The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf
The voices of a Canadian indie bookstore, cinema, bar, bistro, and live music venue.
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A letter written on a cold dreary day
11/10/2020
A letter written on a cold dreary day
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 lifestyles have changed with Covid 26:00 - Where everyone wonders "What does mean?" 29:00 - The pain of group chats 30:45 - The real reason why Steph doesn't journal 34:00 - Students writing letters to elected officials and why you should too 42:00 Back to The Stand --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Spooktober
10/18/2020
Spooktober
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 movie review program. , columnist Genre bending novels and novelists by Audrey Niffenegger by Diana Gabaldon --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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We're baaaaaaaack!
09/11/2020
We're baaaaaaaack!
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 online book club Note - Candice is ashamed to have not been able to come up with the name of Maya Angelou on the spot while trying to remember who said "When you know better, you do better." In consideration - the return of the with a focus on relearning Canadian History. --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Cli-fi is a genre now?
06/03/2020
Cli-fi is a genre now?
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 reboot of the 90s 09:10 The X-Files conspiracy theory 10:16 Telling stories through years long series 14:30 Role playing games and playing characters outside yourself 19:03 How we communicate in audio without visual cues 22:00 How our reality is different from the tropes of sci fi 24:00 Giving people the nod while out for a walk 26:17 Reading updates 30:50 The Stephen King update 39:10 Steph realizes keeping a journal might be a positive thing, again. 43:45 Candice's accidental food industry book club 48:50 Plea to support local businesses 49:46 What do live events and celebrations look like now? --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Mother's Day in Absentia
05/07/2020
Mother's Day in Absentia
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 exploitation film American Psycho directed by streaming from the Cinema in partnership with Blue Ice Docs streaming from the Cinema in partnership with Blue Ice Docs 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 covering Grady Hendrix written horror comedy film, Satanic Panic Bookshelf Cinema's with books! 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 39:45 Kids books Steph has been reading with her kids --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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The Physically Distant Episode
04/22/2020
The Physically Distant Episode
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 Starling by Stephen King Links Timestamps 5:00 How are things at the Bookshelf? 10:00 Personal check in on how Candice and Steph are doing 18:30 What's selling at The Bookshelf? 23:00 How has the pandemic affect music and live events? 27:15 What happens to the third place when we can go back? 31:30 Update on what we're reading --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Springtime in Isolation
03/15/2020
Springtime in Isolation
**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 support The Bookshelf Cinema and other indie theatres across Canada. podcast being depicting racism in his books Timestamps 6:00 Steph saw Julie Black live! Which lead to a conversation about live music, the where and the how. 17:00 Steph forgot to turn her ringer off! 17:30 What's happening at the eBar? What do you want to happen at the eBar? The Bookshelf is always seeking your opinion. 22:00 Shopping algorithms on the internet (spoiler: they're no good!) 28:00 The Bookshelf Cinema and others keep getting movies pulled from them thanks to Cineplex 31:00 Rant about remakes of movies and television shows 35:00 Candice goes down a rabbit hole talking about My So Called Life 37:00 What we are reading update 42:00 Prioritizing reading over other things? 47:00 On Stephen Kings racist language --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Do We Really Want What We Want?
02/16/2020
Do We Really Want What We Want?
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 Francis by Holly Whitakre Timestamps (minute:seconds) 2:00 A run-down of awards seasons movies 7:30 Black History (Future) Month 9:00 Women in Horror Month 11:30 Knives Out 13:30 War dramas vs war satires 17:00 Congrats to Taika Waititi 18:50 What's playing at the cinema 24:30 Book talk Candice's list 30:00 Book talk Steph's list 32:30 A discussion about YA fic, genre and romances 36:00 Fandom and creators who bow to what they want 41:00 Stephen King re-read update 46:00 Steph's feminist book club update --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Resolutions Time - Moar Books!
01/13/2020
Resolutions Time - Moar Books!
