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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.   Persephone Books website High Wages by Dorothy Whipple Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple 20th Century Reading Challenge: 6.20 Future and Freedom in the 1970s   More Links Mutual Aid LA   @angourierice / @the_community_library / our book! C...

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, Stuck Up and Stupid by Angourie Rice and Kate Rice // AU, NZ // US, UK, CA Links to my World Challenge , and the 20th Century Reading Challenge More Links Mutual Aid LA The Community Library Reading Awards 2024   @angourierice / @the_community_library / our b...

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.   Books Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Don’t You Forget About Me by Mhairi McFarlane The Art Thief by Michael Finkel   More Links Mutual Aid LA The Community Library Reading Awards 2024   @angourierice / @the_community_library / our book! Co...

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 read and liked best in 2024. The Awards: Biggest Surprise Biggest Accomplishment Most Thought-Provoking Favourite Cover Favourite Speculative Fiction Favourite Translated Fiction Favourite Mystery / Thriller Favourite Nonfiction Favourite 2024 Release...

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 might have guessed that this is the last episode in season 6. Join me for a little catch up with what I’ve been reading and watching in the past few weeks, and I’ll see you next season! For more links and resources, visit my website www.angour...

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 talk about them. This episode is about La Jetée (1962), directed by Chris Marker, and I Who Have Never Known Men (1995), written by Jacqueline Harpman. I hope you enjoy. Visit www.angourieslibrary.com for more links and resources. Watch La Jetée (1962)...

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 Century I’d already read, I found the 1970s to be the decade from which I had read the least. In this episode, I take you through my journey of reading books published in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976 and 1978. For more links and resources, visit my website...

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 from the last 3 months. Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com for more links and resources. *** Black Lives Matter resources Pay the Rent Greenpeace Australia Pacific Greenpeace International   @angourierice / @the_community_library / our book! Cover...

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 talking about stories. And here we are, five years later! Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com for more links and resources. *** Black Lives Matter resources Pay the Rent Greenpeace Australia Pacific Greenpeace International @angourierice / @the...

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 read and liked in 2023. Tonight there are twelve awards to give out to honour some of my favourite books I read in 2023. I hope you enjoy! Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com for more links, resources, and a full list of all the award winners....

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 controversial opinions, and let us know your favourite treat on my suggestions page ! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For more links and resources, visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com *** Black Lives Matter resources Pay the Rent Greenpeace Australia...

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 the reading challenges I completed this year, and the ones I hope to complete next year, too. Did you have any reading challenges you completed in 2023? I hope you enjoy this episode, and chat soon! Get our book, Stuck Up and Stupid , here ! Visit my...

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 interviews my mum and me about our novel, Stuck Up and Stupid ! Thank you to everyone who came to the live event. Special thanks to Melina Marchetta for the stellar interview. Also thanks to Melissa Luckman, our publicist from Walker Books, for organ...

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, that book was Station Eleven , and the author is Emily St. John Mandel. Join me as I read Emily St. John Mandel’s next book The Glass Hotel , in an experiment to see if I can trust my 5 star predictions. Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com fo...

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 falling madly in love and living happily ever after. But are you intimidated to pick up the original book? Maybe I can help. In this episode of Classic Short Cuts we’re tackling Pride and Prejudice . Visit my website, www.angourieslibrary.com , for a ful...

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 were my favourites, and why I think she’s such a successful children’s author. Enjoy! Visit my website, www.angourieslibrary.com for more links, resources, and a full transcription of this episode. You might also like: 6.06 Childhood Favourites: 2008 6...

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 given up because it was just too confusing? Welcome to Classic Short Cuts, and today we’re tackling Frankenstein . I’ll tell you all you need to know before picking up this classic, and hopefully make it seem less intimidating. Enjoy! Visit my website...

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 we’re exploring 2008 with Anne of Green Gables and Ballet Shoes. Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com for more links and resources. You might also like 6.03 Childhood Favourites: 2007 5.15 When History Meets Magic 5.12 I Watched 7 Old Movies in...

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 terrible cold. So I scrapped my essay plans, and instead decided to do a very casual mid-year book freakout episode for you. I hope you enjoy! A x Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com for more resources, including links to all the books I talked ab...

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 pandemic and afterwards, I read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. In this episode I talk about how much this book impacted me, in its discussions of disaster, survival, and art. I hope you enjoy! A x Visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com f...

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 tastes now. Do these books hold up? How do we separate our opinions from feelings of nostalgia? Should we change outdated vocabulary in old books? All these questions and more answered in today’s episode, the first in a new series on this podcast. I hope...

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 favourite songs on Midnights, how they draw on storytelling tropes, and how Taylor Swift has created her own literary world. I hope you enjoy! Visit my website, www.angourieslibrary.com , for more links and resources related to this episode. Black Li...

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 Hot Girl genre, what these three books have in common, and how I felt reading them. I hope you enjoy! X For more links and resources, visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com The Books Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda, 2022 Luster by Raven Leilani, 202...

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 about how these books have influenced and informed my experience of LA as a city. I hope you enjoy x For more links and resources, you can visit my website www.angourieslibrary.com Black Lives Matter resources Pay the Rent Greenpeace Australia Pacific G...

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 guide by a beginner, for beginners, with the aim to share my love of the Greek myths, and hopefully inspire you to discover them, too. A x Prefer to read rather than listen? A full transcription of the episode is available on my website: angouriesli...