This week's book guest is Jokes Jokes Jokes by Jenny Eclair

In 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.

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Produced and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Recorded live at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival.

Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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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/weirdosbookclub

Follow 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.

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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/weirdosbookclub

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

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Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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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/weirdosbookclub

Follow 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.

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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/weirdosbookclub

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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!

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Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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This week's book guest is People Pleaser by Bryony Gordon.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the wonderful journalist, author, broadcaster and podcaster Bryony Gordon.

In this episode they discuss therapy, family, quavers, bodies, football and running in your pants.

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

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Produced, recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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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.

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Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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This week's book guest is Heart the Lover by Lily King.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the incredible, award-winning author Lily King.

In this episode they discuss writing by hand, notebooks, The Great Gatsby, first love, teachers, Mr Polis and Desmond Morris.

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Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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This week's book guest is The Others by Sheena Kalayil.

In this episode we discuss communism, sex scenes, Mozambique, and the Stasi.

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Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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This week's book guest is My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir by Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the multi-award-winning author and musician Emma-Lee Moss aka Emmy the Great.

In this episode they discuss motherhood, shedding, hair cuts, colonisation, therapy, and Björk.

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.

Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.

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