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The Community Library Angourie Rice
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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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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 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.angourieslibrary.com
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6.19 Quarterly Reading Update #1
6.14 The Community Library Live!
6.07 Bookish Q+A
6.05 Mid-Year Book Freakout
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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 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.
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Watch La Jetée (1962)
I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
More like this:
6.04 Station Eleven, or 2020
5.19 Sad Hot Girls
5.13 The Snake Pit, 1946
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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 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.
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Books I read to complete the challenge:
1978: Tirra Lirra by the River by Jessica Anderson
1974: Oreo by Fran Ross
1973: Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
1976: Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
1970: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume
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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 from the last 3 months.
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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 talking about stories. And here we are, five years later!
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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 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!
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I Got Lost in The Community Library
World War 2 history, Ancient history, Hard Sci-fi, warfare, Science, Physics, Philosophy are points of interest for me. Also Angourie’s “The Community Library”. On the surface these things do not seem to mix, but here I am, having listened to almost half her podcasts.
It’s the insight, the unpacking, critical thinking, and the sheer enjoyment of learning something new and sharing it. That ties me to “The Community Library” in unexpected ways.
Legend has it that I made it to page 23 of Pride and Prejudice a decade ago. I can neither confirm nor deny this. I do believe I know a lot more about Jane Austen having listened to Angourie, um, expound upon her in plenty of episodes🤓. Of course she’d be the first one to point me to the stacks to put in more effort. Perhaps this is all prophecy and I will eventually get there.
The biggest draw for me is her passion for reading. If there was only one listener left in the world, she’d keep doing the podcast. This is honesty hard found in many content creators. She doesn’t ask for money; she asks you to join your local library. Simple, yet such an underutilized resource. And she has a megaphone for this.
In the end “The Community Library” is Angourie’s love letter to the written word. So I get lost in the stacks, veering my way through the history of the L. A. Central Library, to nodding in agreement to “Ugh, As If!”, and taking mental notes on how “Sad Hot Girls” is a thing. There’s no better guide than Angourie, no clearer inspiration than her open heart.
an all around great time
i’m gonna be honest, i am not a podcast person. it takes a lot for me to be interested in a podcast. this is only the second ever podcast i have seriously listened to where i find myself interested and engaged with what is being talked about. so you might wonder how i’ve ended up here since i’m (mostly) anti-podcast, and honestly it’s because i’m a silly goose who saw the new mean girls movie. i like to support the actors who i like in various roles and that is how i ended up here. a different endpoint than usual for the support but i truly think this podcast is such a nice little gem. the conversations surrounding the books in the episodes are strong analyses of various aspects and while i may not have read many of the books talked about, it’s not hard to follow along at all. in all honesty, i’ve found some pretty good book recommendations from this podcast that i’m planning on looking into in the hopes that i find time to read in my busy schedule. looking forward to continuing to listen to this podcast :)
An elegant and exuberant podcast!
A wonderful podcast with an endearingly charismatic host, Angourie Rice delves into a wide array of topics that have really made me think about my perspectives on life, as well as reigniting my intrigue and passion for literature. Every episode is unique in both content and tone, but they’ve all been so enjoyable as Angourie’s ubiquitous enthusiasm really draws the listener in and truly makes it a fun experience. Thank you, Angourie, for teaching me so much and for inspiring me to become a better writer.