{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"We Only Have Now","description":"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 &amp;nbsp;  Mind The Gap, Dash and Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;  Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris&amp;nbsp; She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sarah Smarsh  Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker by Alice Walker&amp;nbsp;  A Celtic Temperament: Roberston Davies as Diarist by Robertson Davies&amp;nbsp; Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renee Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight - Movies Movies and TV My Best Friend\u2019s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix on Prime&amp;nbsp; - Youtube Trailer Midnight Club by Christopher Pike and Mike Flanagan - Youtube Trailer Links The Home For Good Campaign and The Bookshelf\u2019s $20,000 donation - https:\/\/bookshelf.ca\/article\/view\/1172 Dolly Parton\u2019s America - https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/podcasts\/dolly-partons-america Grammar Girl Podcast - https:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/grammar-girl\/ The Allusionist - https:\/\/www.theallusionist.org\/&amp;nbsp; Timestamps 0:00 Intro and Catchup Up 8:00 - The time for giving 13:00 - Slipping into the winter mood 18:30 - Winter reading plans 22:00 - Dolly Parton and Feminism 29:00 - Journals of authors and hosts 38:00 - Self Care 44:00 - Reading genre fiction &amp; Grady Hendrix 49:00 - Midnight Club review 52:00 - Reading YA as an adult vs as a Young Adult --- Find all of our past episodes at&amp;nbsp;Stories From The Village Please leave us a&amp;nbsp;review on iTunes&amp;nbsp;and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Follow the Bookshelf on&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Facebook&amp;nbsp;and now&amp;nbsp;Tumblr!!&amp;nbsp;Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at&amp;nbsp;http:\/\/bookshelf.ca&amp;nbsp;and join the weekly newsletter.&amp;nbsp; Send us an email at&amp;nbsp;podcast@bookshelf.ca Theme music from the Free Music Archive, by&amp;nbsp;The Underscore Orkestra ","author_name":"The Village Podcast from The Bookshelf","author_url":"http:\/\/bookshelfnews.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25299930\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/25299930"}