The Open Book

The Open Book Podcast - Episode Thirty: End Of Year Recommendations

Release Date: 12/6/2023

Duration: 42 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

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

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The Open Book Community - Sinhalese

Release Date: 11/23/2023

Duration: 5 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

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

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The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty Nine: August Recommendation Extravaganza

Release Date: 8/4/2023

Duration: 39 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

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

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The Open Book Community - Arabic

Release Date: 7/19/2023

Duration: 3 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

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

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The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty Eight: The Happiest Man On Earth

Release Date: 5/24/2023

Duration: 61 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: 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.

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The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty Seven: Babyteeth

Release Date: 4/20/2023

Duration: 16 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: 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.

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The Open Book - Episode Twenty Six: The Strangers

Release Date: 3/30/2023

Duration: 72 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: 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.

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The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty Five: Liar

Release Date: 2/20/2023

Duration: 34 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

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

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The Open Book - Episode Twenty Four: Summer Reading Recommendations

Release Date: 12/22/2022

Duration: 27 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: 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.

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The Open Book - Episode Twenty Three: The Uncaged Sky

Release Date: 11/24/2022

Duration: 33 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: 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.

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The Open Book Community - Spanish

Release Date: 10/28/2022

Duration: 15 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: A podcast in Spanish about the library services and collections at Greater Dandenong Libraries.

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The Open Book Community - Persian

Release Date: 10/28/2022

Duration: 2 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: A podcast in Dari about the library services and collections at Greater Dandenong Libraries.

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The Open Book Community - French

Release Date: 10/18/2022

Duration: 4 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: Listen to library staff member Celine talk about the French language collection plus other services and programs available at Greater Dandenong Libraries.

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The Open Book - Episode Twenty Two: The Prison Healer

Release Date: 10/17/2022

Duration: 52 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this months episode we have a special guest reading from award winning author Garry Disher from his new novel Days End. We bookchat about the YA fantasy novel The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni and have book reviews of Violetta by Isabel Allende and the Kanopy film Drunk on too much life by Michelle Melles . Lastly we have a sustainability Bookmatch segment with some great resources on How to break up with plastic.

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The Open Book Podcast - Episode Twenty One : Unknown

Release Date: 9/14/2022

Duration: 82 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month's bumper episode we have a special guest interview with Akuch Kuol Anyieth about her memoir Unknown. We tempt you to try some Fantasy titles with the So you think you don't like segment, and our bookchat is on the non-fiction title Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. Plus we have a segment on books that have been turned into movies and Library staff reviews of Other Houses by Paddy O'Reilly and House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma.

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The Open Book - Episode Twenty: One Hundred Days

Release Date: 8/15/2022

Duration: 38 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode we discuss the novel One Hundred days by Alice Pung and we have a special guest reading from Melbourne Writers Festival author Else Fitzgerald from her book Everything Feels Like the End of the World. We have reviews of Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and Untamed by Glennon Doyle and lastly we have some interesting low-cost costume ideas for parents for children’s book week.

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The Open Book - Episode Nineteen: The Younger Wife

Release Date: 7/21/2022

Duration: 31 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode we book chat about the domestic thriller The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth and we have reviews of The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon and Kindred by Octavia Butler. In Our So You Think You Don't Like segment we look at True Crime and recommend some intriguing real life crime stories.

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The Open Book - Episode Eighteen: Life Mode On

Release Date: 6/14/2022

Duration: 43 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode we bookchat about Life Mode On by Dr Joanne Orlando, The So You Think You Don’t Like segment this month is Literary Fiction, and we review Feed by M T Anderson and Open Water by Caleb Azumah . We also have a programs update and invite you to join in the Warm Winter Read. Finally, we have a shout out to some departing members of the podcast team. We hope you enjoy this episode, please see the show notes for links to books, programs and events discussed.

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The Open Book - Episode Seventeen: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London

Release Date: 5/17/2022

Duration: 40 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode we discuss the Garth Nix fantasy novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, and one of our new Junior Library Officers gives us some of their favourite reading recommendations. In our So you think you don’t like… segment we look at thrillers and have some excellent ones for you to try, even if you think thrillers are not for you. Lastly we have staff reviews of All Systems Red by Martha Wells and The Mother by Jane Caro.

