Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week's book guest is Under the Net by Iris Murdoch.In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss London landmarks, swimming in the Thames, philosophy students, the Irish and more! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 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.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 Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater.Sara and Cariad are joined by incredible author Eliza Clark to discuss true crime, bra fittings, male masturbation and tote bags. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of death, murder and Columbiners. Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.Penance by Eliza Clark is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.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 by Aniya Das 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 Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi.Sara and Cariad are joined by comedian, writer and high priestess of a sexy cult - Sophie Duker - to discuss spirits, Jesus, death of the author, Dua Lipa and more! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: This book contains reference to suicide, self harm, sexual abuse and rape. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.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.

In this special bonus episode, we share all the extra book chat from the Weirdos Book Club live show at 21Soho!Hear a Q&A with Sara on writing her debut novel, readings from the book by friend of the podcast Vanessa Hammick, and a quiz to find out which character from Weirdo you are! 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 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 by Aniya Das and edited by Ben Williams for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Weirdo by Sara Pascoe.In a special live recording of the podcast, Sara and Cariad are joined by comedian and author Shaparak Khorsandi and screenwriter and author Emma-Jane Unsworth to discuss haemorrhoids, mums, dating, accents, being a grown up and more! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: This episode includes mention of sexual assault.  Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.Shaparak's latest book Scatter Brain is published by Vermilion and is available to buy here.Emma Jane's books are available to buy here.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclubFollow Shaparak Khorsandi on Instagram and Twitter @ShappiKhorsandiFollow Emma Jane on Instagram @emjaneunsworth Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.Photo by Ed Moore.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer.In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss marriage, Just Seventeen, having a breakdown in Harrods and more! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: In this episode there are references to abortion, infertility, rape and paedophilia. The Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer 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.Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Recorded by Aniya Das 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 Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey.Sara and Cariad are joined by Monica herself to discuss heartbreak, karaoke, Harry Styles and more! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!Trigger warning: This episode includes references to disordered eating. Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey 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 @weirdosbookclubFollow Monica Heisey on Instagram and Twitter @monicaheisey Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Nish Kumar joins Sara and Cariad to discuss topics such as the internet, vegetables, wet boyfriends, Internet stalking, desire for power and status, controversial topics, complexities of love and miscommunication, going to a psychic, second-generation immigrant representation, conversations on sex, and reflections on fans and fandom.

Coming Thursday 24th August…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 Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub Produced by Plosive.  Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.