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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. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

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 Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

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 Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

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. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

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 Psycho / Bret Easton Ellis Children's Books that have been banned: Where's Wally / Martin Handford The Giving Tree / Shel Silverstein Winnie the Pooh / A. A. Milne James and The Giant Peach / Harriet the Spy / Louise Fitzhugh Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl / Anne Frank Bridge to Terabithia / Katherine Paterson Charlotte's Web / E. B. White Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Lewis Carroll Where the Wild Things Are / Maurice Sendak The Lorax / Dr. Seuss Harry Potter (series) / J. K Rowling Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

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 Seven Deadly Sins / Wendy Wasserstein Louise’s books: Ice Cream for Breakfast: How Rediscovering You Inner Child Can Make You Calmer, Happier, and Solve Your Bullsh*t Adult Problems / Laura Jane Williams How to Win Friends and Influence People / Dale Carnegie Get Your Sh!t Together / Ruth Field Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

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. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

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: The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster / Sarah Krasnostein The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter / Margareta Magnusson Turtles All the Way Down / John Green Louise’s books: Manhattan Beach / Jennifer Egan The Oldest Foods on Earth: A History of Australian Native Foods with Recipes / John Newton The Broken Shore / Peter Temple Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

Melbourne Magazine December January 2018 This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

Melbourne Magazine October November 2017 This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

Melbourne Magazine August September 2017 This podcast was recorded by Vision Australia, read by David Treddinick. For more information, visit magazine.melbourne.vic.gov.au

Episode 31 – Spectres and Ghouls Bern and Louise discuss books that are spooky, creepy, and scary - never mind Halloween is over, the chills are still coming in episode 31 of Dear Reader! Louise’s books: The Bloody Chamber / Angela Carter The Road / Cormac McCarthy The Long Goodbye: Coral, Coal and Australia's Climate Deadlock, The (Quarterly Essay)/ Anna Krien Bern’s books: The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton / Edith Wharton The Haunting of Hill House / Shirley Jackson The Travelling Bag and Other Stories / Susan Hill Music by Flapjack Industry Records (milesrecommends.com/label)

Episode 30 – Train Trash Bern and Louise discuss books to commute with in their first full episode of Dear Reader! Louise’s books: The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories / Etgar Keret Goodbye, Vitamin / Rachel Khong Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda / Noam Chomsky Bern’s books: Anything is Possible / Elizabeth Strout Life in a Fishbowl / Len Vlahos Museum of Modern Love / Heather Rose Music by Flapjack Industry Records (http://milesrecommends.com/label)