This week's book guest is Modern Times by Cathy Sweeney.

In a special live recording at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Sara and Cariad are joined by actor, comedian, cartoonist and author Jessie Cave to discuss the Edinburgh Fringe, reviews, puppets, walk-outs, sex dolls and Nancy Dell'Olio.

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Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss grief and death and some explicit sexual scenes.

Modern Times by Cathy Sweeney is available to buy here.

Jessie's novel Sunset is available to buy here.

You can find Jessie on Instagram and Twitter @jessiecave

Tickets for the live show at the Southbank Centre with special guest Harriet Walter are available to buy here!

Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to pre-order now.

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

Recorded by Edinburgh International Book Festival and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

Artwork by Welcome Studio.

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This week's book guest is This Motherless Land by Nikki May.

Sara and Cariad are joined by the award-winning writer Nikki May herself to discuss beige food, Jane Austen, the mixed race experience, baked beans and Mick Hucknell.

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Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss racism.

This Motherless Land is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.

You can find Nikki on Instagram @nikkimaywriter and Twitter @NikkiOMay

Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to pre-order now.

Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy 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 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.

This week's book guest is Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott.

Sara and Cariad discuss Highballs, Carrie Bradshaw, hot dates, feminism, marriage, divorce and losing it all.

Trigger warning: This episode contains references to baby loss, abortion, sexual assault, anti-Semitism and racism.

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

Ex-Wife is available to buy here or on Apple Books here.

Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy here.

Cariad’s children's book The Christmas Wish-tastrophe is available to pre-order now.

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.