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 three months, plus I highlight three favourite reads!
3.13 What it's Like to Narrate an Audiobook
How do you prepare? Does your voice get tired? Do you get nervous? How long does it take? All these questions answered AND MORE in this episode about my experience narrating audiobooks.
3.12 Recommending Aussie Books
This week on The Community Library, I’m recommending some Australian literature! From a YA mystery to an adult family drama, there’s something for everyone in this list.
3.5 Good Vibes Only: July Favourites
Welcome back to The Community Library! Another month spent in lockdown … how’s everyone feeling? My mood’s been a bit all over the place, but this week I’m talking about all the things that have made me happy this past month.
3.4 Clap When You Land with Bonnie
Welcome back to The Community Library! This week, feminist extraordinaire Bonnie and I are discussing Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. We chat about midwifery, toxic masculinity, and why teenage girls are the most poetic beings on earth.
3.3 I Read 22 Sonnets in 22 Days
Welcome back to The Community Library! Since Melbourne is still in lockdown, and I have nothing better to do, I decided to read one Shakespearean sonnet every day for twenty-two days. And then … I wrote my own.
3.2 Good Vibes Only: 3 Positive Book Reviews
Welcome back to The Community Library! It’s been a rough week for Melbourne (where I live), so this week, I’ve been thinking a lot about things that make me happy. I’ve been baking, knitting, and watching lots of Masterchef.
2.13 Percy Jackson: The Sequel and Finale
This week, Harry and I are back to talk about the film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), which is an adaptation of the book we discussed last week: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
2.12 Percy Jackson and the Sea of Isolation with Harry
This week, my dear friend and regular guest on the podcast Harry and I discuss Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. In this delightfully chatty and chaotic episode, Harry and I discuss Percy’s hero complex, why Hermes is #notlikeotherGods, and the correct collective noun for a group of cyclopes.
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.
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.
2.4 "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.
2.1 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.
1.11 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!
1.10 Books Featuring Plays
This week, I’m discussing why I love books that feature plays, and recommending some of my favourite books that do so! I talk about Shakespeare and Jane Austen, but also a graphic novel and a middle-grade.
1.8 Re-Reading Childhood Favourites
This week my topic of discussion is re-reading books, specifically childhood favourites. I talk about what happens when a re-read is disappointing, and why I’m scared of re-reading my Jacqueline Wilson favourites.
1.2 Podcast and Book Q&A
This week, I answered your questions about reading and the podcast! You’ll discover which is my favourite Harry Potter book, how much I read in a week, and why I prefer buying books I’ve already read.
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