2.10 Harry Potter vs The Brand
Welcome back to The Community Library, also known as Angourie’s Harry Potter Fan Club. This month, the theme is FANTASY, so of course I just had to do an episode all about Harry Potter (again). This week, I’m talking about the brand of Wizarding World TM, and its relationship to the original book series.
2.9 Zadie Smith and Haruki Murakami: Future Classics
Hello and welcome back to The Community Library! This week’s episode is continuing the theme from way back in December: Classics! In this episode, I analyse and compare Zadie Smith’s White Teeth and Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood, and what makes both of them future classics.
2.8 Feel-Good Reads for Self-Isolation
Welcome back to The Community Library, and thank you for your patience while I was on hiatus. I am so glad to be back and bringing you a very special episode of the podcast: self-isolation edition! In this episode I recommend feel-good books for you to read that will hopefully ease your mind in this crazy time.
The Community Library Reading Awards 2019
This year’s winners of The Community Library Reading Awards are announced! From most surprising book, to favourite translated fiction, to a new favourite author, I highlight some of my favourite books of the year.
2.7 "He's Not Bad at Writing": Thoughts on Shakespeare with Laurence
This week, keeping in theme with the idea of “classics”, my friend Laurence and I are talking all things Shakespeare. Laurence is a self-confessed Shakespeare nerd (or “Bardophile”, as he likes to be called), so I was very excited to have him on the podcast to talk about his old friend Billy Shakes.
2.6 From Dickens to Woolf: What is a Classic?
Welcome back to The Community Library, and to a whole new theme for this month! December’s theme is Classics, and we’re kicking it off with an episode that asks: what is a classic? I talk about Homer, Austen, Shelley, Dickens, Wilde, Woolf, Fitzgerald, Lee, and many, many more.
2.5 "Totally Buggin'!" Jane Austen's Emma and Clueless (pt. 2)
Welcome back to part 2 of my discussion of Jane Austen’s Emma and the 1995 modern film adaptation Clueless. In this episode I talk about privilege and class, the issue of Josh being Cher’s ex-step-brother, and why Elton is actually the WORST.
2.4 "Ugh, As If!" Jane Austen's Emma and Clueless (pt. 1)
This week I’m talking about one of my favourite novels and one of my favourite movies: Emma by Jane Austen, and Clueless (1995). I talk about why Emma/Cher is so likable, how high society is just like high school, and why Cher and Josh are more compatible than Emma and Mr Knightley.
2.3 From Book to Screen: My Favourite Adaptations
This week I’m talking all about my favourite film and TV adaptations of books. From Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet to Bridget Jones’s Diary, I talk about a wide range of adaptations.
2.1 Working on Film Adaptations of Books
Hello and welcome to season 2 of The Community Library! I can’t wait to get back into podcasting and share this season with you. This month’s theme is Book to Film Adaptations – something that has been highly requested by you guys! I’ve been lucky enough to act in three film adaptations of books, and so this week I’m talking about those experiences.
1.19 Reading Plans and Life Update
This week I’m coming to you with a very mini minisode in which I talk about what’s happening in the next few weeks, both in my life and for this podcast.
1.18 Straight Up Rebellion in A Room of One's Own with Maija
This week I sat down with Maija (who you might remember from episode 3) to chat about one of our favourite pieces of feminist literature, A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf.
1.17 Visiting the Los Angeles Public Library
This week I’m talking about my trip to the Los Angeles Central Library. In this episode I talk about what inspired the visit, why I love libraries, and the library’s collection of patent listings.
1.16 What I Read in June
This week’s episode is short and sweet, and all about what I read in the month of June.
1.14 Does Fiction Exist in the Wizarding World?
This week, I’m talking all about fiction, or rather the lack thereof, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
1.13 Opinions on Austen, Harry Potter, and Shakespeare with Kalliope
This week I had to assemble the emergency team (which consists of me and my sister) in order to deliver you an extra-special emergency episode. We talk about Jane Austen, Harry Potter, and our dear friend Billy Shakes.
1.11 The Little Prince
Unfortunately for this week’s episode I don’t have a guest! It’s just little ol’ me talking all by myself for a whole 44 minutes. I loved discussing The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and I hope you enjoy this episode!