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Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

By: Plosive
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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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Episodes
  • Middlemarch by George Eliot

    Middlemarch by George Eliot
    Apr 23 2026

    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.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    48 mins
  • Flesh by David Szalay with David Szalay

    Flesh by David Szalay with David Szalay
    Apr 16 2026

    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 Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub


    Produced by Naomi Parnell

    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    43 mins
  • Welcome Back Weirdos!

    Welcome Back Weirdos!
    Apr 9 2026

    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 forward to reading with you (or not) this series!


    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.
    Show More Show Less
    39 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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