Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby with Nikesh Shukla

This week's book guest is High Fidelity by Nick Hornby. Sara and Cariad are joined by author, screenwriter and editor Dr Nikesh Shukla to discuss obsession, music, lads mags, red flags and toxic masculinity. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Trigger warning: In this episode we discuss sexual assault and racism. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby is available to buy <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/26197/high-fidelity-by-hornby-nick/9780241969816" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Nikesh's book The Council of Good Friends is available to buy <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-council-of-good-friends/nikesh-shukla/rochelle-falconer/9781913311445" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.You can find Nikesh on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikeshshuklawriter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>: @nikeshshuklawriter Ticket for the live show on Thu 25 Jan at Foyles, Tottenham Court Road are available to buy <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/events/weirdos-book-club-live-foyles-jan-2024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber &amp; Faber and is available to buy <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571374526-weirdo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/you-are-not-alone-9781526621870/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Sara &amp; Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and <a href="https://twitter.com/weirdosbookclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> @weirdosbookclub Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for <a href="https://www.plosive.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plosive</a>.Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 &amp; Faber and is available to pre-order <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571374526-weirdo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is published by Bloomsbury and is available to buy <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/you-are-not-alone-9781526621870/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Follow Sara &amp; Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Twitter @weirdosbookclub and Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced by Plosive.  Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.