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01:08:15

Back in time for Spooky Season

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/10/26

We’re back for the Fall! Summer “break” was quite busy for both Steph and Candice and extended into very busy Septembers, but we are back in time for Spooky season. Special event November 7th at 7pm The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want To Know About Each Other book launch and conversation at the Cinema with authors Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson Tickets are $10 and can be bought at the bookstore. Books Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fans The Colorado Kid by Stephen King Cell by

01:03:55

Love Unequivocally

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/06/12

Candice goes on much too long about how much the hot weather gets her down, while Steph reflects on how young people take care of each other in the hot weather and how we don't love enough. Books A Haunted History of Forgotten Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes Resilience Is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie Lalonde by Julie S. Lalonde Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham Risher The Dark Tower

48:21

The politics of living

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/05/14

How do you deal with being too busy - Steph and Candice reflect on the last month’s busy-ness and how they coped. Books The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Movies Inside Out as a touchstone for mental wellness Land of the Dead - Movie clip showing class divide in the movie (curse words included) Renfield - Deleted dance scene as teased in the closing credits Cocaine Bear - Trailer (curse words included) TV Shows Picard Season 3 - Candice hates

49:58

Can We Ever Really Know Anything?

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/04/08

Steph and Candice start with a regional conversation about moving around neighbourhoods, but end up bringing it to the esoteric about self and relationships. They also talk memoirs and horror, more Stephen King, AI, and somehow even Hallmark movies. Books The Go Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds by Osman Yousefzada Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books and Questions that Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham-Risher It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe

01:05:12

Women Deserve Oscars too

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/03/10

Steph and Candice did not watch a movie together this month, but still had lots to catch up on, including the upcoming Oscar Awards, the new Grady Hendrix novel, and the many stories by and about women that they are reading or planning to read this month to celebrate Women's History Month. Books How To Sell a Haunted House & The Final Girl Support Group & other books by Grady Hendrix From A Buick 8 by Stephen King Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and

50:55

It's not all movies... but it's a lot of movies!

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/02/11

Steph recommits herself to skiing, and Candice recommits herself to reading Stephen King novels. And they both get their 3 Laws of Robotics wrong, sorry Isaac Asimov! Books The Dark Tower VI - Song of Susannah by Stephen King Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell After The Flood by Kassandra Montag All City by Alex DiFrancesco Movies Corsage M3gan California Split - Behind the Scenes short film Licorice Pizza, The Big Lebowski, Slacker, Go, Kids, Clerks, Clerks III, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

55:46

This is Our Year (along with all the others)

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2023/01/05

Welcome to 2023! Steph and Candice round up a few of their hopes for the new year and what they will be focusing on. Not resolutions per say, but plans. Tell us your reading or non-reading resolutions for this year by sending us an email at podcast@bookshelf.ca. Books My Hygge Home: How To Make Your Home Your Happy Place by Meik Wiking Dreamcatcher, Song of Susannah, The Dark Tower, & Under The Dome by Stephen King Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell by Susanna Clarke The Annotated American Gods by

01:02:08

We Only Have Now

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/12/12

December took us by surprise. It snuck up so fast both Candice and Steph feel like they missed November. But with the long nights and darker days, everything is getting a bit more gothic and introspective. Books Carefree Black Girls: A Celebration of Black Women in Popular Culture by Zeba Blay Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Mind The Gap, Dash and Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton

01:19:49

Books, books, and more books (someone has a problem!)

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/11/13

It's an oversized episode all about the books we bought, were gifted, or otherwise acquired this month Books Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination by Douglas Cowan Sing, Nightingale by Marie Helene Poitras What Remains of Elsie Jane by Chelsea Wakelyn Suite as Sugar: and Other Stories by Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha My Hygge Home: How To Make

54:28

'Tis the season for scares and eating

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/10/04

It's someone's favourite month and it's probably because of Halloween, or maybe Thanksgiving, or maybe just the cooler days and earlier nights. To celebrate The Bookshelf is hosting a bunch of events about just those things. Steph and Candice catch up on all the scary stories they are reading and all the food they wish they could cook in this month's episode. Events October 20th - Carrie and The Forbidden Body with author Douglas Cowan October 26th - Film viewing and Author Interview with Nina

