Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week's book guest is Heart the Lover by Lily King. Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible, award-winning author Lily King. In this episode they discuss writing by hand, notebooks, The Great Gatsby, first love, teachers, Mr Polis and Desmond Morris. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweird...

This week's book guest is The Others by Sheena Kalayil. In this episode we discuss communism, sex scenes, Mozambique, and the Stasi. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive . Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive. Artw...

This week's book guest is My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir by Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great. Sara and Cariad are joined by the multi-award-winning author and musician Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great. In this episode they discuss motherhood, shedding, hair cuts, colonisation, therapy, and Björk. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on...

This week's book guest is My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley. In this episode we discuss Ferrante fever, Albert Camus in hot pants, mothers and Jackie Weaver. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced by Naomi Parnell  Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive . Ar...

This week's book guest is Land by Maggie O'Farrell Sara and Cariad are joined by the multi-award-winning author Maggie O'Farrell. In this episode they discuss Ireland, inappropriate sitcoms, writing, desks, geography, and Moomins . Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced, recorded and...

This week's book guest is The Cut by Richard Armitage. Sara and Cariad are joined by the award-winning actor and author Richard Armitage himself. In this episode they discuss forensics, cello, bullying, Susan Pascoe and Gary Barlow. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced, recorded an...

This week's book guest is The Midnight Train by Matt Haig. Sara and Cariad are joined by the internationally bestselling author himself, Matt Haig. In this episode they discuss steam trains, Sheffield, Ulysses, modernism and Def Leppard. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced by Naom...

This week's book guest is Welcome to Weird Street by Stephen Mangan, illustrated by Anita Mangan Sara and Cariad are joined by the brilliant actor, comedian, presenter and writer Stephen Mangan. In this episode they discuss Treasure Island, Green Wing , Stephen Fry and farts. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraand...

This week's book guest is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Sara and Cariad are joined by comedian, writer, playwright and friend Vanessa Hammick. In this episode they discuss AI, dissertations, Kenneth Branagh, broad strokes, and Emma Stone. Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and child murder. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s...

This week's book guest is Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest  Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright Kae Tempest himself. In this episode they discuss addiction, school, access to reading, seaside towns and lager tops. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tem...

This week's book guest is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. Sara and Cariad are joined by international best selling author Caro Claire Burke herself. In this episode they discuss mirrors, Christians, botox, TikTok, feminism and dingos. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke is available here Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram...

This week's book guest is Middlemarch by George Eliot. In this episode we discuss soap operas, love stories, socialism, Nietzsche and Cariad getting angry. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced by Naomi Parnell  Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive . Ar...

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 Insta...

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 for...

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’...

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...

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 r...

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 Marma...

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,...

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, c...

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 re...

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 S...

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 r...

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...

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 Mal...