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CraftLit — Annotated Audiobooks for Busy People

Love classic literature…or wish you did?

CraftLit is a weekly podcast featuring classic audiobook chapters paired with entertaining literary commentary that makes great books easier—and more fun—to understand. Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story.

Think of it as a global book club for classic literature, perfect for listening while commuting, crafting, walking, or doing chores.

CraftLit has been in continuous weekly production since 2006, making it one of the longest-running literature podcasts. Listeners also send in voicemail comments that keep the show feeling like a lively reading group.

Authors featured include:

• Jane Austen
• Mark Twain
• Elizabeth Gaskell
• Mary Shelley
• Wilkie Collins
• Alexandre Dumas
• Robert Louis Stevenson

Recent and current readings include Mark Twain’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc and Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford.

Classic audiobooks—because loving great books in a busy world is tough.

Copyright: © (c) 2006-2019 Heather Ordover

Latest Episodes:

586: Bk 1 Chs 6-8 — Joan of Arc Apr 08, 2022

Show notes

Anijams!

LINKS

From Heather's colleague:

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach https://amzn.to/3NQMFHD and also Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal https://amzn.to/3uhrre7 among many others
Candy: https://amzn.to/3ukmKAd Ten Steps To Nanette by Hannah Gadsby (The memoir from Australia's much-loved comedian, Hannah Gadsby, whose stand-up show and self-described swan-song, NANETTE, won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2017 before transferring to New York, where it went on to achieve critical acclaim.)
LeAnn: CJ Cherryh: Chanurr series, Downbelow Station, Merchanter's Luck, Cyteen trilogy.
Aimee: Our Flag Means Death: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11000902/
LeAnn's awesome yarn needles: https://amzn.to/3jeHKlE
Si: Jessie Gender's YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChBcQ24GbjS5xCXm3K4e8-A
Heather adds: Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thephilosophytube
this episode in particular: https://youtu.be/dh4G1Gjv7bA And HBomberguy's vaccine thing: https://youtu.be/8BIcAZxFfrc

BOOK LINKS:

Halberds: https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-purpose-of-the-halberd ("There is the blade for slicing through armor, the spike for thrusting and the hook for was used to take down armed opponents on horseback as they rode by, you could just snag them off. It was like three weapons in one. The halberd was cheap to produce and very versatile in battle. Additionally, halberds were reinforced with metal rims over the shaft, thus making effective weapons for blocking other weapons like swords. This capability increased its effectiveness in battle, and expert halberdiers were as deadly as any other weapon masters were. It is said that a halberd in the hands of a Swiss peasant was the weapon that killed the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, decisively ending the Burgundian Wars, literally in a single stroke.")
And this video, too - very clear Halber info: https://youtu.be/GsckeyktMS0

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585: Bk 1 Chs 4-5 — Joan of Arc Apr 01, 2022

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AniJams!

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Tracee's Shop
Aaron's AniJam Award Winning video and a sampling of his recent solo goofiness (plus his own podcast—with two of his most persistent friends)
Jason's Chopper Competition—Hoping to Build a "Celebrate Recovery" bike so he can ride around and help save & change lives. (Tour of new OCC Roadhouse)
Grace Cross-back Apron (Ukrainian Shop)
Easy-smock Frock
LeAnn: Master of the Revels: https://amzn.to/3DuJeBr (Book 2 after D.O.D.O. by this author and Neal Stephenson)
Aimee: Breneé Brown - Atlas of the Heart on HBO: https://brenebrown.com/hbo-max-presents-brene-brown-atlas-of-the-heart/ Seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo: https://amzn.to/3LzABIS and 7-½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: https://amzn.to/3uHjwFP
Rebecca: A Far Wilder Magic – by Allison Saft https://amzn.to/3tUofVp
Candy: The Magicians on Netflix and as a novel —Audiobook – Unabridged by Lev Grossman (Author), Mark Bramhall (Narrator) - https://amzn.to/3uKcJLF
Si: "The 8 Rules of The School of Life"

BOOK LINKS

Salic Law: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Salic-Law-of-Succession
Treaty of Troyes: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Treaty-of-Troyes

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584: Bk 1 Ch 3 — Joan of Arc Mar 25, 2022

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583: Bk 1 Ch 2 — Joan of Arc Mar 18, 2022

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Links:

True Tales from Old Houses #71 released an episode with Our Dianne interviewed on it (5:27 min in)!!! More about OUR 2022 Ireland Trip here. (Click near the bottom of the page where you'll see a gray & red Local Station Keyword tab then enter "craftlit" (lowercase) to see details on the Tour.
Michelle Malone's latest
Schwarzenegger's video
John Green explains Ukraine situation (thank you, LeAnn)
From Carmen: Hello Girls!
From LeAnn—excellent veg cookbooks: Eastand Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook
Death is a lovely character in Discworld with one of the greatest philosophical statements about humans ever (or if you can't get the video, here's the scene written out) which overlaps nicely with Andrew's latest read: Collective illusions, Todd Rose (goes nicely with HumanKind and Thinking Fast & Slow)
From Heather: Wee Free Men and the Tiffany Aching books! COMFORT AUDIO! - plus - Tracy listened to Faust Eric (a Rincewind novel) + The whole Terry Pratchett pantheon organized for you.

