CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
882 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 412 ratingsCraftLit is—Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People
Love the classics (or wish you did)
*** No time to pick up a book? Not any more! *** This weekly annotated audiobook podcast presents curated classic literature in a serialized format. The host—Heather Ordover—"teaches to the joke" by filling in any relevant tidbits before listening to the next chapter of the book.
*** Callers regularly send in voicemail comments for play on the air to keep the "book club" vibe going. ***
The podcast has been in continuous weekly production since 2006 - Our current book, "Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain begins with episode 581.
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--Classic Audiobooks: because loving great books in a busy world is tough--
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CRAFTLIT - START PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC HERE
March 05, 2022 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBGet ready for an adventure that'll make you think, feel, and maybe even shed a tear or two. If you're into cool stories, strong characters, and some deep themes, this book is right up your alley. We'll catch you in the first episode as we dig deep into Joan of Arc's world!
Update: Feb 2022
February 10, 2022 14:53 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MBDianne is throwing a party--and we're all invited! Follow to register for a virtual travel show with Holiday Vacations! Come see what fun you can have this Fall on our tour through Ireland. To register, follow this link: then join us on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 10am Eastern time.
Fifth Day of Craftlit
December 18, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBOriginally released December 18th, 2016. The 12 Days Before Christmas begins here: The Snow Man (1902) By: Alfred B. Cooper (1863 - 1936) - From: eText: (interactive) Read by: Garth Burton - Yes Virginia... (1897) By: Francis P. Church - From: eText: Read by: 2Bears - Angels We Have Heard on High By: Traditional, French, translated to English by Bishop James Chadwick - 1813–1882 - From: eText: Sung by: Sunshine Paul - CraftLit Podcast • Annotated Audiobooks | Audiobook...
Fourth Day of Craftlit
December 17, 2021 20:00 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBOriginally released December 17th, 2016. All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at The lineup: The Christmas Stocking (1905) By: L Frank Baum - https://librivox.org/author/406 From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/ eText: http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Text/christmas_stocking.htm Read by: Judy Bieber - https://librivox.org/reader/100 The Shepherd Who Didn't Go (1916) By: Jay T. Stocking https://librivox.org/author/10171 From: htt...
CRAFTLIT - END OF THE LEAVENWORTH CASE HERE
December 17, 2021 19:30 - 1 minute - 710 KB580 - Chapters 37-39 of The Leavenworth Case (End of Book)
December 17, 2021 18:42 - 1 hour - 113 MBBook Talk @3:50 FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
Third Day of Craftlit
December 16, 2021 20:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBOriginally released December 16th, 2016. All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at - by Paul Laurence Dunbar - by Paul Laurence Dunbar - by Paul Laurence Dunbar - by Paul Laurence Dunbar - by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman - by Paul Laurence Dunbar Many thanks to our voices: and and and And Franz Gruber's music, sung by
Second Day of Craftlit
December 15, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBOriginally released December 15th, 2016. All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at The lineup: A Cornish Christmas Play by William Sandys, from Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern,... London, Richard Beckley, 1833 The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert- a story for little soldiers—by Bret Harte Many thanks to our voices I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day sung by And tons of voices on the Cornish Play, put together by Simon Taylor and CraftLit Podcast • Annotated Audiobook...
First Day of Craftlit
December 14, 2021 20:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBOriginally released December 14th, 2016. All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at by Anonymous by Hans Christian Anderson - from Literary Lapses, by Stephen Leacock CraftLit Podcast • Annotated Audiobooks | Audiobooks with Benefits CraftLit.com voicemail line: +1-206-350-1642
579 - Chapters 35-36 of The Leavenworth Case
December 10, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBBook Talk @6:30 LINKS The Man Who Invented Christmas: History of Paper FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
578 - Chapters 33-34 of The Leavenworth Case
December 03, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBBook Talk @10:30 FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
577 - Chapters 30-32 of The Leavenworth Case
November 26, 2021 19:35 - 1 hour - 130 MBBook Talk @6:00 Paint & Sketch It's back! Share bookmarks with other CraftLit friends: FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
576 - Chapters 28-29 of The Leavenworth Case
November 19, 2021 21:40 - 48 minutes - 69.3 MBBook Talk @ 4:40 It's back! Share bookmarks with other CraftLit friends: FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
575 - Chapters 26-27 of The Leavenworth Case
November 12, 2021 18:32 - 55 minutes - 78.2 MBIt's back! Share bookmarks with other CraftLit friends: FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
574 - Chapters 23-25 of The Leavenworth Case
November 05, 2021 16:15 - 1 hour - 111 MBBook Talk @ 19:50 LINKS FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
573 - Chapters 21-22 of The Leavenworth Case
October 31, 2021 16:31 - 1 hour - 105 MBBook Talk @ 13:20 Other Book Stuff In need of an extra surreal, brutal, and heartfelt scifi novel? Check out Justin's book . Warning: it is weird. FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
572 - Chapters 18-20 of The Leavenworth Case
October 22, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 84.5 MBBook Talk @ 6:10 Other Book Stuff In need of an extra surreal, brutal, and heartfelt scifi novel? Check out Justin's book . Warning: it is weird. FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
571 - Chapter 17 of The Leavenworth Case
October 15, 2021 21:58 - 50 minutes - 71.9 MBBook Talk @ 16:40 Other Book Stuff In need of an extra surreal, brutal, and heartfelt scifi novel? Check out Justin's book . Warning: it is weird. FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
570 - Chapters 15 & 16 of The Leavenworth Case
October 08, 2021 20:09 - 44 minutes - 63.3 MBBook Talk @ 8:40 Episode Links on Audible (Aiden LOVED the novel by Casey McQuiston and narrated by de Ocampo - another triumph. But I’ve been loving the surreally entertaining . Other Book Stuff In need of an extra surreal, brutal, and heartfelt scifi novel? Check out Justin's book . Warning: it is weird. FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing week...
