We are moving into the new year with optimism, because it’s so needed right now. Congrats to Yes, We Are Open, the branded series from Moneris, https://www.moneris.com/en/blog/categories/topics/yes-we-are-open-podcast , which won the 2024 Canadian Podcast Award in the Best Branded Series category. So thankful to the Canadian Podcast Awards for nominating us, and looking forward to hopefully trying again next year. We cover a lot of books, and movies this month. And announce our reading goals for...
Jan 13, 2025•56 min
We made it to the end of the year! This month is some heavy movie talk, but we also do a short update on our yearly reading goals and reminisce about our youth. Books Diavola by Jennifer Thorne Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein Saving Time by Jenny O’Dell The Troop by Nick Cutter Movies Anora trailer Inside Llewyn Davis and other Cohen Brothers Movies A little Ralph Fiennes appreciation - The Return trailer, and Conclave trailer Hallmark and Finding Mr Chri...
Dec 20, 2024•57 min
Enjoy the complete book reading, interview and audience Q&A between Ian Williams and Pat Case.
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min
**The Village Podcast has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award under the category of Outstanding Branded Series. Watch https://canpodawards.ca/ 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 ...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 23 min
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 Read This To Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability & More by Blair Imani The Power of Story: On Truth, The Trickster, and New Fictions for a New Era by Harold R. Johnson Reviva l by Stephen Kin...
Oct 12, 2024•57 min
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 On Freedom by Timothy Snyder On Property by Rinaldo Walcott It's Not You, It's Capitalism by Malaika Jabali The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow On Our Best Behaviour by Elise Loehnen The Bill Hodges Trilogy by Stephen King (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, & End of Wa...
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min
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 Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow, Joyland by Stephen King Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma by Clair Dederer Movies I Saw The TV Glow Trailer Timestamps 00:00 Intro 03:35 I Saw the TV Glow and 90s no...
Jun 19, 2024•52 min
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 The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kalefa Sanneh Son of Elsewhere by Elamin Abdelmahmoud 60 Songs that Explain the 90s by Rob Harvilla Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer ...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 10 min
This month Steph and Candice chat about indoor kids versus outdoor kids, how to approach a potluck, and why some books go unfinished. Books The Long View: Why We Need to Transform How The World Sees Time by Richard Fisher 11/22/63 by Stephen King Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer Doctor Sleep by Stephen King The Magick of Food: Rituals, Offerings, and Why We Eat Together by Gwion Raven The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Links The Essential Stephen King from The New York Times Timestamps 00:...
Apr 20, 2024•58 min
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 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s by Rob Harvilla 11/22/63 by Stephen King Language of the Night by Ursula K Le Guin Buffalo is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel Catchpenny by Charlie Huston, Let’s Get Physical by Daniel...
Mar 23, 2024•50 min
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 Kick Out The Jams by Dave Marsh Listen by Michele Faber 60 Songs that Explain the 90s by Rob Harvilla Moon of the Turning Leaves - by Waubgeshig Rice Don’t be Trashy by Tara McKenna Under the Dome by Stephen King From A Buick 8 by Stephen King Wanderers by Chuck Wendig Movies Memento, Inc...
Mar 04, 2024•43 min
New year, same old Steph and Candice! Books Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig Wanderers & Wayward by Chuck Wendig Under The Dome by Stephen King Listen: On Music, Sound, and Us by Michel Faber Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell Movies Dream Scenario starring Nicolas Cage Renfield starring Nicolas Cage The Killer directy by David Fincher Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola A Murder at the End of the World Links Goodreads review scandal Please use Storygraph instead of Goodreads - an...
Jan 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min
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 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram And sequel Darius the Great Deserves Better Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew And sequel The Everlasting Road The Big Book of Science Fiction edited by Jeff VanderMeer In Praise of Slow by Carl Honore In on the J...
Dec 04, 2023•55 min
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 The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want To Know About Each Other 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 Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fans The Colorado Kid by Stephen King Cell by St...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Candice goes on much too long about how much the hot weather gets her down, while Steph reflects on how young people take care of each other in the hot weather and how we don't love enough. Books A Haunted History of Forgotten Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes Resilience Is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie Lalonde by Julie S. Lalonde Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and Questions That Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham Risher The Dark Tower VI...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min
How do you deal with being too busy - Steph and Candice reflect on the last month’s busy-ness and how they coped. Books The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower by Stephen King Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Movies Inside Out as a touchstone for mental wellness Land of the Dead - Movie clip showing class divide in the movie (curse words included) Renfield - Deleted dance scene as teased in the closing credits Cocaine Bear - Trailer (curse words included) TV Shows Picard Season 3 - Candice hates...
