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The Community Library
Hosted by Angourie Rice, The Community Library is a fortnightly podcast for anyone interested in stories, and how and why we tell them.
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7.04 Listening to the Quiet: High Wages by Dorothy Whipple
This week I talk about the 1930 novel High Wages by Dorothy Whipple, the cosmic story of how I found it, and the value of listening to the quiet voice...
7.03 Reading Stats 2024
This week, I’m wrapping up my end of year reading episodes by chatting about my 2024 reading statistics. I hope you enjoy!
Link to our book, Stu...
7.02 An Honour to Be Nominated
This week on The Community Library, I’m talking about some more favourite reads of 2024 that didn’t quite make it into my Reading Awards episode.
7.01 The Community Library Reading Awards 2024
Welcome to the annual Community Library Reading Awards! A completely subjective and biased awards ceremony in which all the prizes go to the books I r...
6.22 See You Soon
If you've been following the podcast for a while, you'll know that each season of The Community Library is about 19-22 episodes. So, my friends, you m...
6.21 The Comfort of the End of the World
A couple of weeks ago, I accidentally read a post-apocalyptic book and watched a post-apocalyptic movie in the same week, and I decided I needed to ta...
6.20 Future and Freedom in the 1970s
Last year, I embarked on a challenge to read a book published in every single year of the 20th Century. When I catalogued all the books from the 20th...
6.19 Quarterly Reading Update #1
Since we’re already a quarter of the way into 2024 (!) , it was time for me to sit down with
you to talk through my reading stats and highlights...
6.18 Five Years of The Community Library
Five years ago today I released the teaser episode for The Community Library podcast: a creative endeavour inspired by my love of books, reading, and...
6.17 The Community Library Reading Awards 2023
Welcome to the fifth annual Community Library Reading Awards! A completely subjective and biased awards ceremony in which the prizes go to the books I...
6.16 Tier Ranking Christmas Treats with Kalliope
We’re back for your annual Christmas episode! And this year, we’re tier ranking some popular Christmas treats. Listen to find out our most controversi...
6.15 Reading Challenges: 2023 in Review
As we reach the end of 2023, I’m excited to bring you a short series of episodes in which I look back at my reading year. This first episode is about...
6.14 The Community Library Live!
What you’re about to listen to is a live recording of The Community Library! In this episode, the incredible award-winning YA author Melina Marchetta...
6.12 Can I Trust My 5 Star Predictions?
Have you ever read a book you loved so much, that you were scared to read another book by the same author for fear that it wouldn’t be as good? For me...
6.11 Classic Short Cuts: Pride and Prejudice
I’m sure you’ve heard of one of the greatest love stories ever written. About a man and a woman who seemed to despise each other at first, before fall...
6.10 Childhood Favourites: Jacqueline Wilson
When I began the childhood favourites series, I knew that Jacqueline Wilson would need her own episode. This week I talk about her work, which ones we...
6.08 Classic Short Cuts: Frankenstein
Have you ever read a classic? Have you ever wanted to read a classic, but not known where to begin? Have you ever started reading a classic and then g...
6.06 Childhood Favourites: 2008
Welcome back to the series in which I revisit favourite books from my childhood. We began in 2007 with Enid Blyton and The Boxcar Children, and today...
6.05 Mid-Year Book Freakout
Hello! This week I’m coming to you live and unscripted! Since I last spoke to you I’ve been very busy travelling and also trying to recover from a ter...
6.04 Station Eleven, or 2020
It took me three years before I felt ready to read a book about a pandemic. After much recommendation, from both during the height of the coronavirus...
6.03 Childhood Favourites: 2007
I have been reading for about eighteen years of my life. And I’m curious about what books I loved as a kid, and how they’ve influenced my reading tast...
6.02 The Literary World of Taylor Swift
With Taylor Swift currently on her epic Eras Tour, I thought it was a great opportunity to revisit Swift’s oeuvre. Today I’m talking about some of my...
5.19 Sad Hot Girls
In past few months, I happened to read three “Sad Hot Girl” books (a phrase which tiktok, of course, created). In this episode, I investigate the Sad...
5.18 Los Angeles in Fiction
Four months after first arriving in LA, I have now read five and a half books set here (some on purpose, some by accident). In this episode I talk abo...
5.16 A Beginner's Guide to Greek Mythology
Like many old things, the Greek myths might at first seem complicated, dull, or irrelevant, but I promise you, they are far from it. This episode is a...
5.15 When History Meets Magic
Another bite-sized episode for you folks! A shallow dive (as opposed to a deep dive) into the world of historical fantasy fiction. I take you through...
5.13 The Snake Pit, 1946
Have you ever stumbled upon a book that brought so much more to your life than you first expected? That’s what happened to me with The Snake Pit, a 19...
5.12 I Watched 7 Old Movies in 7 Days
Welcome back to The Community Library! After a little hiatus, I am back making episodes, beginning with this one all about my adventures watching old...
5.11 The Community Library Reading Awards 2021
The end of another year means another Community Library Reading Awards! In this totally biased and unfair awards ceremony, I give awards to my most th...
5.10 Tier Ranking Christmas Songs with Kalliope
This year’s extra-special Christmas episode features everyone’s favourite guest, my sister Kalliope! We tier rank fifteen popular Christmas songs for...
5.09 Beauty and the Beast: In the Eye of the Beholder
Beauties and Beasts have been falling in love all throughout mythology and folklore, but what makes Disney’s 1991 adaptation such a fan-favourite? In...
5.07 Suddenly I Love Nonfiction?
Who’s afraid of nonfiction? Me. It’s me. I’ve always had trouble with getting through nonfiction, but this past year I’ve actually found myself … choo...
5.06 Anatomy of a 90s Literary Teen Movie Adaptation
I’ve seen Clueless so many times I can almost recite it by heart. 10 Things I Hate About You is my comfort movie, and I watched She’s the Man for my E...
5.05 Quarterly Reading Stats #3
How many books did I read in the last three months? How many of them were translated? How many did I get from the library? All these questions answere...
5.04 10 Lessons I've Learnt from Making This Podcast
I launched The Community Library two and a half years ago, and in that whole time I’ve never celebrated a single anniversary. Now is as good a time as...
5.03 Sleeping Beauty: Waking From the Dream
This week I’m reviving an old series on the podcast and talking about everyone’s favourite finger-pricking princess: Sleeping Beauty.
Once upon...
5.01 Why You Should Be Critical of the Things You Love
Welcome to season 5 of The Community Library! I’m your host, Angourie Rice, and I am so delighted to see returning listeners, and overjoyed to see new...
4.20 Quarterly Reading Stats #2
After a brief hiatus, I am back with a very late quarterly reading stats episode! In this episode I talk you through my reading stats from the past th...
4.19 Green Light: Gatsby and Lorde
Lorde’s song Green Light is not about the infamous green light featured in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby … So then why do so many...
4.17 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Our May book club discussion is here! This month our pick was the 1961 novella The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark. I hope you enjoy!
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