59:24

What We Learned in Summer 2022

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2022/09/11

Welcome back to The Village. Steph and Candice do some book reviews from the summer of 2022 while also talking music, algorithms, and what we learned this summer Books Sweet Valley High Books 1-12 by Francine Pascal (Apple iBooks Store link) Recollections of my Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit (other books by Solnit) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Zed by Joanna Kavenna Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces by Elaine Abdelmahmoud Rehearsals for Living by Robyn

51:13

May Catch Up

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/05/22

Steph and Candice fit in a check in despite very busy schedules. They chat about the usual topics - reading writing by women, reading Stephen King and other authors and looking past the problematic racism and misogyny of the 1980s, as well as the problematic misogyny of Dr. Peter Venkman. Books Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age by Julie Bogart The Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon --- Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please leave

50:55

We Don't Need a Pandemic to Justify our Escapism

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/03/13

Candice and Steph discuss whether antiheroes, reluctant heroes, or very good heroes are the best to tell stories about. And then they get into trying to decide what makes fantasy fantasy. Basically the title says it all "We don't need a pandemic to justify our escapism" and Candice and Steph say read it all, watch it all, whatever makes you happy. Books Wizard and Glass: Dark Tower IV by Stephen King Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King (coming back to print in May 2022) What Storm, What Thunder by

53:40

Time for a Fresh Start

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2022/01/21

Steph and Candice declare a new start and share highlights from 2021 Books A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraquip Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo Hood Feminism: Notes from the Woman that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol by Mallory O'Meara Monster She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie

57:35

It's Nice To Be Back!

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2021/10/17

After a summer break Candice and Steph are back to talk books, movies and music, with only a side of feminism and social justice. Candice read some books on break and Steph started a dance class. ** We were together in real space with lots of distance so there's a bit of a big echoey room sound, and lots of talking all over each other. We were excited. Deal with it. Books Gerald's Game, Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia, Rose Madder & The Green Mile by Stephen King Evil by Julia Shaw The Final Girl

39:07

It's The Vibe That Counts

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2021/04/25

This pandemic doesn't seem at all like the post apocalyptic books we've read in the past!There is way more sitting around reading books and watching movies and television shows from our younger years. Join Steph and Candice as a conversation about Lindy West brings them down the path of all the things we've revisted recently before we get to the monthly Stephen King update. Books Shit Actually by Lindy West Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Needful Things by Stephen King Gerald's Game by

55:23

There is no break in March

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2021/03/23

Steph and Candice chat Fox Mulder, critical thinking skills and 20th and 21st century popular music. Books: 1973: Rock at the Crossroads by Andrew Grant Jackson Links: k-os cover of The Cars Just What I Needed (opens a Youtube video) Strong Songs Podcast on Babylon Sisters by Steely Dan Switched on Pop podcast How Streaming Changed the Sound of Pop Timestamps: 3:00 There was an anti-mask protest near the bookstore; empathy and critical thinking 7:56 Fox Mulder is not the hero you think he is 10:30

48:02

All about reading for fun (or for a misguided project)

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2021/02/24

From Grady Hendrix to habit forming to bananas? It's not as wild a ride as this description would have you believe. Candice and Steph check in on recent books and authors and how to be intentional with our time. Books The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Needful Things by Stephen King Hello Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life by Fumio Sasaki Links The Great Stephen King Reread by Grady Hendrix Timestamps 00:00 Intro

46:38

The Year That Wasn't In Review

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2021/01/19

Welcome to 2021! Steph and Candice do a mini year in review for 2020 and talk about the music and movies and restaurants they missed and the books and television and home cooking they didn't miss. Books Shining In The Dark: Celebrating 20 Years of Lilja's Library edited by Hans-Ake Lilja The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands by Stephen King Movies Midsommar - and how we relate to it now https://twitter.com/alexem/status/1339389665590185985 Links Spotify's business -

48:01

A letter written on a cold dreary day

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2020/11/10

Why do we read? To get away, to learn, to watch other people without guilt. Why do we write? Let's be honest, Steph and Candice come to no conclusions about these existential questions, but they try. Books The Stand, The Green Mile, Needful Things, Gerald's Game, Dolores Claiborne, Cell by Stephen King Links Stephen King's accidental blindness on race - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/28/stephen-king-says-oscars-are-rigged-in-favor-of-the-white-folks-washington-post Timestamps 02:15 -

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