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The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Release Date: 12/12/2022

#82 October 2024 show art #82 October 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Welcome to our new listeners! We saw last month that a bunch of people were going back and downloading old episodes, so last month was probably when they found us for the first time. Let us know what you like, what you miss from our old episodes, or what you want us to do going forward! Books by Blair Imani by Harold R. Johnson l by Stephen King by Jimmy Juliano by Jane Ziegelman by Rebecca Morris by Kristopher Jansma Movies Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Links Candice's Candice's Timestamps 00:00 Intro 07:30 Steph's reading update 20:00 Candice's reading update + Steph's fiction pick 34:00...

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#81 September 2024 show art #81 September 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

It's September and we are back! Tune in to hear what we've read over our summer break and what we are looking forward to coming up! Including what reading project Candice will take on when she's finished the Stephen King project. Books by Timothy Snyder by Rinaldo Walcott by Malaika Jabali by Cory Doctorow by Elise Loehnen by Stephen King (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, & End of Watch) by Owen King by Rebecca Morris  Links Learn more about the and the book , by Ian Williams  See Candice's from Storygraph Follow Follow Follow Candice's horror movie challenge ...

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#80 June 2024 show art #80 June 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

As we head into the summer break Steph and Candice check in on how they are doing on their TBR lists. Steph's behind and Candice is ahead? Who saw that coming!? Lots of 90s and fan culture nostalgia in this months. See everyone in September! Books by Jordy Rosenberg,  by Cory Doctorow,  by Stephen King  by Clair Dederer  Movies Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:35 I Saw the TV Glow and 90s nostalgia 15:00 Steph’s reading update 20:00 Candice’s reading update 38:40 Another Steph book   --- Find all of our past episodes at  Please leave us a  and...

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#79 May 2024 show art #79 May 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Steph updates us about the student event where they got to meet a number of local authors and hypes supporting the arts. Candice buys herself an e-reader. We also talk about managing TBR lists and go deep into both of our feminist books this month. Books by Arthur Conan Doyle  by Kalefa Sanneh  by Elamin Abdelmahmoud  by Rob Harvilla  by Anthony Doer  by Risa Dickens and Amy Torok  by Leslie Kern  by Stephen King   by Huda Fahmy  by Ben Nadler  by Laura Ingals Wilder  Movies Trailer (NSFW)   Trailer (NSFW)  Trailer...

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#78 April 2024 show art #78 April 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

This month Steph and Candice chat about indoor kids versus outdoor kids, how to approach a potluck, and why some books go unfinished. Books by Richard Fisher  by Stephen King  by Anthony Doer  by Stephen King  by Gwion Raven  by Jenny Han  Links from The New York Times  Timestamps 00:00 -  Intro and chit chat 14:00 - Steph’s reading  20:00 - a Storygraph side bar about Did Not Finish books 27:00 - Stephen King Article breakdown 37:00 - Food talk 44:00 - Candice’s reading - she’s ahead of her goal!   --- Find all of our past...

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#77 March 2024 show art #77 March 2024

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Steph read a book about women’s fitness this month which launched a lot of conversation about dancing, weight lifting, synchronizing with others. Meanwhile Candice is hoping the world gets saved in the next Stephen King novel on her to-read list. Books by Truman Capote by Rob Harvilla by Stephen King by Ursula K Le Guin  by Chelsea Vowel  by Charlie Huston,  by Danielle Friedman by Arnold Schwarzenegger,  Links Check out the !   Timestamps 00:00 Intro and new website launch 06:40 Candice’s reading update 16:45 Steph’s vacation and reading update 34:00...

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#76 February 2024 (when we finally decide to start numbering our episodes) show art #76 February 2024 (when we finally decide to start numbering our episodes)

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Did someone say February was the shortest month? What’s that, February of 2024 is actually one day longer? Still not long enough to release the February episode in the month of February though apparently. Books by Dave Marsh  by Michele Faber  by Rob Harvilla  - by Waubgeshig Rice  by Tara McKenna  by Stephen King  by Stephen King  by Chuck Wendig  Movies Memento, Inception, Oppenheimer, Tenet, and Interstellar Trailer  Links podcast The Nominees   Timestamps Steph’s reading update - 01:00  Candice’s Reading update -...

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The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

New year, same old Steph and Candice! Books by Chuck Wendig   & by Chuck Wendig   by Stephen King   by Michel Faber  Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell Movies starring Nicolas Cage  starring Nicolas Cage  directy by David Fincher  directed by Sofia Coppola    Links Please use instead of Goodreads -    Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:07 - What are we reading? 37:30 - What are we watching? 47:00 - A discussion on how things are reviewed by the public and the Goodreads issue   --- Find all of our past...

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The Longest, Darkest Days of the Year Bring Good Cheer show art The Longest, Darkest Days of the Year Bring Good Cheer

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

It's holiday season! Busy days, dark days, but ultimately fun. Candice and Steph check in one last time for 2023 to see how reading goals are going, and what's up for the month. See you all in 2024! Books by Erin Morgenstern  by Adib Khorram And sequel by Wab Kinew  And sequel    edited by Jeff VanderMeer  by Carl Honore  by Shawn Levy  Movies Napoleon The - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Priscilla . Playing at Bookshelf Cinema Dec 1 - 6 Elvis Marie Antoinette The Beguiled Timestamps 00:00 -   Intro and late life athletics 08:50 -...

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The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

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 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 by Sheridan Le Fans  by Stephen King  by Stephen King  by Stephen King  edited by Jeff VanderMeer  Movies Nightmare Alley & Cronos by Guillermo del Toro  Misery by Rob Reiner Silence of the...

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More Episodes

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 and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh

Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker by Alice Walker 

A Celtic Temperament: Roberston Davies as Diarist by Robertson Davies 

Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renee Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight - Movies

Movies and TV

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix on Prime  - Youtube Trailer

Midnight Club by Christopher Pike and Mike Flanagan - Youtube Trailer

Links

The Home For Good Campaign and The Bookshelf’s $20,000 donation - https://bookshelf.ca/article/view/1172

Dolly Parton’s America - https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america

Grammar Girl Podcast - https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl/

The Allusionist - https://www.theallusionist.org/ 

Timestamps

0:00 Intro and Catchup Up

8:00 - The time for giving

13:00 - Slipping into the winter mood

18:30 - Winter reading plans

22:00 - Dolly Parton and Feminism

29:00 - Journals of authors and hosts

38:00 - Self Care

44:00 - Reading genre fiction & Grady Hendrix

49:00 - Midnight Club review

52:00 - Reading YA as an adult vs as a Young Adult

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