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 Eyes of the Dragon in December and IT begun! Links It's an Imagine Dragon decade! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Steph's Feminist Book Club is kickin'
12/04/2019
Steph's Feminist Book Club is kickin'
Find out what is on Candice's rider and what is definitely not on Steph's. It's a season of food and excess and we get right into it before we check in on Steph's feminist book club and Candice's Stephen King project. Books by Laird Hunt by Joy Press by Pam Grossman by Robyn Doolittle by Stephen King, the palate cleanser which follows Pet Sematary by Terry Pratchett Game of Thrones Series by Wheel of Time Series by Links Dolly Parton's America - a podcast --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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The Month Between Holidays
11/11/2019
The Month Between Holidays
The times and the building, they are a-changing! This month's recording is being brought to you by the eBar, upstairs, rather than the floor of the bookstore, thanks to some major building upheaval. We cover how we remember stories, how we tell our own stories, and loads of speaking events happening at the store this month. Events The Massey Lecturer on November 5th Kim Anderson and Renee Mishake launching the book on November 16th in the eBar Chris Earley launching his book on November 18th in the eBar Robyn Doolittle launching her book on November 19th in the ebar Adventurer Adam Shoalts launching his book on December 3rd in the eBar Ralph Martin launching his book on December 10th in the eBar More events at the eBar, Books by Elizabeth Renzetti Cujo, Christine, Pet Sematary and It! by On Writing by Stephen King Movies playing November 15 - 21 playing November 8 - 11 playing November 22 - 23 --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Check out what came in our "share" this month!
10/09/2019
Check out what came in our "share" this month!
Books by Stephen King Follow along with the Stephen King read through by checking this list, . Movies Movies we've seen.. or maybe we haven't seen them? Maybe it's all the pop culture references. Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Forrest Gump, The Maltese Falcon, Lost Highway, Godzilla (2019) Celebrate Steph and Candice's favourite holiday by going to see Links Letterboxd - - the book bus Steph found while in Kelowna Don't forget you can order books directly from the website! Save on shipping costs in Guelph and still get it same day. , first Tuesday of every month at the Guelph Public Library , be a part of making the Bookshelf accessible to everyone in Guelph! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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See You In September
09/07/2019
See You In September
What is the nature of human courage and trauma? Just a tiny topic we end up chatting about thanks to some interesting reads this summer. Books by Margaret MacMillan by Nassim Nicolas Taleb by Sady Doyle by Stacey Halls by Joanne Ramos by Stephen King by Stephen King by Margaret Atwood Links , Youtube Channel critiquing Buffy the Vampire Slayer , first Tuesday of every month at the Guelph Public Library , be a part of making the Bookshelf accessible to everyone in Guelph! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Summer Distractions
08/07/2019
Summer Distractions
Kids are out of school and looking for things to do, like sitting on their mom’s lap while she tries to record a podcast. Despite distractions from Steph’s kids and the construction happening in the Bookstore we managed to get at least 25 minutes of actual conversation recorded! And only needed to stop mid-sentence a couple of times. I think you will notice the edit when that happens. We hear what Steph is reading over her holiday, and we go deep into the third novel in Stephen King’s published (under his own name) works, The Shining. Books We have a special book recommendation from Lucas, son of co-host Steph - by Max Brallier by Andre Alexis by Stephen King Movies playing August 23 - 28 playing August 27 - 29 playing August 13 - 15 Don't forget to - be a part of making The Bookshelf accessible to everyone! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Hot Summer Days, Cool Music and Movies
07/08/2019
Hot Summer Days, Cool Music and Movies
Summer, everyone's favourite season to complain about how warm it is! Also a great season to get out of the heat and see some movies in the theatre! We got real regional talking about radio and television stations from our childhood. Books by Christopher Ward by Erika Nielsen Movies Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and questionable comedy. Alex Winter address it here, playing from June 28 - July 7 and how it compares to Superbad, Bridesmaids and Lady Bird Events Links Mark Dailey - the voice of (opens a YouTube clip) by Alan Cross Stephen King Watch - completed - in progress - be a part of making The Bookshelf accessible to everyone! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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The Festival of Music
06/05/2019
The Festival of Music
The weather is warming up which means more outdoor music, at least it does to Steph and Candice! We get an update on shows they've both seen recently, some reading plans for the summer, and the usual coverage of whatever is on their mind! Books by Mason Currey by Taylor Jenkins Reid by Cherie Dimaline in chronological order by Christopher Ward Music Steph went to see Candice went to see Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Arrested Development, Britney Spears, Events book launch with Irshad Manji on June 6th Links The story of Happy Pride Everyone! Take 20 minutes to learn more about the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Candice's summer reading list --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Keeping busy with many books and events
