Synopsis
***Annotated Audiobooks for Busy Booklovers***Since 2006 CraftLit has released serialized classic literature weeklythe way Dickens did itbut as an audiobook with audio annotations. Host Heather Ordover gives you some context and juicy tidbits before playing the next chapter of the current book. *** Listeners regularly call in to share their thoughts to be played in the next episode, which keeps the "book club" vibe going. *** The podcast has been in continuous production since 2006. Our current book, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas begins with episode 402. ***Audiobooks-with-Benefits for Busy People*** * As seen in What's Hot on iTunes * * As heard on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday | FiberHooligans | Podcast 411 | Marly Bird's Yarn Thing Podcast | Math-4-Knitters | Eddie's Room | Libsyn's Podcasting Luminaries | Chilling Tales for Dark Nights | WEBS podcast *
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								383 - chapters 11 - 12 - Sense and Sensibility01/05/2015 Duration: 01h03minChapters 11-12 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts at 09:10. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | | Order of Operations | and an - 4:00 Hexie Basting - 6:54 Don't forget to send yarn to Abraham's Tent (info at ) | Book Talk — 9:10 | Deb's Chart: Elizabeth Gaskell Miniature pic Pocket Books by Create a unique online at Zazzle. Only a couple of seats left for this Fall's tour to the Lake District! Call now to reserve your space! (Deposits are fully refundable through June—just in case you wondered...) Airfare is included in the price! Also Included: All surcharges, fees, airport & departure taxes (at least $660 per person) Our Tour Director—Dianne! Our British Blue Badge Guide—Peter! motorcoach (and professional driver—ours was a lot of fun in 2010) all accommodations, baggage handling at hotels PLUS a $100 travel voucher for a future Holiday Vacations tour. Included food will be: 11 Excellent Meals Featur 
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								382 - chapters 9-10 - Sense and Sensibility24/04/2015 Duration: 01h21minChapters 9-10 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts at 09:52. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | | Order of Operations | The only thing I think you'll want to see are Diane's Hexies and her Mother's quilts. Tween quilt Pinwheel quilt "My Mother's Garden" pattern If you have a chance to pledge soemthing to Craftlit between now and April 30th, please head over to The matching fund is good through the 30th (and a huge help!) Book Talk - 9:52 by Create a unique online at Zazzle. Thank you so much to Caroline, Tricia, Krispian, Aaron, Greg, Carol, Jean, Elizabeth, and everyone who has hung around listening to and loving classic lit with me! Premium Audio — Reboot of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Premium Audio covers the first chunk of our remastered The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this week. Episode Sponsors Want a button? grab the code: 
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								381 - chapters 7-8 - Sense and Sensibility17/04/2015 Duration: 59minChapters 7-8 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts at 13:51. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | Book your seat on the October 2015 Lake District Tour 1-800-826-2266 Send in a message to play on our episode. Use the call-in line 1-206-350-1642 or or (if you really don't want to hear your own voice on the podcast) and I'll get someone to read it for you and, likewise, if you would like to read a letter for me to play. | Order of Operations | - amazing algebra app—video above—on and devices (and now with !). - 3:50 - 9:11 Nifty Yarn Donation Contest - Send unique yarn! Post an image of your yarn donation on the Prize Thread in the Abraham’s Tent Group on Ravelry.com. See Ravelry for details of prizes. When: February 14 – April 30, 2015 What: Yarn - minimum of 42” lengths of yarn - any gauge, any color, non traditional materials accepted. Please include your name, email address and your family’s country of origin. $1.00 bil 
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								380 - chapters 5–6 - Sense & Sensibility10/04/2015 Duration: 54minChapters 5-6 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts at 14:00. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | | Order of Operations | Check in on the if you're a patron (old or new). There's a new video there for you! Send in audio to play on our episode. Use the call in Line 1-206-350-1642 or or if you really do not want to hear your own voice on the podcast, send an email and I'll read it. CraftLit apps for • • - 2:00 and for - 4:40 for October 2015 - 7:40 and - 10:09 Knitting Kris - - 2:00 Book Talk - 14:00 Dixie on Tempered Steel - 14:45 by Create a unique online at Zazzle. Premium Audio — The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 18 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. Episode Sponsors Want a button? grab the code: 
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								379 - chapters 3–4 - Sense & Sensibility03/04/2015 Duration: 01h21minChapters 3-4 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts at 21:40. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | | Order of Operations | —#2 is our nominee! - main site Our for October 2015 Premium Audio — The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 17 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. Episode Sponsors Want a button? grab the code: 
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								378 - Chapters 1–2 - Start of Sense & Sensibility27/03/2015 Duration: 59minChapters 1-2 of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen. Book talk starts right after housekeeping. Call in Line 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! First S&S episode: | | Order of Operations | Welcome/Housekeeping - 1:05 How to skip the crafty chat (on later episodes) - 2:15 Listen on-the-go via free apps (see right-hand sidebar) - 3:00 Sign up for Premium Streaming Audio (currently The Picture of Dorian Gray) or Premium Download-only Audio - 3:11 Thank you to Herland Hangout-ers - 3:33 Welcome Maia - our awesome S&S reader! - 4:19 Subbable is now Patreon (easy conversion process for Subbable supporters! Go to Subbable.com and follow the steps. All your info (except your bank) will be migrated for you!) - 4:35 The new—THIRD—What Would Madame Defarge Knit? book is out: Defarge Does Shakespeare. Such gorgeous patterns and such lovely stories of inspiration and the Bard, not to mention art from the incomparable Shannon Sneedse. - 7:00 Book Talk officially begins - 8:43 Book cha 
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								CRAFTLIT - START SENSE AND SENSIBILITY HERE27/03/2015 Duration: 04minTake on a whirlwind journey through the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. One's all about sense, the other all about sensibility, and together they make quite the dynamic duo. So, if you're ready to laugh, cry, and fall head over heels for Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, then you've come to the right place! 