569 - Chapter 14 of The Leavenworth Case
October 01, 2021 20:32 - 56 minutes - 80.2 MBBook Talk @ 22:00 In need of an extra surreal, brutal, and heartfelt scifi novel? Check out Justin's book . Warning: it is weird. FOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
568 - Chapters 12 & 13 of The Leavenworth Case
September 24, 2021 18:35 - 28 minutes - 41.4 MBFOR FB EVENT TUESPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURSPlease Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
567 - Chapters 9 - 10 - 11 of The Leavenworth Case
September 17, 2021 21:18 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBBook Talk @ 14:00 More Links Grandma Carol’s Matzo Balls (make ahead or eat now) First: 2TBSP oil 2 eggs, beaten slightly Second, combine the next 2 ingredients and add to the goo ½ C Matzo meal 1 tsp salt Third, stir in 1 TBSP soup stock (preferred, water okay) Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate until goo is “set”. When ready, drop by spoons-full into boiling stock. Freeze or refrigerate until mealtime. FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FR...
566 - Chapters 6 - 7 - 8 of The Leavenworth Case
September 11, 2021 03:02 - 1 hour - 86 MBMore Links FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat:
565 - Chapters 4 & 5 of The Leavenworth Case
September 03, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 54.9 MBBook Talk @5:30
565 - Chapters 4 & 5 of The Leavenworth Case
September 03, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 54.9 MBBook Talk @5:30
564 - Chapter 3 of The Leavenworth Case
August 28, 2021 16:14 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBBooktalk @15:00 LINKS to the
563 - Chapters 1 & 2 of The Leavenworth Case
August 21, 2021 00:20 - 52 minutes - 74.7 MBBook Talk at 13:10
562 - The Leavenworth Case - Book Start
August 14, 2021 02:25 - 45 minutes - 65.1 MBCraftLit is back! Heather sets up the next book: The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green. Next week the chapters begin. Get ready!
CRAFTLIT - START THE LEAVENWORTH CASE HERE
August 14, 2021 02:00 - 4 minutes - 3.07 MBGet ready to unlock the secrets, discover the hidden truths, and experience the thrill of intellectual pursuit of The Leavenworth Case that celebrates the timeless allure of crime fiction!
CRAFTLIT - END OF NORTHANGER ABBEY HERE
June 25, 2021 19:30 - 1 minute - 716 KB561 - Chapters 30 & 31 of Northanger Abbey - End of Book
June 25, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBBook Talk@ 8:46 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: NOTES The Tide Will Erase All (Justin's Novel!)
560 - Chapters 28 & 29 of Northanger Abbey
June 18, 2021 19:34 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBBook Talk@ 10:25 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: NOTES Seek by iNaturalist: Dog Vomit Slime Mold: Did John Thorpe Propose?: Morgan Donner on YouTube, sealing the mulled wine jar and the letter with string and wax bits: Heather's Speed Paint:
559 - Chapters 26 & 27 of Northanger Abbey
June 11, 2021 20:02 - 56 minutes - 79.4 MBBook Talk @ 12:00 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: Links: We Are Lady parts (on PeacockTV): (just look at the center-woman's facial expression) Frank of Ireland:
559 - Chapters 26 & 27 of Northanger Abbey
June 11, 2021 20:02 - 56 minutes - 79.4 MBBook Talk @ 12:00 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: Links: We Are Lady parts (on PeacockTV): (just look at the center-woman's facial expression) Frank of Ireland:
558 - Chapters 24 & 25 of Northanger Abbey
June 05, 2021 00:55 - 59 minutes - 83.9 MBBook Talk @ 8:00 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: Pandemic Study: Who is running it: Antikythera Mechanism (Antikythera is the island next to where it was found): video on the same: TeaCup Candles (thank you Tracee!!!): and this and this and this Giant Dog Pix:
557 - Chapters 22 & 23 of Northanger Abbey
May 28, 2021 20:09 - 1 hour - 116 MBBook Talk@ 7:17 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! FOR FB EVENT TUES Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE weekly chat: FOR FB EVENT THURS Please Register here to get the meeting link for the FREE ongoing weekly chat: Come and share some time with book lovers who keep busy. Alternate-time chat will be held on Tuesdays.
