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49:42

Maybe The Song of Ice and Fire Series Isn't That Good?

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2017/05/05

Open the flood gates, send your hate mail, turns out that the Song of Ice and Fire series is questionable, at least according to Candice and Steph. Well, mostly just Candice because Steph hasn't read it yet. Listen in for our thoughts about other things universally loved, like kittens and the view from the top of the Empire State Building. Books: Song of Ice and Fire Book Series - George R.R. Martin Hard Core Logo: Portrait of a Thousand Punks - Nick Craine This I Know: Marketing Lessons from Under

44:01

Oscar Season Comes in April, Right?

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2017/04/19

It's Oscar season at the Bookshelf Cinema! Our schedule this month is full of contenders and winners. Other topics - Does television need so many musical episodes? Should we be remaking made for tv movies from the 90s? How much work does it really take to put on an event? Movies: Lion Hidden Figures La La Land The Big Lebowski is this month's Guelph's Movie Club Get Out Books: The Fireman by Joe Hill It by Stephen King Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please leave us a

22:18

Complete Adam Honsinger and Bob Young Interview

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2017/02/26

In our last episode of The Village you heard a few minutes of Adam Honsinger, author of Gracelessland, in conversation with Bob Young. If you enjoyed that, here is the full conversation. Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on Twitter and Facebook or Tumblr. Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at http://bookshelf.ca and join the weekly newsletter. Theme

48:32

We Will Be The Tumblr of Media - Positive Vibes Only

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2017/02/09

It's a tough start to 2017 with all the vacationing, but Steph and Candice work their way back to normal by chatting about award winning films coming to the cinema and setting some goals for the year. We also age ourselves dramatically when we start talking about dead media like audio tapes, VHS and laser discs. Movies Hidden Figures (Trailer on YouTube) La La Land (Trailer on YouTube) Manchester by the Sea playing Feb 1 - Feb 15 Arrival playing Feb 11 - Feb 12 Moonlight Books The Immortal History

43:25

The PG 13 Episode

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/12/14

This month we tackle the question of when is too early to watch certain films or read certain books, thanks to a listener question. Films: A Christmas Carol - playing Dec 22 A Christmas Carol - The Patrick Stewart version (opens Youtube Trailer) Queen of the Katwe - playing Dec 27 - 29 A Man Called Ove - Dec 29 - 31 Gremlins - Youtube Trailer, and how Gremlins played a part in creating PG13 Books: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - J.K. Rowling The Secrets book series - Orca Publishing Seven

40:51

Spooky October

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/10/15

Featuring highlights from the first Sunday Movies + Talk when we watched Denial. Books Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lamiere The Wonder by Emma Donaghue Waiting for the First Light by Romeo Dallaire The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn So They Want Us To Learn French by Matthew Hayday Movies Denial Friday the 13th We also get political this month and talk about the French Immersion language learning issue in Canada and Wellington County. Stay tuned at the end for

41:11

Are Young Adult Novels Well Written? Does It Matter?

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/09/09

Welcome to the beginning of the year! Or the end of our first year, or something. Steph and Candice celebrate a full year of sharing stories with the listeners. So much coming up in September and October! Sunday Morning Movies + Talks Return of Guelph Movie Club with Top Gun on Sept 29 New Essential Cinema with Gone With The Wind on Sept 28 Non Fiction Book Club is reading The Poisoner's Handbook and meeting on Sept 15 Eden Mills Writers Festival from Sept 15 - 18 We discuss things like: Are there

44:26

From Mermaids to Urban Planning

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/08/05

Steph and Candice reconvene after vacations and catch up on the books they read. They both knocked off 4-6 books each! Though Steph's full length novels were slightly longer than Candice's fully illustrated graphic novels. Steph drops a major bomb about Harry Potter, wait for it! And we both love Pokemon Go! And so does Downtown Guelph, which is why they held a lure party on Saturday Aug 6. Books Mentioned (and read!): To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee Jack Reacher - Lee Child All The Light We

