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. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! 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.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.