05/06/2019
Keeping busy with many books and events
We accidentally went directly to "Oh my gosh the sky is falling!" but we recovered quickly with Canadian music and old looking babies. This episode is jam packed with lots of book talk and event talk. There is so much happening in May at the Bookshelf. Books: by Cherie Dimaline by Peng Shepherd by Emily St John Mandel by Rebecca Skloot by Lorimer Senher by Marlon James by Julia Shaw Events: on May 8 from 7 - 9 on May 10 from 7 - 9 on May 11 from 7 - 8:30 on May 15 from 7 - 9 Art show running April 23 to July 6 a conversation between biographer Pat Flood and subject Susan Benson on May 31 Other Links: --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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April Showers
04/08/2019
April Showers
It's Spring! Another time of renewal, we have so many fresh starts in a year. Steph and Candice talk about the importance of 80s culture and finding time to read around so much pressure to do things. Books: by Rob Walker by Michael Chabon (yes, Candice is still reading this one!) by Bridget Collins Movies: in the eBar on April 19 Events: on April 16 in the eBar in April --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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There's no arguing with the equinox
03/12/2019
There's no arguing with the equinox
We learn about both Candice and Steph's woo woo superstitions this month. There's nothing wrong with it folks, it's perfectly normal, and apparently so is evil. Books: by Michael Chabon by Michael Chabon by Dr. Julia Shaw by Jordan Peterson Movies: playing March 11 playing March 9 - 20 Links: --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Merry Month of February
02/11/2019
Merry Month of February
After a month of deep cold Steph and Candice have lots to catch up on! As usual we go deep into dystopian novels and movies about music, with a side of teen melodrama as a palate cleanser. Movies: , played over and over again on February 2nd (link opens Youtube trailer) playing Feb 8 - 12 playing Feb 1 - 14 playing Feb 13 - 15 - petition for this to play at Cult Cinema! (link opens Youtube trailer) Help Books: by Ray Bradbury by Claire North by Omar El Akkad Links and Other Topics 's investigative reporting on Bryan Singer - serious trigger warnings. has gone mad! Spoilers for season 3. --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Documentation - more fun that it sounds
01/14/2019
Documentation - more fun that it sounds
Steph decides to begin her year long documentation of every piece of media she consumes! And Candice spends most of the episode shilling for Spotify? Books by Aaron Mahnke by Christopher Ward Movies , a tool to track which movies you are watching , playing February 4 - 17 , playing February 18 - 31 , playing February 18 - 28 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse - two words, "See it" And we dissect Venom way too much for the quality of film it is. ** Green Book did not play at the Bookshelf Cinema, it is still playing at the Galaxy Theatres Music , Steph's music curator of choice , Candice's music curator of choice , original by Laura Nyro Read about at QZ.com --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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A Long December
12/18/2018
A Long December
"Just do what you can, when you can", this and other words of wisdom from Steph this month as we struggle with the usual glut of holiday expectations. Movies (and a few tv shows) , playing December 26 - 31 , playing January 2 - 10 , playing December 20 - 23 (not talked about in the episode, but if you've learned one thing from Candice it's to always go see horror films at the holidays) It's A Wonderful Life, playing at limited Cineplex Galaxy Screens (opens a Youtube video) Books by Nick Hornby by Nick Hornby by David Chariandy by Vivek Shraya by Jeff VanderMeer by C.D. Rose (It wasn't for Steph, but maybe it's for you?) by Lisa Gabriele (This one also wasn't for Steph, but she enjoyed it like a guilty pleasure anyway) by Marjorie Liu and Sana Tekada (This one wasn't for Candice, but sure has been huge in the world of Graphic Novels) Music (opens a Youtube video) (opens a Youtube video) Thank you to everyone who entered the . Have you watched the video yet? . The answers and winner are announced in this episode. --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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A look at the 90s and whether Art should be good or popular
11/08/2018
A look at the 90s and whether Art should be good or popular
This month we needed to stitch our audio together from two recording devices. Can you find the stitch? How is our year long book challenge going? Not well! Candice hasn't completed a book since August, and is 26 books away from her year long goal of 52 books. Steph had switched from reading for pleasure to reading for work, which was its own challenge, but is now back on track. How is your book challenge going? We spend a lot of time discussing the nature of "Art", how stealing or borrowing affects art and whether being popular excludes art from being celebrated. Books , by Craig Davidson by Nick Cutter Movies - Nov 18, 21 & 22 - Dec 1 - 6 Events - Nov 6 Links (Youtube video) --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Steph and Candice Curate a Horror Film Festival (We Wish!)
10/08/2018
Steph and Candice Curate a Horror Film Festival (We Wish!)
