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Learn how to grow a wildlife garden on your balcony, and find out what's in store at YIRRAMBOI First Nations Festival and Moomba in the latest edition of the City of Melbourne’s Melbourne magazine. This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Your narrator is Jenny Seedsman. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov....

Summer is here and it isn't only hot on the streets...it's hot in between the pages as well! Bern and Louise discuss erotic tales, from fiction to nonfiction and the compilations in between. Can you handle the heat? Bern's Books: Little Birds / Anaïs Nin Bad Behaviour / Mary Gaitskill Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill) / John Cleland Louise's Books: Erotic Stories (Everyman's Pocket Class...

Learn how to shop mindfully, help protect our waterways and take an urban safari in our parks this summer in the latest edition of the City of Melbourne’s Melbourne magazine. This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Your narrator is Julie Horton. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to recei...

Claire Hooper, comedian and co-host of The Great Australian Bake Off, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Kate Torney, CEO of State Library Victoria, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Sarah Bailey, best-selling crime author, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Discover fun ways to keep fit, health tech with heart and the secret life of urban butterflies in the latest edition of the City of Melbourne’s Melbourne Magazine. This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Your narrator is James Wright. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the late...

Benjamin Law, journalist, author and broadcaster, reveals his Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

It's cold outside and even colder between the pages as Bern and Louise delve into Scandinavian crime novels. Rug up, grab a hot chocolate and make sure the door is locked cause these are sure to give you the chills... Bern's Books: The Snowman / Jo Nesbo Night Rounds / Helene Tursten Jar City / Arnaldur Indriðason Louise's books: The Snowman / Jo Nesbo Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow/Smilla's Sense...

Beverley Wang, journalist, broadcaster at Radio National host of 'It's Not A Race' podcast, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Oslo Davis, drawer of the 'Overheard' column in the Sunday Age, reveals his Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Discover art on the wild side, library card superpowers and the women that shaped our city in the latest edition of Melbourne Magazine. This audio magazine has been recorded by Vision Australia on behalf of the City of Melbourne in the interests of information accessibility. Narrated by David Tredinnick. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Ever had a book reduce you to tears? Bern and Louise have, which is why they talk tearjerkers in this episode of Dear Reader. Get the tissues ready... Bern’s books: My Sister’s Keeper / Jodi Picoult Tell the wolves I’m Home / Carol Rifka Brunt The Fault in Our Stars / John Green Louise’s books: The Book Thief / Markus Zusak Atonement / Ian McEwan Their Eyes Were Watching God / Zora Neale Hurston M...

Regrets; we've got a few! In this episode Bern and Louise talk books they wish they hadn't read. And not just because they didn't like them... Bern’s books: Flowers for Algenon / Daniel Keyes Lord of the Flies / William Golding The Little Prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Louise’s books: The Corrections / Jonathan Franzen Girl on a Train / Paula Hawkins M Train / Patti Smith Music by Flapjack Ind...

Melbourne musicians The Orbweavers performed a live set at Library at the Dock in March 2018. Their musical compositions reflect the changes industrialisation brought to local creek and river environments across Melbourne’s history. Listen to them speak about their research and hear them perform songs about our local waterways.

Michael Williams, director of the Wheeler Centre, reveals his Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Robyn Annear, writer and historian, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Episode 33 – Banned Books They're controversial, thought-provoking and downright dubious. What else could Bern and Louise be talking about but banned but banned books? Bern’s books: The Hunger Games trilogy / Suzanne Collins All Quiet on the Western Front / Erich Maria Remarque The Catcher in the Rye / J. D. Salinger Louise’s books: Brave New World / Aldous Huxley 1984 / George Orwell American Psy...

Bern and Louise are looking to be the best version of themselves, but isn't everyone? Tune into this episode of Dear Reader as our hosts trek into Self Help territory and discuss personal illuminations, books that help, and of course, sloths! Bern’s books: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten / Robert Fulghum The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People / Stephen R. Covey Sloth: The...

Jane Harper, author of The Dry and Force of Nature, reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

Marieke Hardy reveals her Desert Island Books in conversation with librarian and host, Natalie Mason.

This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.

Episode 32 – Summer Sizzlers It's hot outside and in between the covers - it's our summer sizzlers edition! Bern and Louise discuss books that will kick-start your summer and get your mind and heart sizzling. With books ranging in topic, from death, history, crime, and Australian food to gangsters, friendships and trauma cleaning, this episode of Dear Reader is packed full of heat! Bern’s books: T...

This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. Visit news.melbourne.vic.gov.au and subscribe to receive the latest news direct to your inbox.