#92 November 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Winding up and winding down as the weather changes and the holidays get closer! Books by Cory Doctorow by Yanis Varoufakis edited by Lisa Yaszek by Joe Hill by Alonso Duralde by Chuck Klosterman by Oliver Burkeman by Maartje Willems & Lona Aalders Movies by Robert Eggers Trailer by Francis Ford Coppola Links Timestamps 01:00 Intro 02:50 Sneak peak at the book club convo about Enshittification 16:30 Talking about wealth - who needs it? 19:45 Steph’s reading update 21:40 Candice’s Stephen King...
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#91 October 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Energy is high now that the weather has cooled. Steph and Candice have joined a “real world, offline” bookclub, and Candice is on the final book in the Stephen King Collection Books by Adam Shoalts by Paul Meyers by Joe Hill by Ted Chiang by Cory Doctorow by Stephen King Events Stranger Than Fiction Book Club Thurs November 13th at 7pm - contact Steph at to join, or to host your own book club Timestamps 01:00 Intro 07:20 Are young people reading? 13:00 Steph’s reading and watching update 18:00 The Bookshelf’s new book club Stranger Than...
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#90 September 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Catching up! Steph’s been on a journey to understand herself and her world better, Candice has been catching up to the end of her 6 year long Stephen King project. We chat about our TBRs again and how to choose what to read. Candice is a mood reader and Steph is not. But we both like a challenge! Books by Sonora Jha by Ian Williams by David Brooks by Elaine Costello by David A Robertson by Stephen King by Stephen King by Stephen King Bag of Bones Duma Key, Dolores Claiborne, Different Seasons, Carrie, The Institute (Steph’s random...
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#89 June 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice talk about their TBR lists, how things make it on there, and why reducing decision fatigue and reading with intention are good things. And then also remind each other, and listeners that social contact with other humans is actually okay. Books by Joseph Fink, and Jeffrey Cranor by Suzanne Scanlon by Rob Sheffield by Stephen King by Kerri Maher by Sara Nisha Adams (the book about two strangers sharing a reading list) by Ira Wells by Michael Pollen by David A. Robertson Music Links - low waste, local grocery delivery...
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#88 May 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Candice had a week off this month so she read a lot! Lots of book talk about meta textual books with inserts and annotations and more. Plus lots of talk about horror being stories of grief, Twin Peaks and its weirdness, and the better than John Hughes coming of age movies of the 80s. Books by Jen Sookfong Lee by Jen Sookfong Lee by Nick Cutter by Frederick Blichert by Sean Stewart & Jordan Weisman by Sean Stewart & Jordan Weisman by J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst, by Anthony Doerr by Mark Frost by Jennifer Lynch, by Rick Rubin ...
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#87 April 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Candice has finally read some books! One super feminist, and one not so much. Steph admits to a 30 year old crime against the Scholastic Book Fair. We cover a lot this month, from the magic of pregnancy to avoiding celebrities even when they invite people to come meet them. It’s a weird through line, but we get there. Books by Grady Hendrix by Francine Pascal by Victor Manibo by Rick Rubin by Ted Chiang by Stephen King Movies Memento Trailer Arrival Trailer Annihilation Trailer https://youtu.be/89OP78l9oF0?si=_DS6HB4j9IvBSveB Timestamps 1:15...
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#86 March 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice catch up on the last month after a hiatus due to a provincial election. Candice read no books. Steph went on a yoga retreat and read a lot of books. Books by Olga Tokarczuk by Victor Manibo by Dacher Keltner Links Youtube (an oldie but a classic) Timestamps 3:00 - using to-do lists for planning 13:00 - women’s health (women of a certain age!) 21:00 - Steph’s reading update 29:00 - Steph went on a retreat --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf...
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#85 January 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
We are moving into the new year with optimism, because it’s so needed right now. Congrats to Yes, We Are Open, the branded series from Moneris, , which won the 2024 Canadian Podcast Award in the Best Branded Series category. So thankful to the Canadian Podcast Awards for nominating us, and looking forward to hopefully trying again next year. We cover a lot of books, and movies this month. And announce our reading goals for the new year. Follow us on Storygraph to see how we do! Steph - Candice - Books Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change by Day...
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#84 December 2024
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
We made it to the end of the year! This month is some heavy movie talk, but we also do a short update on our yearly reading goals and reminisce about our youth. Books by Jennifer Thorne by Robin Wall Kimmerer by Naomi Klein by Jenny O’Dell by Nick Cutter Movies Anora Inside Llewyn Davis and other Cohen Brothers Movies A little Ralph Fiennes appreciation - trailer, and trailer Hallmark and trailer Links Timestamps 00:01 Movie update right up top 17:00 Where can men be allowed to be emotional 29:00 Sports and physical activity 34:00 Steph’s...
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Bonus #4 Ian Williams Talk at The Bookshelf, the Complete Interview
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Enjoy the complete book reading, interview and audience Q&A between Ian Williams and Pat Case.
info_outlineIt will be a Mother's Day weekend to remember, and it's not because of the snow predicted to land in Southern Ontario over the weekend!
You can't take your mom out for dinner or to see a movie this year, but you can treat your mom to puzzles, games, books, and wine! Or a Psycho movie marathon if you've got that type of mom (Candice does!)
Books
Misery by Stephen King
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers by Sady Doyle
Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay
Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
The Wall Will Tell You: The Forensics of Screenwriting by Hampton Fancher
Camp Murderface by Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell
The Mutant Mushroom Takeover by Summer Rachel Short
Clan by Sigmund Brouwer
Movies
Maniac - 70s serial killer exploitation film
American Psycho directed by Mary Harron as a satire!
The Booksellers streaming from the Cinema in partnership with Blue Ice Docs
This Is Not A Movie streaming from the Cinema in partnership with Blue Ice Docs
Kedi streaming from the Cinema in partnership with Blue Ice Docs
Jerry Maguire - Steph's favourite buddy film?
The Object of My Affection - Candice favourite film to press stop at 5 minutes before the end.
Links
Candice's episode of End Credits Radio covering Grady Hendrix written horror comedy film, Satanic Panic
Bookshelf Cinema's streaming movies
Bookshelf delivers wine with books!
The Dana Buckler Show Terminator retrospectives
Timestamps
01:00 Mother's Day ideas and plans
07:10 How does the book look?
08:00 - 08:10 Special guest makes an appearance!
09:38 Check in on Candice's reading
11:00 We go deep on Grady Hendrix
13:15 Chatting women's obsession with true crime and horror
18:30 The villain in horror films aren't meant to be redeemed
22:20 Bookshelf Cinema brings you streaming films!
31:30 Steph's reading update
34:00 Practice exploring what wasn't in the story - basically Fan Fic
38:00 Send your best alternate parts of a story to Steph at podcast@bookshelf.ca
39:45 Kids books Steph has been reading with her kids
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