May 14, 2023•48 min
Steph and Candice start with a regional conversation about moving around neighbourhoods, but end up bringing it to the esoteric about self and relationships. They also talk memoirs and horror, more Stephen King, AI, and somehow even Hallmark movies. Books The Go Between: A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds by Osman Yousefzada Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books and Questions that Grew Me Up by Remica Bingham-Risher It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Val...
Apr 08, 2023•50 min
Steph and Candice did not watch a movie together this month, but still had lots to catch up on, including the upcoming Oscar Awards, the new Grady Hendrix novel, and the many stories by and about women that they are reading or planning to read this month to celebrate Women's History Month. Books How To Sell a Haunted House & The Final Girl Support Group & other books by Grady Hendrix From A Buick 8 by Stephen King Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax Soul Culture: Black Poets, Books, and...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Steph recommits herself to skiing, and Candice recommits herself to reading Stephen King novels. And they both get their 3 Laws of Robotics wrong, sorry Isaac Asimov! Books The Dark Tower VI - Song of Susannah by Stephen King Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell After The Flood by Kassandra Montag All City by Alex DiFrancesco Movies Corsage M3gan California Split - Behind the Scenes short film Licorice Pizza , The Big Lebowski , Slacker , Go , Kids , Clerks , Clerks III , Jay and Silent Bob Strik...
Feb 11, 2023•51 min
Welcome to 2023! Steph and Candice round up a few of their hopes for the new year and what they will be focusing on. Not resolutions per say, but plans. Tell us your reading or non-reading resolutions for this year by sending us an email at podcast@bookshelf.ca . Books My Hygge Home: How To Make Your Home Your Happy Place by Meik Wiking Dreamcatcher , Song of Susannah , The Dark Tower , & Under The Dome by Stephen King Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell by Susanna Clarke The Annotated American Gods ...
Jan 05, 2023•56 min
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 t...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min
It's an oversized episode all about the books we bought, were gifted, or otherwise acquired this month Books Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination by Douglas Cowan Sing, Nightingale by Marie Helene Poitras What Remains of Elsie Jane by Chelsea Wakelyn Suite as Sugar: and Other Stories by Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar High Times in the Low Parliament by Kelly Robson Our Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha My Hygge Home: How To Ma...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 20 min
It's someone's favourite month and it's probably because of Halloween, or maybe Thanksgiving, or maybe just the cooler days and earlier nights. To celebrate The Bookshelf is hosting a bunch of events about just those things. Steph and Candice catch up on all the scary stories they are reading and all the food they wish they could cook in this month's episode. Events October 20th - Carrie and The Forbidden Body with author Douglas Cowan October 26th - Film viewing and Author Interview with Nina N...
Oct 04, 2022•54 min
Welcome back to The Village. Steph and Candice do some book reviews from the summer of 2022 while also talking music, algorithms, and what we learned this summer Books Sweet Valley High Books 1-12 by Francine Pascal (Apple iBooks Store link) Recollections of my Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit ( other books by Solnit) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Zed by Joanna Kavenna Son of Elsewhere: A Memoir in Pieces by Elaine Abdelmahmoud Rehearsals for Living by Robyn M...
Sep 11, 2022•59 min
Steph and Candice fit in a check in despite very busy schedules. They chat about the usual topics - reading writing by women, reading Stephen King and other authors and looking past the problematic racism and misogyny of the 1980s, as well as the problematic misogyny of Dr. Peter Venkman. Books Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age by Julie Bogart The Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon --- Find all of our past episodes at Stories From The Village Please l...
May 22, 2022•51 min
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 b...
Mar 13, 2022•51 min
Steph and Candice declare a new start and share highlights from 2021 Books A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance by Hanif Abdurraquip Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm by Robin Diangelo Hood Feminism: Notes from the Woman that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcoho l by Mallory O'Meara Monster She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Mel...
Jan 21, 2022•54 min
After a summer break Candice and Steph are back to talk books, movies and music, with only a side of feminism and social justice. Candice read some books on break and Steph started a dance class. ** We were together in real space with lots of distance so there's a bit of a big echoey room sound, and lots of talking all over each other. We were excited. Deal with it. Books Gerald's Game , Dolores Claiborne , Insomnia , Rose Madder & The Green Mile by Stephen King Evil by Julia Shaw The Final Girl...
Oct 17, 2021•58 min
This pandemic doesn't seem at all like the post apocalyptic books we've read in the past!There is way more sitting around reading books and watching movies and television shows from our younger years. Join Steph and Candice as a conversation about Lindy West brings them down the path of all the things we've revisted recently before we get to the monthly Stephen King update. Books Shit Actually by Lindy West Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle Needful Things by Stephen King Gerald's Game by Ste...
Apr 25, 2021•39 min
Steph and Candice chat Fox Mulder, critical thinking skills and 20th and 21st century popular music. 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:...
Mar 23, 2021•55 min
