You thought you'd lost us, hadn't you? We may have missed releasing in February, but we are back for March, with a bit of everything this month. Some movies - Oscar winners and audience winners; some books for celebrating, learning, or taking away; plus some political thoughts.

Books discussed:

The Life\ Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo Xenogenesis

The Trilogy by Octavia E. Butler

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

A Man Called Ove by Frederik Bachman

Mayfair Trilogy by Anne Rice

The Birth House by Ami McKay

These movies won Oscars and the Bookshelf Cinema is playing them!

The Big Short

Brooklyn

The Revenant

Room

Spotlight

And the film about Hollywood, Hail Ceasar!

Where To Invade Next March Break Matinees: The Peanuts Movie, Shaun the Sheep, Paddington, Sponge Bob Sponge Out of Water, Princess Bride

And listen for the shocking revelations by Steph and Candice about Star Wars The Force Awakens

Events not to be missed: Yann Martel Book Reading - March 29th, 7pm at Lakeside Hope House

Non-Fiction Book Club - March 24th, 7pm at eBar Greenroom, reading Wab Kinew's The Reason You Walk

Guelph Movie Club - March 31, 9pm showing Predator Please leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe using your podcatcher of choice.

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