41:14

Vacation Reading Habits

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/07/17

Steph and Candice managed to find an hour between hectic vacation schedules to talk about genre fiction, literary fiction and whether you want to be consumed or distracted while reading on holidays. Books To Kill A Mockingbird 1984 Brave New World All Summer in a Day All The Light We Cannot See The Miniaturist A Storm of Swords Eats, Shoots & Leaves Something Wicked This Way Comes Fahrenheit 451 Bag O'Bones On Writing Pretty Little Liars Anna Karenina Dubliners Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man

24:25

Complete Clifford Jackman & Bob Young Interview

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/06/29

Hope you enjoyed the teaser of the great interview of Clifford Jackman, author of The Winter Family, by Bob Young in our last episode. Now as a special treat, enjoy the complete conversation between these two friends and peers. Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on Twitter and Facebook. Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at http://bookshelf.ca and join the

53:41

Father's Day Feminism

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/06/17

A barrel full of topics today including introversion, sailboats, rereading old favourites and having adventurous tastes. As a bonus there is also a brief interview between local authors Bob Young and Clifford Jackman, author of The Winter Family Books covered Emma by Jane Austen Lady Susan by Jane Austen SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal Quiet Power by Susan Cain Movies playing at the cinema Sing Street Love & Friendship Purple Rain Thelma & Louise Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The

52:39

The Outdoors Special

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/05/21

It's May, the weather has finally caught up to the calendar in Southwestern Ontario, and Candice and Steph are thinking about getting outside. Topic include gardening, or not, playing outdoor sports, or not, and hiking long distances, or not. Turns out Candice and Steph want to read about getting outside, not actually do it. Books mentioned this month Cooked by Michael Pollen Gut by Guilia Enders Kitchen Matrix by Mark Bittman Wild by Cheryl Strayed Bunnicula by James Howe Illustrated Ghost

44:21

Life Shaping Books

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/04/12

Have you seen our new site? Go, now, we'll wait - Bookshelf.caWe are so excited to have it launched and to have all of our blogs, reviews, articles and calendars in the same place. Building the site (and re-designing, and re-designing, and re-designing) felt like a life changing event for everyone at The Bookshelf, which reminded us of some of the books that have had a huge impact on our lives. Steph talks about the first time she understood what narrative can be, and Candice thinks back to being a

39:55

The Triumphant Return

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/03/01

You thought you'd lost us, hadn't you? We aren't dead yet! We may have missed releasing in February, but we are back for March. We've got a bit of everything this month for you. Some movies, Oscar winners, and audience winners; some books for celebrating, learning, or taking away; some political thoughts. Books discussed: Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia E. Butler A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry A Man Called Ove by Frederik Bachman Stephen King's

54:28

The First Best List

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2016/01/08

*** Note: The audio in this episode is a little wonky but we enjoyed the discussion so much we thought you wouldn't mind. We start 2016 by reflecting on the best things we read and saw in 2015. That's how you start a new year, right? By looking backwards? You can listen in to hear what Steph and Candice thought their best books, movies and books turned movies were in 2015. Or you can read this list and spoil the surprise. Books: The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch by Daniel Kraus Ready Player One by

41:48

The One About Giving Gifts

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2015/11/28

Welcome back listeners! Thanks for all your great comments on our first two episodes. We'd love it if you'd share us with the world. Please head to our iTunes page and rate and review us. It would be great if you subscribed to us, but we know not all of you use iTunes for listening, so load up our RSS feed into your favourite podcatcher and never miss an episode. It's December now and there's no getting away from the seasonal cheer and holiday shopping so we face it head on. We share some of our

46:56

The Case For and Against Book Awards

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2015/11/04

Welcome back to our show! We've settled it, we are going to be titled The Village Podcast. You will be able to subscribe on iTunes very soon. In today's episode Steph and Candice take on the topic of awards and what purpose they serve to the industry. You can find a complete list of the 2015 Governor General's Awards (pdf), and the Scotiabank Giller Prize's 2015 long list and short list online to choose some books to pick up for the holidays. The winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize, Marlon James

33:14

Episode 001

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf ·

2015/09/11

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast from The Bookshelf, an indie bookstore, cinema, restaurant and live music venue in downtown Guelph, Ontario. Hosted by Steph and Candice with guest spot by Barb. We chat about our summer reading, and how the quality of books may change as the weather turns cooler. Books and Reading mentioned this episode: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke The Martian by Andy Weir Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis Confidence by

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