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The Open Book - Episode Sixteen: How It Feels To Float

Release Date: 4/19/2022

Duration: 44 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode we discuss the book How it Feels to Float by Australian author Helena Fox, and we give a BookMatch recommendation for local young adult fantasy novels. We also review Emily Maguire’s Love Objects and India Desjardins’ A Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending), and give an update on programs coming up in our libraries.

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The Open Book - Episode Fifteen: No One Is Talking About This

Release Date: 3/16/2022

Duration: 37 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode we discuss the book No one is talking about this by Patricia Lockwood, and we review Talking to strangers by Malcolm Gladwell and the movie Lion, available on our Kanopy streaming service. We also highlight a range of titles to represent International Women’s Day .

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The Open Book - Episode Fourteen: Pain And Prejudice And Emotional Female

Release Date: 2/15/2022

Duration: 53 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode we discuss the titles Pain and Prejudice by Gabrielle Jackson and Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota, as well as Animals Make Us Human edited by Leah Kaminsky and Meg Keneally. We also share a new series called ‘So You Think You Don’t Like…’ where we convince you to try titles in a genre you thought you wouldn’t be interested in. We also include two title reviews from library staff of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

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The Open Book - Episode Thirteen: Meet Me At The Intersection

Release Date: 12/15/2021

Duration: 54 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode, we discuss the anthology of short stories Meet me at the Intersection, edited by Rebecca Lim, and we interview author and teacher Brendan Murray. We reminisce with Library staff about their favourite childhood reads, and have some recommendations for books and series to dive into over Summer, great for The BIG Summer Read. Finally we have two book reviews from staff - the Forest of Wool and Steel by Natsu Miyashita and Girl, Trans-cending by A.J. Clementine.

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The Open Book - Episode Twelve: Leave The World Behind

Release Date: 11/24/2021

Duration: 56 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month's episode we feature two incredible readings from award winning poet Omar Sakr. We bookchat about the thrilling and disturbing novel Leave the World behind by Rumaan Alam and have staff reviews of two movies, In My Blood it Runs and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. As part of White Ribbon month, we Interview Lisa Burke about the services available at WAYSS and The Orange Door and we feature a resource list of powerful books and documentaries on the topics of gender equality and family violence.

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The Open Book – Episode Eleven: Fahrenheit 451

Release Date: 10/14/2021

Duration: 46 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode we bookchat about the classic 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and we have bookmatch recommendations for a patron with an interest in the environment, science, climate change and more. We interview the libraries Diversity and Literacy Librarian and find out about language and literacy resources, and we have staff reviews of Laurinda by Alice Pung and the movie Nobody. 0:00 – Acknowledgement of Country 0:44 – Introductions 1:22 – Bookchat with Susannah and Trent 22:58 – Programs Update 23:36 – Bookmatch Recommendation from Deborah 31:16 – Interview with Diversity and Literacy Librarian My Van 40:38 – Staff Review 1 – Sara 43:18 – Staff Review 2 – Nijaz 46:28 - Conclusion

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The Open Book - Episode Ten: Disoriental

Release Date: 9/15/2021

Duration: 55 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month's episode, we discuss Négar Djavadi's award-winning novel Disoriental and get a bookmatch recommendation for a patron after biographical and historical commentaries. We'll hear a feature showcasing the sounds and of the libraries in lockdown, plus we'll have an interview with our Heritage Community Engagement Officer, Alison, and book reviews from library staff members Cathy and Alice.

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The Open Book - Episode Nine: Suspiria

Release Date: 8/15/2021

Duration: 34 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month’s episode, we discuss the 1977 Italian supernatural horror film Suspiria available on Kanopy, and get a bookmatch recommendation for a patron after new crime fiction. We’ll hear a reading of Fading Memories – a story written by 9 year old local student and author Jordan Jackson, which won the 2020 Children’s Festival story competition, plus we’ll have book reviews from library staff members Jason and Celine. 00:00 – Acknowledgement of Country 00:46 – Introduction 01:20 – Bookchat Segment – Suspiria 16:32 – Reading of ‘Fading Memories’ by Jordan Jackson – winner of the 2020 Children’s Festival short story competition 18:40 – Bookmatch Segment for Crime Fiction 26:20 – Staff Review (Jason) 29:20 – Staff Review (Celine) 33:58 - Conclusion

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The Open Book - Episode Eight: Borderlanders

Release Date: 7/15/2021

Duration: 38 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: This month we bookchat about Borderlanders, a wonderful fantasy fiction novel by Australian author Gillian Polack. We give recommendations to a patron after LGBTIQ+ stories using our bookmatch service, and we review Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo and The Mothers by Genevieve Gannon. You’ll also hear about what’s happening across our libraries over the next month.”

