The Open Book

In the final episode for 2023 the crew of ‘The Open Book’ provide their book and film/show recommendations.

A podcast in Sinhalese about the library services and collections at Greater Dandenong Libraries.

In this episode the crew of ‘The Open Book’ provide their book and film/show recommendations.

A podcast in Arabic about the library services and collections at Greater Dandenong Libraries.

In this packed episode we discuss Eddie Jaku’s powerful memoir The Happiest Man on Earth, while the ‘so you think you don’t like’ focuses on dystopian themed titles. Special guests this week include artists Tash Brennfleck and Natalie Wijeyeratne, and Australian author Ruairi Murphy provides a reading from his collection of short stories. Be sure to check out book reviews from our very own Faith and Rosh. We hope you enjoy this episode, please see the show notes for links to items discussed.

In this episode we discuss The 2019 Australian film Babyteeth and review two graphic novels - The Lighthouse by Paco Roca and The Sandman: overture by Neil Gaiman. We hope you enjoy this episode, please see the show notes for links to items discussed.

In this episode we discuss The Strangers by Katherena Vermette, interview Alojz Babic of the Walker Street Gallery about the SHE Writing Competition and review Melbourne by Sophie Cunningham and After the Tampa: From Afghanistan to New Zealand by Abbas Nazari.

The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty Five: Liar by Greater Dandenong Libraries

In this episode we recommend favourite books and tv shows from 2022 and discuss what we're looking forward to in 2023. Discover something new to dive into this summer.

This month we discuss The Uncaged Sky by Kylie Moore-Gilbert, we have a reading of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and reviews of Bear Grylls' Never Give Up: a Life of Adventure and The Potion Diaries by Amy McCulloch.