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								Post-Herland Bonus — CraftLit: Audiobooks with Benefits for Busy People13/03/2015 Duration: 35min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Upcoming Book | by Jane Austen. Your book talk IS this episode. . Sense and Sensibility begins in late March 2015. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | Nope! Newsletter Links —>The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our for March is Rachael Heron's latest Splinters of Light! In March we'll have another raffle. | BOOK TALK | whole darn thing | Post-Book Our Next book: The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 14 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. Episode Sponsors Want a button? 
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								377 - Chapter 12 - End of Herland27/02/2015 Duration: 01h32min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 5:50. . Sense and Sensibility begins in late March 2015. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | My Spindles! Sign up for the to find out about all the fun bits we're planning between now and our next book! Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our for January was Hunter Hammersen's Curls book! In March we'll have another raffle. | BOOK TALK | 5:50 min | Chapter 12 - End of Book Our Next book: and her and his (what a joy he is!) and Sign up for the to find out about all the fun bits we're planning between now and our next book! The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapte 
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								376 - Chapter 11 - Herland20/02/2015 Duration: 01h07min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 18:40. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | Mollie's Book: The (apparently out of print) book Mollie recommended: Holdover links: Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our for January was Hunter Hammersen's Curls book! In March we'll have another raffle. | BOOK TALK | 17:00 min | Chapter 11 Our Next book: and , (and ). Terry's Song - Oy! The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 11 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. | | Different from but still awesome fun! | | Episode Sponsors Want a button? 
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								375b - Chapter 10 - Herland14/02/2015 Duration: 47minFerris Joss The other Movie Zeitgeist Emma Watson 
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								375 - Chapter 10 - Herland13/02/2015 Duration: 01h20minThe Party of the First Part - Chapter 10 | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 18:40. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | Jean Brown Video: Scroll down , spiral bound book, and Aunt Becky (plus a secondary source for the . for the , and another place to get the , and , and . My first attempt with Jean Brown's technique: The horizontal seam is 1". information. . The iPad Escher-like game is called Holdover links: Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our for January was Hunter Hammersen's Curls book! In March we'll have another raffle. | BOOK TALK | 18:40 min | Chapter 10 The Picture of Dorian Gray 
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								374 - Chapter 9 - Herland06/02/2015 Duration: 01h16minStirred Not Shaken - and Chilled | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 4:00. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | Well... not so much crafty... but then, speaking is a craft I guess... so ... The music that may have been the start of me working to lower my voice THE DREADED VOCAL FRY (and ) Kimberly's Thatcher video The and the US showing (a plus some from the making-of) The still-here Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our for January was Hunter Hammersen's Curls book! In March we'll have another raffle. | BOOK TALK | 4:00 min | The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 9 (1 
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								373 - Chapter 8 - Herland30/01/2015 Duration: 01h18minPenny for Your Thoughts | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 15:10. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | Examples of Penny rugs , , , , and and . Tutorials for Penny Rugs: and ; - plus tutorial on and . AnneLena's Husband's The family in easier days: The Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our is Hunter Hammersen's Curls book Yummy Wonderfulness. Have a look! | BOOK TALK | 15:10 min | A Huguenot in luuuuve and The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 8 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. | | Different from but still awesome fun! | | Episode Sponsors 
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								CraftLit Bonus - Theater of War - 372b28/01/2015 Duration: 01h47min, in case you want a look-see and the of an actual soldier who is facing actual medical problems after decades of service. If you would like to help, * *Disclosure: this is the family of a long-time listener and Defarge designer. 
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								On Serial - CraftLit Bonus26/01/2015 Duration: 20minYou can find , the adorable , , , , , , and . You can contact and . . 
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								372 - Chapter 7 - Herland23/01/2015 Duration: 01h14min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 12:50. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Crafty Bits | (plus ) Instagram's #DoYouThinkI'mHexie led me to Mount Timpanogos (Timp, for short) from its East side (Brightpool, Aug 2014) This photo of Heber City is courtesy of TripAdvisor And listener Lorna sent this 1978 video of The Good Life - start watching at 6 min & 36 seconds Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our is Hunter Hammersen's Curls book Yummy Wonderfulness. Have a look! | BOOK TALK | 12:50 min | I think you'll like the podcast! The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 7 (1881) of The Picture of Dori 
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								371b - A Conversation - Herland16/01/2015 Duration: 56min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 11:20. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Not so much the Crafty Bits this week (unless you count my dad's mind) | and his and , , , , Ursula K. Le Guin article on the differences between men's and women's work reviews () (oh Galton —) and his (Upon which the awesome was based!—um... no joke...) Want Famine? Or . FEWS - in countries where they might not have such an easy time doing it. Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our is Hunter Hammersen's Curls book Yummy Wonderfulness. Have a look! The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 6 (188 
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								371 - Chapter 6 - Herland09/01/2015 Duration: 01h16minChapter 6 | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 6 of by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 11:20. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Member Audio stream can be found and on the free CraftLit smart phone apps. | Links | | Not so much the Crafty Bits this week | Newsletter Links The (just one at start of the month—or if there's some wacky audio emergency I'll send info out) The (you'll only hear from us when there's a trip to go on) The Our next is Hunter Hammersen's Curls book Yummy Wonderfulness. Have a look! | BOOK TALK | 11:20 | chapter 6 The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 5 (1881) of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. | | Different from but still awesome fun! | | Episode Sponsors Want a button? 
 
												 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
											 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
									 
             
					