Heather Ordover

CraftLit

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CraftLit — Annotated Audiobooks for Busy PeopleLove 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 Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story.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, ma...

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Heather Ordover

Episodes

288: Ch 17 — Jane Eyre 01.02.2013 1:30:34

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 17. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! Book talk starts at 11:40. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cra...

Bonus: Victorian Expert Interview 26.01.2013 47:36

For you! A real Victorian Scholar! Less Charlotte Brontë and more Elizabeth Gaskell (I see more of her in our future) and general Victorian info, I still think you'll enjoy the convo with Larry Uffelman. Some light listening for your weekend errand running.

287: Ch 16 — Jane Eyre 25.01.2013 50:05

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 16. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! book talk starts at 10 min. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cr...

286: Ch 15 — Jane Eyre 18.01.2013 59:39

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 15. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://...

285: Ch 14 — Jane Eyre 12.01.2013 1:15:00

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 14. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! Book talk starts at 23:30 Classic Lit: as Baby Books Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams Illustrations by Alison Oliver Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer by Jennifer Adams Illustrations by Alison Oliver *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www...

284: Ch 13 — Jane Eyre 06.01.2013 1:00:56

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 13. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! Book talk begins at 17:45 *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craf...

283: Ch 12 — Jane Eyre 28.12.2012 50:21

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre , Chapter 12. Heather is still flu-bound. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cr...

Bonus: Part 3 of 3 — A Christmas Carol 25.12.2012 59:35

This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover bonus episodes for A Christmas Carol as run in December 2012. This is a rerun of episodes 189-191, run in November 2010. We are adding them to the feed now for your holiday enjoyment. A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg text (The original manuscript) narrated by Glen Halstrom for Librivox P...

Bonus: Part 2 of 3 — A Christmas Carol 25.12.2012 1:00:29

Bonus: Part 1 of 3 — A Christmas Carol 25.12.2012 1:33:15

This set of shownotes, such as they are, cover bonus episodes for A Christmas Carol as run in December 2012. This is a rerun of episodes 189-191, from November 2010. We are adding them to the feed now for your holiday enjoyment. A Christmas Carol-in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas by Charles Dickens Project Gutenberg text (The original manuscript) narrated by Glen Halstrom for Librivox Par...

282: Ch 11 — Jane Eyre 21.12.2012 55:38

Chapter 11 of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Read to us by Elizabeth Klett. Do you remember that poem? A flea and a fly in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the flea, "let us fly." Said the fly, "let us flee." So they few threough a flaw in the flue. Has nothing to do with anything except that I have the flu. And am miserable. And am VERY glad I pre-recorded the book chat. *CraftL...

281: Ch 10 — Jane Eyre 15.12.2012 51:25

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 10. book talk audio begins at 8:15 or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftlit...

280: Ch 9 — Jane Eyre 08.12.2012 1:11:44

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 9. Book talk audio begins at 24 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftli...

279: Ch 8 — Jane Eyre 01.12.2012 43:16

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 8. Book talk audio begins at 12 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftli...

278: Ch 7 — Jane Eyre 23.11.2012 51:56

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 7. Book talk audio begins at 12 min or so. Growing Up Bronte episode to enjoy, Judith MacKenzie link (and the Yarn Harlot's lovely piece ), Diane's handcrank radio/phonecharger , and C4C as Audiobook! (You can hear the first chapter for free over at Julie's Forgotten Classics site!) *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitch...

277: Ch 6 — Jane Eyre 18.11.2012 1:29:42

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 6. Book talk audio begins at 30 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftli...

276: Ch 5 — Jane Eyre 10.11.2012 1:28:52

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapter 5. Book talk audio begins at 30 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craftli...

275: Chs 3-4 — Jane Eyre 03.11.2012 2:00:41

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapters 3-4. Book talk audio begins at 34 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craf...

274: Chs 1-2 — Jane Eyre (Start of Book) 26.10.2012 1:38:15

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre , Chapters 1-2. Book talk audio begins at 34 min or so. *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftlit • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/craf...

CRAFTLIT - START JANE EYRE HERE 26.10.2012 4:33

Get ready to embark on a whirlwind adventure through the halls of Thornfield Hall, where secrets lurk behind every corner, and romance blossoms in the most unexpected places! Oh, you're in for a treat! Prepare yourself for passionate discussions about love, sacrifice, and societal norms, all wrapped up in the finest prose you'll ever come across. Seriously, Brontë's writing is like sinking your te...

273: A Modest Proposal 12.10.2012 1:52:45

RE-RELEASE from October 12, 2012: Swift's "A Modest Proposal" NOTE: If the CraftLit iTunes feed ever goes down, head over to the Libsyn site . Not pretty, but always functional! CraftLit and Just the Books are free audiobook podcasts—think "audiobook with benefits" —where you can hear the text and the story behind the text. Free. Weekly. All for you. * * * The Bizness: This week Hexaflexagons! Pat...

CRAFTLIT - END OF GULLIVER'S TRAVELS HERE 06.10.2012 1:11

272: Book 4, Chapters 9 -12 - Gulliver's Travels - End of Book 06.10.2012 1:39:59

Part 4, Chapters 9–12 of Gulliver's Travels Book talk audio begins at 10:30min Ehren , master of Gulliver and The Bard is doing Henry IV! Checkitout! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: https://www.faceboo...

271: Bk 4 Chs 7-8 — Gulliver's Travels 29.09.2012 1:34:34

Part 4, Chapters 7–8 of Gulliver's Travels Book talk audio begins at 30min Ehren , master of Gulliver and The Bard is starting the next series! Henry IV! Check it out! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: h...

270: Bk 4 Chs 5-6 — Gulliver's Travels 22.09.2012 1:11:30

Part 4, Chapters 5–6 of Gulliver's Travels Book talk audio begins at 22min Ehren , master of Gulliver and The Bard is starting the next series! Henry IV! Check it out! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftLit/ • Facebook group: h...