This week Sara and Cariad are joined for a very special episode all about audiobooks by the queen of audio narration - BAFTA nominated and Olivier award winning actress, Juliet Stevenson.

In this episode they discuss Elizabeth Gaskell, kids books, bully directors, José Saramago, acting and Geordie accents.

The Speakies British Audio Awards take place on the 24th November at the Royal Opera House.

We’ve partnered with the Best Audiobook: Fiction category. There are some brilliant audiobooks nominated in that category including Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, read by Éanna Hardwicke. Why not go back and listen to our episode on Intermezzo where we talked to the brilliant Aisling Bea.

Juliet is also nominated for the Best Audiobook: Non-Fiction category for her brilliant narration of Persian Pictures by Gertrude Bell.

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

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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.

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This week's book guest is By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart.

In this episode Sara and Cariad discuss romance, T. S. Eliot, obsessive love and sniffing glue.

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Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss people who have taken their own lives.

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart is available here.

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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.

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This week's book guest is A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews.

Sara and Cariad are joined by Miriam Toews the internationally acclaimed and award-winning author of such works as A Complicated Kindness, Fight Night, All My Puny Sorrows and Women Talking on which the Oscar-winning film was based.

In this episode they discuss writing conferences, death, comedy and a skunk.

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

Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss death by suicide.

A Truce That Is Not Peace by Miriam Toews 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.

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This week's book guest is A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem.

Sara and Cariad are joined by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka award-winning singer Self Esteem to discuss her debut book.

In this episode they discuss creativity, surviving capitalism, success, burnout and Blackadder.

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Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss fertility.

A Complicated Woman by Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem 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.

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Sara and Cariad are back with another series of weird and wonderful reads!

In this episode they welcome you back in to discuss what they've been reading, pencil cases, what's coming up this series, Cariad has some exciting literary news and we want your listener suggestions.

Remember, you don't even have to have read the books to join in!

Thank you for reading with us. We look forward to reading with you (or not) this series!

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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.

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Sara and Cariad are back for another series of weird and wonderful reads! Send us your listener suggestions and remember you don't even have to have read the book to join in!

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

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Sara and Cariad are back with a brand new series next week but while you eagerly await our return, why not take a listen to friend of the podcast and nicest man in comedy Nish Kumar on his incredible show, co-hosted with Coco Khan - Pod Save the UK.

Nish joined us for the very first episode of Weirdos - you can also go back and listen to him chatting to us about I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel - but for now, take a listen to this week’s episode where Nish and Coco discuss ... Why can’t the UK get over Thatcher? Plus - “Your Party” infighting is Definitely Maybe over…

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This week's book guest is Swing Time by Zadie Smith.

Sara and Cariad are joined for the last episode of this series by the one and only Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

In this episode they discuss motherhood, celebrity, white saviour complex and sexy dancing for your dad.

Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you! And we'll be back in October with more Weird and wonderful reads!

Swing Time by Zadie Smith is available here.

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Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk

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This week's book guest is Clown Town by Mick Herron.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the mystery and thriller novelist and author Mick Herron, author of the best selling Slough House series which has been adapted into the Slow Horses television series.

In this episode they discuss Gary Oldman, gaffa tape, gag writing, MI5 and farts.

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

Clown Town by Mick Herron is available here.

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 available to buy now.

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This week's book guest is Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna.

Sara and Cariad are joined by our Weirdos listener recommended Oisín McKenna.

In this episode they discuss whales, London being the best, feral summer evenings and day jobs.

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

Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna is available to buy here.

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 available to buy now.

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

Recorded by Ben Williams and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.

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