Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

121 episodes

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley with Vanessa Hammick
14/05/2026 | 54 mins.
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 Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub

Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest with Kae Tempest
07/05/2026 | 52 mins.
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 Tempest is available here

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub

Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke with Caro Claire Burke
30/04/2026 | 55 mins.
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 @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub

Produced by Naomi Parnell
Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
23/04/2026 | 47 mins.
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.
Flesh by David Szalay with David Szalay
16/04/2026 | 42 mins.
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.

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About Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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