The Year That Wasn't In Review
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
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 edited by Hans-Ake Lilja by Stephen King Movies Midsommar - and how we relate to it now https://twitter.com/alexem/status/1339389665590185985 Links Spotify's business - Lilja's Library, a Stephen King fansite - Stephen King Ranked - Timestamps 01:45 We start with music 11:30 Moving on to television and streaming services 16:00 Home cooking 18:00 Stephen King book club - Steph has a...
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A letter written on a cold dreary day
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
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 Links Stephen King's accidental blindness on race - Timestamps 02:15 - What's NaNoWriMo? 07:00 - revisiting stories you already know 10:00 - taking time to think about what you are reading and watching 11:00 - The Stephen King Project 15:00 - Stephen King and the myth of meritocracy 22:00 - How our...
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Spooktober
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Halloween time has come around again... Steph and Candice take full advantage by chatting about spooky books and spooky tv shows. We also discuss whether or not people should be reading stories about the downfall of humanity, whether it be from viruses or robots. Books, television and other links - the proto crime podcast, as a television show of the 80s and 90s by Stephen King - the study described by the sociologist in the book, Glenn Bateman, is entirely fiction. by Richard Matheson by Susanna Clarke and the genre or rewriting classics with supernatural elements. , CFRU's...
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We're baaaaaaaack!
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
After an accidental summer off from recording Steph and Candice are back, much like school and in-store shopping at The Bookshelf! That's right the bookstore is open to the public 7 days a week from 11am - 6pm. But not to worry, they are still offering delivery, and if you know exactly what you want please consider for either delivery or pick-up and limiting the number of people browsing the stacks. We are all in this together and doing what we can to support each other! Books by Stephen King by Grady Hendrix by Stephen King by Chuck Wendig by Stephen King by Glory Edim Also follow the...
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Cli-fi is a genre now?
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Steph and Candice check in again on how life, work and entertainment is going during work from home times. Hint, it's a lot of television watching, way more than usual Listen along to hear what they've been watching, reading and maybe eating! Books by Mardi McConnochie by Omar El Akkad by Sarah Perry by Stephen King by Stephen King by Rebecca Tucker Links Movie commentary with friends from Candice's podcast, Read what Stephen King thought of , villain of Misery. Timestamps 00:33 Intro 01:30 Missing movies with friends 05:50 Choosing what movies to watch 06:50 The Outer Limits...
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Mother's Day in Absentia
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
It 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 by Stephen King by Grady Hendrix by Grady Hendrix by Grady Hendrix by Sady Doyle by Roxanne Gay by Caitlin Starling by Hampton Fancher by Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell by Summer Rachel Short by Sigmund Brouwer Movies - 70s serial killer...
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The Physically Distant Episode
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Hey everyone, we are back! If you thought the store closed to the public and working from home would keep us from recording, you were almost right. It took us a bit longer to find the time we could connect but here we are. We check in with each other, chat about popular reads for strange times, and coping mechanisms. Now that we are all staying home all the time, we want to know either what you miss most or what you have found you don't miss at all. Let us know by email at Books by Viktor E Frankl is back on The Bookshelf's best seller list! First published in 1959 by Eyal Kless by Caitlin...
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Springtime in Isolation
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
**Recorded before major public impacts of social distancing to slow down COVID-19 transmission started March Break is coming up and Steph and family have some fun and events planned. Also included are some updates about the cinema, the "death" of live music and the questionable way Stephen King approaches racism in his characters. Movies - March 13 - 19 - March 14 - 19 Books by Louisa May Alcott by Anita Frank by Eyal Kless and - the nonfiction by Stephen King Links reddit board - not necessarily safe for work causing indie theatres across Canada to scramble for content. to...
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Do We Really Want What We Want?
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
After an extra week apart Steph and Candice had more than usual to catch up on. Movie awards season is all wrapped up and we know what movies are worthy now. And both Steph and Candice started the new year reading books outside their usual niche. Movies Second run theatres like the Bookshelf struggle to schedule a regular calendar because sometimes first run theatres (like Cineplex) choose to keep playing a film long past their release date. This month , playing Feb 3 - 18 , playing Feb 28 - Mar 7 , playing Feb 7 - 17 Books by Chuck Wendig by Rick Yancey by Stephen King by Brian...
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Resolutions Time - Moar Books!
The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
Resolutions! What are yours? Steph and Candice chat about theirs, including learning new skills, maintaining course and doing the boring duties of being an adult. Our wish for you - do the things you want to do with your free time. And always, more books, more movies, and more music! Books by John Milton by Terry Pratchett by Alex Haley by Jeanette Winterson by Laird Hunt by Dale Bailey by Jennifer McMahon by Melanie Golding by Waubgeshig Rice by Jeanette Winterson by Mary Shelley by Elton John by Debbie Harry by Rohinton Minstry Candice's Stephen King Project update: Finished...
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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