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We Don't Need a Pandemic to Justify our Escapism

The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Release Date: 03/13/2022

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The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

Enjoy the complete book reading, interview and audience Q&A between Ian Williams and Pat Case.

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The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf

**The Village Podcast has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award under the category of Outstanding Branded Series. Watch for information about the awards ceremony which will take place sometime in December and find out if we’ve won. This month we have a special clip following the conversation between Steph and Candice with some highlights from the book reading and signing by Ian Williams about his new book What I Mean To Say. The full length reading and Q&A follows later this week in this feed. Books by Melissa Petro  by Jenny Odell  by Robin Wall Kimmerer by Ruth...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Candice and Steph discuss whether antiheroes, reluctant heroes, or very good heroes are the best to tell stories about. 

And then they get into trying to decide what makes fantasy fantasy.

Basically the title says it all "We don't need a pandemic to justify our escapism" and Candice and Steph say read it all, watch it all, whatever makes you happy.

Books

Wizard and Glass: Dark Tower IV by Stephen King

Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King (coming back to print in May 2022)

What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J.A. Chancy

Xenogenesis Series by Octavia E. Butler

Movies

Licorice Pizza playing March 13 - 17

West Side Story playing March 13 - 17

Full schedule

The Batman, The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker, Guardians of the Galaxy, Abbot Elementary, iZombie

Timestamps

3:30 Cinema Update

8:26 The future of movie watching, and Cats the Musical, The Movie.

15:45 The Batman, and our opinions, having not seen the film.

20:30 Heroes and chosen family

26:25 Reading and watching the lighter fare

36:22 The Stephen King Re-read Update

42:00 What makes fantasy fantasy?

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