Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week Sara and Cariad discuss the Booker Prize 2026 shortlist.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubProduced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman.Sara and Cariad are joined by New York Times bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name André Aciman.In this episode they discuss film adaptations, longing, Italy, passion, East 17 and JLo.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Call Me by Your Name is out now and available here.Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubProduced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Jokes Jokes Jokes by Jenny EclairIn this very special live episode from Crossed Wires Podcast Festival Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary comedian and author Jenny Eclair.In this episode they discuss women in comedy, drama schools, crudités and big pants.Trigger warning: In this episode we do mention and discuss eating disorders.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Jokes Jokes Jokes is out now and available here.Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Produced and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Recorded live at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Taipei Story by Rebecca F. Kuang.Sara and Cariad are joined by multi-award-winning author and number one New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Rebecca F. Kuang.In this episode they discuss teenagers, language, idioms, hot boys and toilet paper.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Taipei Story is out now and available here.Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is A Plot to Die For by Ardal O'Hanlon.Sara and Cariad are joined by award-winning comedian, actor, writer and star of Father Ted and Death in Paradise - Ardal O'Hanlon.In this episode they discuss Ulysses, Death in Paradise, Tidy Towns, Alan Titmouse, stand-up comedy and murder. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss murder and murderers.A Plot to Die For is out now and available here.Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The book club is back to school with a satchel of new books to discuss and some fabulous guests coming up on this series.Welcome back to the book club where you don't even have to have read the book to join in! In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss the books they've read over the summer, Patchett-heads, Rivals, Margaret Thatcher and Mario Kart.Thank you for reading with us. We look forward to reading with you (or not) this series!Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Weirdos return for a sixth series! And remember you don't even have to have read the book to join in!Support the podcast, enjoy ad-free listening and more weird and wonderful bonus content by signing up to our Patreon at patreon.com/c/weirdosbookclubFollow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubProduced by PlosiveArtwork by Welcome Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the last episode of the series and we're sending you off in style once again with some brilliant summer read recommendations.Sara and Cariad are joined by bookseller and author Katie Clapham and her wonderful book Receipts from the Bookshop, inspired by her independent bookshop Storytellers, Inc. She shares her hot tips with us for a summer of reading.Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryony Gordon, journalist and bestselling writer known for candid work on mental health, talks about shifting from memoir to fiction. Conversation jumps from therapy and suppressed anger to family dynamics and reclaiming bodies. They tackle newsroom sexism, running in underwear, weight culture and how attention and validation shape lives.

This week's book guest is Queenie is Working on It by Candice Carty-Williams.Sara and Cariad are joined by the award-winning author and showrunner, Candice Carty-Williams.In this episode they discuss fertility, skincare, self-care, hen dos and hot TFL staff.Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclubProduced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.