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In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan with John Kearns
This week's book guest is In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan.
Sara and Cariad are joined by comedian, Taskmaster star and double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns to discuss hippies, Harry Styles (again), Beat poets and more!
Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!
Trigger warning: This book contains reference to suicide.
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan 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.
Follow John on Twitter @johnsfurcoat
Tickets for John's tour show 'The Varnishing Days' are available 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.
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