Lockdown telly … are we back to that again? Perhaps, perhaps not. We don’t really know yet do we? In any case I have been discussing TV etc. with my family and colleagues more than usual lately and I thought I could share some recommendations.

My partner Clive raved about It’s A Sin (along with everyone else on Twitter a month or so ago) - it’s on Stan.

Also on Stan, my sister Elise noted that Paperback Hero is up … for a cheesy, nostalgic Hugh Jackman/ Claudia Karvan hit.

Mum just watched A Very English Scandal on Netflix (with Hugh Grant) and recommended it to me.

Jill at work went to the cinema and mentioned that Nomadland was great a few weeks ago … and I meant to see it at the movies. I notice you can now rent it from Optus Movie Box (and presumably elsewhere).

I have been recommending the first series of Lupin (watch it in French with subtitles, not the dubbed version) which is on Netflix to everyone because it is easy viewing, and I see that the second series will be released on 11 June … that will be fun.

If you have a recommendation or two you can add them to the comments below or send us an email.

And settle in … maybe? I’m writing this on Tuesday 1 June and a lot can change quickly …

Our little houses are jam packed with plants and seeds and books. Make the most of the glorious autumnal days with a neighbourhood walk - and pop past ACC to enjoy some community sharing and caring! ❤️

Hi Kalimna here.

When taking photos of our ‘honestly ‘ letter project recently, our neighbour Glen struck up a conversation with Lee and I about two wonderful books he said were the best gifts he had ever received.

The books he was referring to are Living on Stolen Land by Ambelin Kwaymullina and Kindred by Kirli Saunders.

He noted that Living on Stolen Land should be mandatory reading for all Australian children. I was convinced, and will be sharing this book with my children; heartfelt recommendations like this don’t come along everyday.

You can find out more via this link to Magabala Books.

Thank you Glen for sharing these book recommendations with us.

All or our book clubs are recommencing for the year this month. We run 5 book clubs (Kalimna here and Jody at Darebin Libraries do a fabulous job of juggling and managing the confusion of books and people and loans and return dates) and we have a couple of spots left in our Monday and Tuesday evening groups.

So if you’d like to get together once a month with a group of local folk to chat about a book (and make neighbourhood friends) you can sign up here.

It costs $60 per year to join.

Interested in joining a local book group and getting to know a diverse cross-section of people in the local community? We have some vacancies in our popular book clubs on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings for next year.

At ACC our book clubs meet once a month and there are some great reads on offer this coming year, including Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton and The Yield by Tara June Winch. Each group chooses its own titles for the year from a selection offered by Darebin Libraries.

Book clubs cost $60 to join.

Click here to find out more and join up today.