4.20 Quarterly Reading Stats #2

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!

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4.19 Green Light: Gatsby and Lorde
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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 people think it is? In this week’s audio essay, I analyse and compare the green lights in both Green Light and The Great Gatsby. I try to understand why, like Gatsby, artists and audiences keep coming back to the green light.

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4.18 Video Essayists You Should Watch

4.18 Video Essayists You Should Watch

What do I use as reference and inspiration? This week I’m giving you a look behind the scenes and sharing with you some of my favourite YouTube video essayists. These creators inspire me both in my personal life and for the podcast, so I hope you find something for you, too.

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4.12 Siobhan Sheehan's Bookshelf

4.12 Siobhan Sheehan's Bookshelf

As well as being a podcast host and a bookworm, I am also an actor! And this past week has seen the release of TV show I’m in called Mare of Easttown. To celebrate this show’s release, I wanted to do a podcast episode themed to the show, so today I’m going to be talking about some of the books I think you’d find on my character’s bookshelf.

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4.10 Quarterly Reading Stats #1

4.10 Quarterly Reading Stats #1

How has the first quarter of the year gone for you? Mine has definitely had its ups and downs, but I’m glad to be spending some time with my family for the Easter long weekend. In this episode I chat you through some of my reading statistics, and three of my favourite books I read in the last three months.

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4.6 A Very Casual Chat with my Sister, Kalliope

4.6 A Very Casual Chat with my Sister, Kalliope

“How’s year twelve going? What movies have you loved recently? What’s your Instagram?” And many more questions answered by everyone’s favourite Community Library guest, my sister Kalliope. She was kind enough to take time out of her busy study schedule to once again grace your ears with her witty jokes and controversial opinions.

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4.3 Interview with Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell

4.3 Interview with Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell

This week I interviewed Australian authors (and sisters!) Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell about their latest book, Searching for Charlotte. Searching for Charlotte is a biblio-memoir that chronicles Kate and Belinda’s journey of writing about their ancestor, Charlotte Waring Atkinson, the author of Australia’s first children’s book.

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4.2 Matching Books with Albums

4.2 Matching Books with Albums

Have you ever listened to an album that you wish had been written as a book, as well? Have you ever read a book and wished you could experience the story as a song? Well, look no further, my friends! This week I’m recommending books based on some of your favourite albums. From Dua Lipa to Harry Styles to Arctic Monkeys, there’s a book (and an album) for everyone.

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3.19 20 Books for 20 Years of My Life

3.19 20 Books for 20 Years of My Life

After a quick break from social media and making podcast episodes, I am back with an extra-special birthday-themed episode! I turn 20 in just over a month, and so this week I am sharing with you 20 books that have made an impact on me.

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3.16 Read With Me: Agatha Christie

3.16 Read With Me: Agatha Christie

Why is Ms. Christie called the Queen of Crime? This week I did a Christie readathon to find out. Join me on a journey from 1932 to 1967, through isolated houses and benign dentist offices. I even overcome a childhood fear!

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3.15 Read With Me: Australian Literature

3.15 Read With Me: Australian Literature

What happened when I tried to read four books in two weeks while travelling across the world during a pandemic? Well, you lucky listeners get to find out. In this episode I read an Aussie classic, a Miles Franklin Award winner, an essay collection, and a YA contemporary.

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3.12 Recommending Aussie Books

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.

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