#97 April 2026
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph confesses to DNFing a book she thought would be right up her alley, but she’s got other books on the go. Candice continues her monthly genre challenge with a Canadian historical fiction book. Meanwhile both have a lot to say about the end of the world. Cory Doctorow will be in Guelph on May 8th! Books by Jewell Gomez by Robin R Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris by Dorian Lynskey by various authors by A.K. Blakemore The Laundryman’s Boy by Edward Y.C. Lee by Cecil Foster by Grady Hendrix by Grady Hendrix by Nick...
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#96 March 2026
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
This month we cover the end of the world, and how sports can be beautiful. We also both watched Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie and how much we loved it. If you want to join the Stranger than Fiction Book Club contact . Buy tickets to hear Cory Doctorow at the Guelph Lecture on Being at Books by Jay Baruchel by Dorian Lynskey by Richard Wagamese by Eden Robinson by Fredrik Backman by Fredrik Backman Movies Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 03:35 Steph’s reading about the end of the world 12:40 Movie time with Steph and Candice 26:44 Candice...
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#95 February 2026
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice did not get a lot of reading done between the last episode and this, but we did watch some sports, some music, and some movies. Times are tough right now, but we agree that finding joy is an act of resistance! Books by Cat Bohannon by Brooke McAlary by John Steinbeck by Cassandra Peterson by Emily St John Mandel edited by Lisa Yaszek Movies Trailer Trailer Trailer Trailer Links (Feb 28 & Mar 1) Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Steph hosted a Super Bowl party 04:38 Candice...
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#94 January 2026
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice spend time sharing some reading and life goals for the new year, and chat about how they choose what books to read. Books by Annalee Newitz by Silvia Moreno-Garcia by John Steinbeck by Will Ferguson edited by Lisa Yaszek by Cat Bohannon series by Katherena Vermette by Marissa Meyer & Joanne Levy by Barbara Robinson by Janice Hallett by Uketsu Movies by Guillermo del Toro by James Vanderbilt by Rian Johnson by Alfred Hitchcock Links on...
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#93 December 2025
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
It’s time for resolutions for 2026 and as usual both Steph and Candice are thinking about their balance of fiction to non-fiction books. Books by Liz Pelly by Annalee Newitz edited by Lisa Yaszek by C.S Lewis Movies A Grand Ole Opry Christmas Trailer Timestamps 01:40 Steph’s move and TBR update and how we choose which book to read 06:45 How to track analog + digital reading on Storygraph 10:15 The end of year music wraps and how old your listening is - The Algorithm 24:40 What’s Steph Reading 29:20 Reading reviews of books and movies on...
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#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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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 It's okay to not be okay, but how do we move forward
16:00 The importance of routine
22:00 Reading as a habit that shakes up your habit
26:50 Podcasts vs radio
30:00 Gen X talking about music these days
50:00 The terror of algorithms
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