October Love! A little train travel, a little convention talk, a whole lot of horror talk. Books by Thea Lim is nominated for a Giller Prize Events in the eBar - Sam Maggs Book Launch - Girl Squads - Emily Richards Book Launch - Your Weekday Suppers Movies starring Nicholas Cage, playing October 14 - 16 starring Jamie Lee Curtis, playing October 25 for Cult Cinema Night starring Chloe Sevigny, playing October 26 - 30 And when it comes to Halloween decor and costumes, support your local year round costume shop - not the giant corporate pop-up shops in the mall! In Guelph, it's ! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Forget March Madness, this is September Madness
09/09/2018
Forget March Madness, this is September Madness
The tap has turned back on around here and everything is happening! Movies: Bladerunner Books: by Craig Davidson by Craig Davidson Craig Davidson is also ! by Grady Hendrix by Craig Davidson (for the cover art) Gifts of Evil by by James Daschuk by Tejvan Pettinger by Gareth Soutwell by Thomas Cathcart by Adam Nayman by Adam Nayman by Holly Goddard Jones September Book Challenge - read a book in another language! Steph and Candice have both chosen to read in French. by Antoine de Saint-Exupery by Georges Simenon Events: September 7 - 9th - September 27th --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Technology is NOT our friend!
08/07/2018
Technology is NOT our friend!
AI, Robots, in home spying. We really couldn't get past our fears of technology this month. Nothing but Books this month! by Lauren Groff by Grady Hendrix by Lea Thim by Tim Harford by John Seabrook by Michelle McNamara by Andromeda Romano-Lax by Naomi Alderman by David Paul Lyday Stay tuned for our special spoiler filled review of My Best Friend's Exorcism! --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Graphic Novels, Comic Books and Politics
07/11/2018
Graphic Novels, Comic Books and Politics
We talk a little politics, but not too much, don't worry. It's mostly just book talk this month. Lots we read, lots we are about to read. Summer is definitely the time to waste the day in the yard reading a good book or a guilty pleasure. Books: - Jade Sarosen - Alison Bechdel Archie The Married Life and - Pat Kennedy & Tim Kennedy - Rian Sygh - Neil Gaiman - Thea Lim - Michelle McNamara - Grady Hendrix - Grady Hendrix --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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The Events Team is Springing Into Action (see what I did there?)
04/29/2018
The Events Team is Springing Into Action (see what I did there?)
Note - we had some technical problems in the first 8 minutes of this month's episode - Steph's microphone was not on. Don't worry, we fix it - power through the echoey sound for just a short bit. So many events at the cinema and the bookstore this month we had to record early to make sure we could let you know about them all! Events: by Samantha Brennan & Tracy Isaacs - May 3 at 7pm by Nick Craine & - Sarah Howden - May 5 at 4:30pm Poetry night with Rona Bloom, Shane Neilson and Sarah Tolmey - May 10 at 7:30pm by David Alexander Robertson - May 14 by Michael Barclay - May 15 at 7pm Friends of the GPL speaker series, , at the Guelph Public Library by Dr. Joe Schwarcz - May 16 at 7pm Movies: (Youtube Trailer) - free event by Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health on May 7 at 6pm Books: by Jack Finney by Tim Harford May Reading Challenge - Graphic Novels --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Non-Fiction Reading to the Rescue!
04/10/2018
Non-Fiction Reading to the Rescue!
What is the difference between a fiction book and a memoir style non-fiction? How long should a post apocalyptic story spend on survival rather than rebuilding? And this month's reading challenge is to read a book which has been sitting on your shelf unread for a bit too long. Candice and Steph also let some of their non-reading goals slip this month - learning economics and learning French. Books: by Andre Aciman by Molly Bloom by Reif Larsen by George R R Martin (yes again) by Tim Harford Movies: Love, Simon - March 30 - April 5 - April 11 - 24 - April 26 - Free Youth Week event put on by Wellington Dufferin Public Health on May 7 - 6 Sundays starting on Aprill 22nd --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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Emotions are for Chumps!
03/11/2018
Emotions are for Chumps!
How do you mark time? Is it by days on the calendar? Events and markers? Journaling or task lists? How do you measure reading? Is success completing a book, or is it the mere act of reading? This and lots of movie talk this month! Books: Challenge for March - read a book one of is based on! - Tananarive Due - Shirley Jackson (book) - Deborah Ellis (graphic novel) - Deborah Ellis and Nora Twomey - Shel Silverstein Movies: Oscars Month! - March 5-7 - March 9-16 - March 26-29 - March 7-11 - March 9-18 - March 21-25 playing March 21 - 23 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 - Youtube Trailer Links and Other Bits: Everything Sucks - Netflix television show --- Find all of our past episodes at Please leave us a and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on and and now Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at and join the weekly newsletter. Send us an email at Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by
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