Holding Pattern Continues - 557 Delay
May 21, 2021 14:36There are many changes happening in the world right now and CraftLit is not immune to them. Heather has the runway cleared to get back to the microphone and give you the next chapters of Northanger Abbey - so stay patient - stay kind - and crack a book open this weekend
Pardon the Delay - 557 on Hold
May 14, 2021 15:36Chapter 557 of Northanger Abbey will be pushed back this week - but don't worry, now is the perfect time to go back and listen to your favorite chapters, discover a new craft, or connect with some new book lovers!
556 - Chapters 20 & 21 of Northanger Abbey
May 08, 2021 02:15 - 1 hour - 106 MBBook Talk@ 8:50 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! Mary Robinette Kowal “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” (winner of the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novelette!) and Her “Jane Austen in a world of magic” series, book 1: Writing Excuses Podcast: A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine: Want to vote for the Hugo Awards? Get a “Supporting Membership” and you’ll get ALL the things to read so you can join in the voting fun Marian Call - I’ll Still be a Geek After Nobody Thinks it’s Chic (Nerd Anthem): ...
555 - Chapters 18 & 19 of Northanger Abbey
April 30, 2021 21:57 - 46 minutes - 66 MBBook Talk@ 19:15 Tip our Wonderful Narrator! Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy Detective series book 1 “The Cold Cold Ground” “How the Scots Invented the Modern World” by Arthur Herman Mary Robinette Kowal “The Lady Astronaut of Mars” (winner of the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novelette!) and Her “Jane Austen in a world of magic” series, book 1: Jennifer is right - how DID I miss her. This is her Bio off of Amazon: Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut duology and historical f...
554 - Chapters 16 & 17 of Northanger Abbey
April 23, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBBook Talk @ 4:40 It's CraftLit-aversary!!! Make sure to drop Heather a big happy congrats for bringing you fifteen years of bookish goodness. Support Our Lovely & Talented Narrator: Maia Daguerre:
553 - Chapters 14 & 15 of Northanger Abbey
April 16, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBBook Talk@ 9:40 FACE QUILT!!!! Support Our Lovely & Talented Narrator: Maia Daguerre:
552 - Chapters 12 & 13 of Northanger Abbey
April 09, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour - 101 MBBook Talk@ 22:06 Netting Photos! LINKS Makoccino — Sea Lemon’s Tumbler: Sea Lemon CottageCore journal / art journal Bernadette Banner making a Spencer Jacket: Support Our Lovely & Talented Narrator: Maia Daguerre Thursday Night Chat Link:
552 - Chapters 12 & 13 of Northanger Abbey
April 09, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour - 101 MBBook Talk@ 22:06 Netting Photos!
551 - Chapters 10 & 11 of Northanger Abbey
April 02, 2021 19:53 - 1 hour - 103 MBBook Talk @12:50 Check out Argo Summers on #SoundCloud More Aiden music: Abby Cox on what wearing 18th Century clothes for five years taught her —probably the most important thing I’ve learned about how we view women’s bodies Abby Cox explains Corsets: Thursday Night Chat Link:
CraftLit Back on March 26th - Northanger Abbey
March 12, 2021 15:30Hello all book lovers and audio friends alike! CraftLit will be taking a short intermission the next two weeks. We'll be back March 26th. When we're back we'll pick up right where we left off, so fret not. Stay safe, wear you masks, and read something splendid.
550 - Chapters 8 & 9 of Northanger Abbey
March 05, 2021 20:42 - 54 minutes - 77.5 MBBook Talk @ 3:40 Support Our Lovely & Talented Narrator: Maia Daguerre
549 - Chapters 6 & 7 of Northanger Abbey
March 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBThursday Night Chat Link:
548 - Chapters 4 & 5 of Northanger Abbey
February 19, 2021 20:00 - 42 minutes - 60.8 MBNo notes - have a safe and happy weekend :)