Welcome to the first episode of the podcast from The Bookshelf, an indie bookstore, cinema, restaurant and live music venue in downtown Guelph, Ontario. Hosted by Steph and Candice with guest spot by Barb. We chat about our summer reading, and how the quality of books may change as the weather turns cooler. Books and Reading mentioned this episode: Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke The Martian by Andy Weir Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis Confidence by Russell Smith 4 Ways Not Reading Fiction is Killing Your Productivity from Pick the Brain The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill The Illegal by Lawrence Hill Events around the Bookshelf: Eden Mills Writers Festival - Sept 10 - 13 Cafe Philosophique with Bob Rae on What's Happend to Politics - Oct 1 Bladerunner is the Guelph Movie Club pick playing at the Cinema - Oct 1 Follow the Bookshelf on Twitter and Facebook. Stay up to date on what's happening around the store at http://bookshelf.ca