#95 February 2026

Steph and Candice did not get a lot of reading done between the last episode and this, but we did watch some sports, some music, and some movies. Times are tough right now, but we agree that finding joy is an act of resistance!

Books

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon 

Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World by Brooke McAlary  

The Acts of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table by John Steinbeck  

Yours Cruelly, Elvira by Cassandra Peterson  

The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel

The Future is Female Vol 2 edited by Lisa Yaszek 

Movies

A Star is Born (1976) Trailer 

The Way We Were Trailer

Funny Girl Trailer  

Cats Trailer 

Links

Bad Bunny’s half time show  

CBC Gem full Olympics coverage   

Podcamp Toronto (Feb 28 & Mar 1) 

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Steph hosted a Super Bowl party

04:38 Candice watched some Olympics

13:00 On hyper fixation 

15:50 Movie watching - A Star is Born, Barbara Streisand, and Cats

22:38 Steph Reading - Eve and a talk on longevity

43:15 On staying social and active in February - midwinter parties

54:00 Candice’s reading update

 

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#94 January 2026

Steph and Candice spend time sharing some reading and life goals for the new year, and chat about how they choose what books to read.

Books

The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz 

Silver Nitrate  by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 

Pop Classics Series 

The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble Knights by John Steinbeck 

Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw by Will Ferguson 

The Future is Female Vol 2 edited by Lisa Yaszek 

Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon 

A Girl Called Echo series by Katherena Vermette  

Let It Glow by Marissa Meyer & Joanne Levy  

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson 

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett  

Strange Houses by Uketsu 

Movies

Frankenstein  by Guillermo del Toro

Nuremberg by James Vanderbilt 

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson

The Lodger by Alfred Hitchcock  

Links

2026 Genre Challenge on Storyboard 

2026 Onboarding Challenge on Storyboard 

Timestamps

00:00 Intro and goals for 2026

07:27 Steph’s reading update

10:40 What are our reading key words / wheelhouse

21:16 Candice’s reading update

32:30 A few more of Steph’s current reads

41:10 Candice end of year reads

45:00 Candice’s Hitchcock re-watch update and other movies

 

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#93 December 2025

It’s time for resolutions for 2026 and as usual both Steph and Candice are thinking about their balance of fiction to non-fiction books. 

Books

Mood Machine by Liz Pelly 

The Future on Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz  

The Future is Female Vol 1 edited by Lisa Yaszek 

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by C.S Lewis 

Movies

A Grand Ole Opry Christmas Trailer https://youtu.be/1EiHRW0eEVY?si=qcoaaPSdQVesz-VC 

Timestamps

01:40 Steph’s move and TBR update and how we choose which book to read

06:45 How to track analog + digital reading on Storygraph

10:15 The end of year music wraps and how old your listening is - The Algorithm

24:40 What’s Steph Reading

29:20 Reading reviews of books and movies on Storygraph and Letterboxd

31:50 Candice's Hallmark holiday movie update

37:30 Ooops, the Paul Dano / Tarantino feud

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#92 November 2025

Winding up and winding down as the weather changes and the holidays get closer!

 

Books

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow 

Technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis  

The Future is Female: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women edited by Lisa Yaszek 

Full Throttle by Joe Hill 

Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas by Alonso Duralde  

The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman 

Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman 

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing by Maartje Willems & Lona Aalders 

Movies

Nosferatu by Robert Eggers Trailer 

The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola 

Links

Cory Doctorow’s Blog 

Cory Doctorow’s Podcast 

Obsidian 

Timestamps

01:00 Intro

02:50 Sneak peak at the book club convo about Enshittification

16:30 Talking about wealth - who needs it?

19:45 Steph’s reading update

21:40 Candice’s Stephen King challenge update 

28:00 A side bar of how we celebrate Christmas 

35:00 “Digital Gardening” with Obsidian and what we get from our reading

51:25 A coda on our reading - reading about doing less, with intention

 

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#91 October 2025

Energy is high now that the weather has cooled. Steph and Candice have joined a “real world, offline” bookclub, and Candice is on the final book in the Stephen King Collection

Books

Vanished Beyond the Map by Adam Shoalts 

A Life in Comedy by Paul Meyers 

Full Throttle by Joe Hill 

Exhalation by Ted Chiang 

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow 

Never Flinch by Stephen King 

Events

Stranger Than Fiction Book Club Thurs November 13th at 7pm - contact Steph at Stephanie@bookshelf.ca to join, or to host your own book club

Timestamps

01:00 Intro

07:20 Are young people reading?

13:00 Steph’s reading and watching update

18:00 The Bookshelf’s new book club Stranger Than Fiction

35:25 Candice reading update

40:25 Is art for us or for the artist?

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#90 September 2025

Catching up! Steph’s been on a journey to understand herself and her world better, Candice has been catching up to the end of her 6 year long Stephen King project.

We chat about our TBRs again and how to choose what to read. Candice is a mood reader and Steph is not. But we both like a challenge!

Books

How to Raise a Feminist Son by Sonora Jha 

Disorientation by Ian Williams

How to Know a Person by David Brooks 

How to Read Now by Elaine Costello 

52 Ways to Reconcile by David A Robertson 

Never Flinch by Stephen King 

Finders Keepers by Stephen King 

Fairy Tale by Stephen King 

Bag of Bones Duma Key, Dolores Claiborne, Different Seasons, Carrie, The Institute (Steph’s random selection of King novels she’s read and Candice’s suggestion) - https://bookshelf.ca/browse/filter/t/stephen%20King/k/keyword 

The Long Walk by Richard Bachman 

Movies

Pachinko TV Show https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8888462/ 

The Thing (trailer) https://youtu.be/ySvzHdtCiWE?si=lNUHR72JOiJeoD6R 

My Man from Funny Girl https://youtu.be/9r7coI37KYU?si=F2o6inp7xd9MRqjh 

Links

Candice's 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days Challenge watchlist 

Timestamps

01:19 Getting right into what Steph’s been reading on summer break

13:00 Small diversion into music

16:00 Back to Steph’s reading

19:00 How to be the minority in a group (enjoy the disorientation!)

28:45 Candice’s reading update - Stephen King project

37:00 Candice accidentally went do the I Hate the Dark Tower road again

43:00 Steph’s Stephen King update

47:00 Do characters need to be likeable?

56:30 A coda to Candice’s update - 100 Horror Movies in 92 Days

 

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast

#89 June 2025

Steph and Candice talk about their TBR lists, how things make it on there, and why reducing decision fatigue and reading with intention are good things. And then also remind each other, and listeners that social contact with other humans is actually okay.

Books

The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel by Joseph Fink, and Jeffrey Cranor

Committed: On Meaning and Madwomen by Suzanne Scanlon 

Turn Around Bright Eyes: A Karaoke Journey of Starting Over, Falling in Love, and Finding Your Voice by Rob Sheffield  

Billy Summers by Stephen King 

The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (the book about two strangers sharing a reading list)

On Book Banning: Or How The New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy by Ira Wells 

Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollen 

52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David A. Robertson 

Music

The Halluci Nation

Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Links

Full Circle Foods - low waste, local grocery delivery

Timestamps

4:00 How we approach our To-Be-Read piles

14:00 Steph & Candice’s book updates

37:00 Talking to people in real life is good, including your delivery drivers

 

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This month's episode of The Village Podcast