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 *
Episodes
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370 - Chapter 5 -- Herland
02/01/2015 Duration: 49minChapter 5 | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 5 of by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins right away. . 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 | | Bits | No links to speak of, really, this week. Just the 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 | BOOK TALK | right away | chapter 5 The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers the mysterious chapter 4 of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. | | Different from but still awesome fun! | | Episode Sponsors Want a button?
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Ch 4 - A Christmas Carol - T'was a Treat
24/12/2014 Duration: 06minYour special treat from Jon Scholes. (And its .)
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Ch 3 - A Christmas Carol
23/12/2014 Duration: 57minA Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens—Stave the Fourth, Stave the Fifth Music used in this Audiobook with Benefits compiled from from Community Audio Internet Archive Holiday Brass Ensemble, Nemesis, 12 Days of Christmas, and The First Noel all from the YouTube Music Library Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop (from 2010, but still excellent recipe links!) From the text: ...and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chestnuts on the fire sputtered and crackled noisily. Then Bob proposed: "A Merry Christmas to us all, my dears. God bless us!" Which all the family re-echoed. "God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim, the last of all. In the 2010 holiday season a group of us hosted a Dickens of a Christmas blog hop: April of Ken of and many, many books about food which you should check out Sarah of , print journalist, food blogger and author of an upcoming book about the home canning revolution Margo of , a professional milliner for film, theater, opera and ballet. She teaches hatmaking co
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Ch 2 - A Christmas Carol
22/12/2014 Duration: 58minA Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens Stave 3 Music used in this Audiobook with Benefits compiled from from Community Audio Internet Archive Holiday Brass Ensemble, Nemesis, 12 Days of Christmas, and The First Noel all from the YouTube Music Library Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop (from 2010, but still excellent recipe links!)
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Ch 1 - A Christmas Carol
21/12/2014 Duration: 01h30minA Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens Staves 1–2 Music used in this Audiobook with Benefits compiled from from Community Audio Internet Archive Holiday Brass Ensemble, Nemesis, 12 Days of Christmas, and The First Noel all from the YouTube Music Library Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop (from 2010, but still excellent recipe links!)
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369 - Chapter 4 -- Herland
19/12/2014 Duration: 54minChapter 4 | Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 4 of by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins right away. . 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 (mostly in order of appearance) | | Crafty Bits | with cute EPP bits. 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 will start in January 2015 and the Audible link: | BOOK TALK | right away | chapter 4 #LikeaGirl Peter Pan & pockets? Anyone? ^Devil's Postpile^ The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers the mysterious chapter 3 of The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. | | Different from but still awesome fun! | | Episode Sponsors Want a button?
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368 - Chapter 3 -- Herland
12/12/2014 Duration: 01h29minChapter 3 - Herland | Call in Line| 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 3 of by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. . 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 in order of appearance | Mailing List links below , , + + | Crafty Bits | Katie's Quilts There's the first one! The thimble that fits my finger (size Large) kickin' recipe The book Katie mentions 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 The ! and Michelle is the winner! YAY! New Raffle in January! | BOOK TALK | 32:22 min | chapter 3 Esperanto - the movie that will make your head explode Found it! The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers chapter 1 of The Picture of Dorian Gray. | | Different from but still aweso
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367 - Chapter 2 - Herland
28/11/2014 Duration: 58min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 2 of 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 (mostly in order of appearance) | | Crafty Bits | Kiffles—, , Bryndzové Halušky—, and video help Links to EPP tutorial videos: (which may be all you need) full-of-EPP-bits Sheepy Bag from Nanette The coupon-holder EPP caryall 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 The ! | BOOK TALK | 18:40 min | chapter 2 The Picture of Dorian Gray Premium Audio covers the famous prologue to The Picture of Dorian Gray this week. It's the last weekend of the month so Download Members, your new newsletter will be on its way with audio awaiting you
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366 - Chapter 1 -- Herland [Start of Book]
21/11/2014 Duration: 01h21min| Call-in Line | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 1 of by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Book talk begins at 18 minutes. . 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 (mostly in order of appearance) | | Crafty Bits | The Rend and the Mend Before, during and after on the Hexagon Quilt Ana's retreat: : a casual retreat for knitters at Purity Lake in New Hampshire, May 1–3, 2015 Varian's retreat: , January 15–18, 2015 (with optional Jan 19th stay over) in North Carolina Mountains And a little and Diane 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 The ! | BOOK TALK | 18 min | chapter 1 Seneca Falls Convention The probably apocryphal Cinnabar: Cinnabar has a rhombohedral bravais lattice, and belongs to the hex
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CRAFTLIT - START HERLAND HERE
21/11/2014 Duration: 04minGrab your coziest blanket, your favorite snack, and get ready to escape into the enchanting realms of Herland, a mythical land of mystery and wonder, where the rivers flow with lemonade, the trees bear cupcakes, and the WiFi signal is always five bars strong! Alright, alright, maybe we got a little carried away, but trust us, this place is still pretty darn magical!