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The Open Book - Episode Seven: Born Into This

Release Date: 6/16/2021

Duration: 39 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: This month we bookchat about Born Into This, an outstanding collection of short stories by emerging Indigenous author Adam Thompson. We chat with author Jesse Oliver about his work and inspirations as part of the Emerging Writers Festival, and we review The Family Law by Benjamin Law and the DVD Babyteeth. You’ll also hear about our new monthly Online Bookclub, The DandEreaders.

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The Open Book - Episode Six : The Yield

Release Date: 5/14/2021

Duration: 51 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: This month we bookchat about the award-winning novel The Yield by Tara June Winch and review The Book of Delights by Ross Gay and Terra Nullius by Claire G Coleman. We feature an interview with critic, researcher, editor and Young Australian of the Year nominee Leah Jing McIntosh about how she founded LIMINAL magazine and her latest anthology Collisions. To wrap up we have Bookmatch recommendations highlighting translated stories and some light relief with a few jokes from children at Dandenong Library.

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The Open Book - Episode Five: The Hidden Girl and Other Stories

Release Date: 4/13/2021

Duration: 49 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this month's episode we dive into a selection of Sci Fi stories from celebrated author Ken Liu and we chat to local artist, broadcaster and disability advocate Warren Lorham about his passions and work with Voice At The Table. We review the movie The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein and check out some features from our Kanopy streaming movie Collection, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and BabaKiueria.

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The Open Book - Episode Four: Salt Fat Acid Heat

Release Date: 3/16/2021

Duration: 48 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: Fire up your taste buds in this episode as we discuss Salt Fat Acid Heat: mastering the elements of good cooking by Samin Nosrat. We also interview Children and Youth Services Librarian Sara about the challenges of creating diverse collections for the community and her favourite Young Adult and Children's reads. We get some great recommendations for readers who enjoy Suspense, Thriller, Fantasy, Adventure and Crime and finally we review adult graphic novel Y : The Last Man series and the DVD Mary Shelley.

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The Open Book - Episode Three: Rat Queens

Release Date: 2/15/2021

Duration: 42 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode we bookchat about adult graphic novel Rat Queens volumes one and two and explore the features of this genre. We also interview local visual artist Shegofa Rahimi about her work and inspirations for her art. We review the novel An American Marriage by Tayari Jones and bring in the Year of the Ox with The Complete Guide to Chinese Horoscopes by Weijan Zheng. Finally, we chat with one of our Librarians who has a great list of suggested reading for a reader who likes Historical Fiction, Classics, Mystery and World Stories with a bit of Action and Fantasy thrown in.

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The Open Book - Episode Two: The Godmother

Release Date: 1/14/2021

Duration: 48 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode, we bookchat about the Godmother, an award-winning crime novel by Hannelore Cayre and we discuss the new look Library website and catalogue with the Content Management Librarian. We review dystopian novel The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall and the graphic novel The Sandman by Neil Gaiman and we chat with one of our Librarians about the importance of promoting new and emerging authors. For more information about the Open Book Podcast visit greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/open-book-podcast

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The Open Book - Episode One: Such a Fun Age

Release Date: 12/14/2020

Duration: 40 Mins

Authors: Greater Dandenong Libraries

Description: In this episode we Bookchat about ‘Such a Fun age’, a page-turning satire by Kiley Reid, we discuss how items are purchased for the Library and how the community can suggest items to purchase. We review YA novel They both die in the End and fantasy novel The house in the Cerulean Sea as part of the Unwrapped festival, and we give a Bookmatch suggested reading list for someone who likes, Thriller, Biography, Horror and Historical Fiction. For more information about the Open Book Podcast visit greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/open-book-podcast

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