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Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

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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

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Artwork by Welcome Studio.

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Episodes
  • The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd with John Lloyd

    The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd with John Lloyd
    Jan 22 2026

    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 reading with us. We like reading with you!


    The Meaning of Liff is 42 by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd is available here.


    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 Where Did She Go? is out here now.

    Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    39 mins
  • David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read

    David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read
    Jan 15 2026

    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 Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

    Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 mins
  • Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson with Michael Pederson

    Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson with Michael Pederson
    Jan 8 2026

    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, writing retreats, Jack Lowden and Salman Rushdie.


    Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!


    Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson is available here.


    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 Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

    Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    56 mins
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So easy to listen to and enjoy! Also you get loads of reading suggestions to add onto the ever growing tbr list :)

Favourite book podcast :)

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