsetting and we discuss some themes including sexual assault, rape, female genital mutilation, slavery and racism.
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is available to buy 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.
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This week's book guest is Golden Age by Wang Xiaobo.
In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss revolutions, little monks, ball breaking, girlfriends, poetry, translation and hidden ovaries.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss suicide.
Golden Age by Wang Xiaobo is available to buy 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.
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This week's book guest is Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis.
Sara and Cariad are joined by Dr Nussaibah Younis is an expert on the politics, foreign policy and economy of contemporary Iraq. For several years she advised the Iraqi government on proposed programmes to de-radicalise women affiliated with ISIS, she has a PHD in International Affairs and Fundamentally is her debut novel.
In this episode they discuss Baghdad, high literature, the UN, stand-up, teenage girls, Take That and Rory Stewart.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis is available to buy here.
You can find Nussaibah on Instagram @nussaibahyounis
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.
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This week's book guest is My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss school, communism, slimy dads, scary dads, writing as freedom and when names are quite similar.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we mention sexual assault.
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante is available to buy 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.
This week's book guest is Nuclear Family by Kate Davies.
Sara and Cariad are joined by novelist, screenwriter and children’s author Kate Davies. Her novel In at the Deep End won the Polari Prize and she was shortlisted for the Bollinger Wodehouse Everyman Prize for Comic Fiction.
In this episode they discuss fiction and truth, brothers, sports analogies, improv and Frankenstein
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss fertility, IVF, egg donation and coercion.
Nuclear Family by Kate Davies is available to buy here.
You can find Kate on Instagram @kateyemdavies
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.
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This week's book guest is Rosewater by Liv Little.
Sara and Cariad are joined by writer, journalist and founder of gal-dem - Liv Little.
In this episode they discuss strap-ons, friendship, rollerblading, debt, friendship, camming and John Legend.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Rosewater by Liv Little with Liv Little is available to buy here.
You can find Liv on Instagram @livslittle
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.
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.
This week's book guest is There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak.
Sara and Cariad are joined by the award winning Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak. Elif has published 21 books and is best known for her novels, which include The Bastard of Istanbul, The Forty Rules of Love, Three Daughters of Eve and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Her works have been translated into 57 languages and she has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Costa Book Awards, the British Book Awards and the Women's Prize For Fiction.
In this episode they discuss the British Museum, archaeology, buried rivers, Samuel Beckett, literature festivals and Hemingway's writing schedule.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss genocide, sexual slavery and trafficking.
There are Rivers in the Sky is available to buy here.
You can find Elif on Instagram @shafakelif
Her website is www.elifsafak.com
Her Substack is called Unmapped Storylands
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.
This week's book guest is She Speaks!: What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said by Harriet Walter.
In a truly special episode live from Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the London Literature Festival 2024 Sara and Cariad are joined by the one and only Dame Harriet Walter to talk about her new collection of speeches for thirty of Shakespeare’s women.
Harriet is one of Britain's most esteemed Shakespearean actors, a stalwart of the RSC she has won an Olivier Award, been nominated for both Tony and Emmy Awards and has starred in the likes of Killing Eve, Ted Lasso and Succession.
Her new book re-imagines what some of Shakespeare's women might have been secretly thinking and lets them speak their minds. In this episode they discuss Shakespeare for Breakfast, acting, croissants, the Edinburgh Festival and Patrick Stewart's wig.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss suicide and death.
Harriet's book She Speaks!: What Shakespeare's Women Might Have Said is available to buy here.
Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub
Recorded live at the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of the London Literature Festival 2024 and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
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This week's book guest is Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding.
Sara and Cariad are aptly joined by 30 somethings 'Single Ladies In Your Area' and award winning comedians Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley.
In this episode they discuss dating, ADHD, Harriet's foot in a bowl, red flags, Hugh Grant, Pride and Prejudice and Off Menu.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss disordered eating.
Listen to Harriet and Amy's podcast Single Ladies In Your Area wherever you get your podcasts and find them on Instagram @singleladiespod
Get tickets to Amy's Edinburgh Comedy Award Winning show Make Me Look Fit On The Poster at Soho Theatre from 27 Jan - 8 Feb 2025
Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
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.
This week's book guest is this year's Booker Prize winner - Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss prizes, Barnet, authenticity, and Rob Brydon.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Orbital is available to buy here.
Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to buy now.
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.
Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
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.
This week's book guest is Intermezzo by Sally Rooney.
Sadly James Joyce and Michael Fassbender were not available to chat so Sara and Cariad are joined by Ireland's premier Bono impersonator, writer and star of This Way Up, Living With Yourself and Get Away - it's Aisling Bea!
In this episode they discuss sex scenes, James Joyce, Dublin, Maeve Binchy and life's winners.
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Intermezzo is available to buy here.
You can find Aisling on Instagram @weemissbea
Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to buy now.
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.
Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
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.