Book Links:

Thank you to Carmen for the link to this OSP (Overly Sarcastic Production) focused on The Pope Wars! (and there's a Part 2 on The Reformation and a Part 3 on The Italian Wars)
Anchor-fluke via @britannica
Joan's Fairy Tree - in her own words and an AWESOME Beech Tree! (You can ALMOST see the Fairies) and a link out to the entire transcript of part 1 of Joan's trial where Aubrey is mentioned.

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582: Bk 1 Chs 0-1 — Joan of Arc Mar 11, 2022

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——Walter Harright - $5/mo for the same audio as on App

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581: Start of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Mar 05, 2022

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BookTalk@ 11:00 Heather's "Conspiracy Board"

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CRAFTLIT - START PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC HERE Mar 05, 2022

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Get 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 Feb 10, 2022

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Dianne is throwing a party--and we're all invited!

Follow this link 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: https://tinyurl.com/craftlit-ireland then join us on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 10am Eastern time.

Twelfth Day of CraftLit (2016) Dec 25, 2021

Show notes

Originally released December 25th, 2016.

All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/all-the-christmas/

The Night After Christmas (1907)

By: Ann P.L.Field - https://librivox.org/author/8095
From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/
eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18908
Read by: Jan MacGillivray - https://librivox.org/reader/1752

Her Birthday Dream (1916)

By: Nellie C. King - https://librivox.org/author/10170
From: https://librivox.org/fireside-christmas-short-stories/
eText: Christmas Stories And Legends by Phebe A. Curtiss - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17770
Read by: Angela (BookAngel7) - https://librivox.org/reader/4323

A Letter from Santa Claus

By: Samuel Clemens
From: http://article.wn.com/view/2015/05/05/New_Mark_Twain_letters_found_c/
eText: bit.ly/twain-santa
Read by: Andrew Ordover

The Philanthropist's Christmas (1913)

By: James Weber Linn - https://librivox.org/author/3123
From: The Children's Book of Christmas Stories by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/
eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5061
Read by: Kehinde - https://librivox.org/reader/1851

T'was the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823)

By: Clement Clarke Moore - https://librivox.org/author/275
eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17135
Read by: Jon Scholes

Away in a Manger

By: William James Kirkpatrick (1895) - https://librivox.org/author/8885
From: https://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2006/
eText: http://hymnsite.com/
Sung by: Karen Savage - https://librivox.org/reader/103

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Eleventh Day of CraftLit (2016) Dec 24, 2021

Show notes

Originally released December 14th, 2016.

All of CraftLit's Christmas episodes can be found at craftlit.com/all-the-christmas/

A Rhyme for Christmas (Publication delayed by the author's determined, but futile attempt to find the rhyme) (1911)

By: John Challing (Radcyffe Hall) - https://librivox.org/author/2477
From: The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/
eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19325/19325-h/19325-h.htm#Page_1290
Read by: Alan Davis Drake - https://librivox.org/reader/254

The Errors of Santa Claus (1917)

By: Stephen Butler Leacock - https://librivox.org/author/1193
From: https://librivox.org/librivox-2006-christmas-short-works-collection/
eText: Frenzied Fiction - http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8457
Read by: William Coon - https://librivox.org/reader/286

To An Old Fogey (Who Contends that Christmas is Played Out)

By: Owen Seaman - https://librivox.org/author/8189
From: https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/
Etext: Modern British Poetry (1920) - http://www.bartleby.com/103/39.html
Read by: Cori Samuel - https://librivox.org/reader/92

Vera's First Christmas Adventure (1907)

By: Arnold Bennett - https://librivox.org/author/263
From: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns - https://librivox.org/christmas-short-works-collection-2007/
eText: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4734
Read by: Andy Minter - https://librivox.org/reader/152

Here We Come a Wassailing (1850)

Traditional English - https://librivox.org/author/8102
From: https://librivox.org/christmas-carol-collection-2006/
eText: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_We_Come_A-wassailing
Sung by: Claire Goget - https://librivox.org/reader/125

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