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Bonus Poetry
11/11/2014 Duration: 09minPeter Ffrench reads Flanders Fields on the 2010 CraftLit tour to London, Bath, and Wales. AND I will be on ! Call in to win signed copies of books and/or ask me anything! FUN!
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Interview Bonus Episode!
03/11/2014 Duration: 52minDouble your host-fun and add a little awesome author-ness. Nathan Gilmour of the Christian Humanist podcast joins Heather to talk with Elizabeth Greene, author of "Building a Better Teacher: How Teaching Works (and How to Teach It to Everyone)." Link to Link to Next book, Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gillman will begin on November 21st, 2014.
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Halloween Bonus 2014
31/10/2014 Duration: 38minRe-recorded and Remastered and Read by Jon Scholes! And more audio in the !
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365 - Chapters 50 - 52--North & South [End of Book]
10/10/2014 Duration: 01h15min| Call in Line| 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapters 50–52 / vol 2 chs 25-27 of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at 10:26. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Audio stream can be found . | BOOK TALK | chapters 50, 51, & 52 vol 2 chs 25-27 Not much to put here. . . At all. Bye Bye Margaret! Want a button?
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364— chapters 47-49 -- North & South
03/10/2014 Duration: 01h19min| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapters 47–49 / vol 2 chs 22-24 of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at 18:50 min. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Audio stream can be found . | BOOK TALK | chs 47–49 vol 2 chs 22-24 No need for links this week! Just listen. . . Want a button?
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363—Chapters 45 & 46 -- North & South
26/09/2014 Duration: 01h44min| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapters 45–46 / vol 2 chs 20-21 of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at 22:30 min. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Audio stream can be found . | BOOK TALK | chs 45–46 vol 2 chs 20-21 author of the poem (in English) . Also author of this - /li> in by by Maria Edgeworth Want a button?
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362—Chapters 43–44 -- North & South
19/09/2014 Duration: 01h43min| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapters 43-44 / vol 2 chs 18-19 of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at xx min. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the , the Premium Audio stream can be found . | BOOK TALK | chs 43–44 vol 2 chs 18-19 Printing in Signatures: to get a good graphic image of this, , and to see the anatomy of a hardcover book, —via Michelle Pretty Book making picture — from Maia Episode 3 of is a-okay (you'll be blown away when you see where it starts off) Pic from Maia Want a button?
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361 -- Chapter 42 -- North & South
12/09/2014 Duration: 01h14min| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 42 / vol 2 ch. 17 of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at 16:45min. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the . | BOOK TALK | on CraftLit Want a button?
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360 -- Chapter 41-- North & South
05/09/2014 Duration: 01h07min| NEW! | 1-206-350-1642 Call in and leave an audio comment! | Current Book | Chapter 41 (Vol 2, ch 16) of by Elizabeth Gaskell, with many thanks to our reader, . Book talk begins at 18min. . If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the . | BOOK TALK | Take this pic—or Want a button?