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 Host Heather Ordover explains historical references, vocabulary, and cultural context before each chapter so listeners can fully enjoy the story.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

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89: POETRY! Rime of the Ancient Mariner 23.03.2008 51:23

Original Airdate 2008 - our graceful exit from our Romantic Text, Frankenstein 01:47 Poem Talk begins with notes given throughout the poem All of CraftLit"s Catalogue can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 Coleridge! Rime! Mariners! All we really needed was Chip...Alas... If you want to hear it without my audio annotations, checkitout here: Librivox . ______ Like what you hear? -...

CRAFTLIT - END OF FRANKENSTEIN HERE 14.03.2008 1:17

88: Chs 23-24 — Frankenstein (End of Book) 14.03.2008 1:32:30

Original Airdate 2008 04:07 Booktalk Begins 11:40 Chapter 23 34:43 Chapter 24 All of CraftLit"s Catalogue can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 Chapters 23-24 - End of Frank I'm off to a funeral but I've left you this podcast. No time for links on the show notes right now. I'll update them this weekend. MANY thanks to Becky who read so nicely for us today! *CraftLit's Socials* •...

87: Chs 21-22 — Frankenstein 08.03.2008 1:25:43

Original Airdate 2008 Booktalk begins 30:33 Chapter 21: 43:46 Chapter 22: 1:04:26 All of CraftLit"s Catalogue can be found here: https://bit.ly/craftlit-library-2023 SO many things to link to! Cool pins , the knit map of my dreams, a successful fundraiser for a Friend of Craftlit , fun vocab site , a swift made from a fan , congrats to Elizabeth of Tucson for her mug, and Barbara of Illinois for t...

86: Ch 20 — Frankenstein 21.02.2008 57:25

Original Airdate 2007 25:26 book talk begins 30:67 Chapter 20 I head off to the balmy island breezes and leave you with...miserable and cold northern climes and, you know...Victor being a putz. Don't forget to show some love to our February Incentive-Giver, Jennie Lanners of ceramicist fame. Checkout Interweave's Beading Daily as well as their new book, Simply Modern Jewelry: Designs from the Ed...

85: Chs 18-19 — Frankenstein 08.02.2008 56:16

Original Airdate 2007 13:08 Book talk begins Chapter 18: 15:45 Chapter 19: 35:12 Updates on the surgery can be found on the MamaOKnits blog . Thank you SO much for all your support! *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/ • Fac...

84: Chs 16-17 — Frankenstein 28.01.2008 44:08

Original Airdate 2007 3:51 Book Talk Begins Chapter 16: 6:11 Chapter 17: 28:15 Now it's gotten ridiculous. Pneumonia! Off to surgery . More as I know it. Kippot pictures just didn't work out. I'm bummed because I've already delivered them to the Synagogue. I do, however, have Broadstreet mitten pics for you. These are in "Metamorphic" Socks That Rock . This is in "Sherbet" Chapters 16-17 today! Wh...

83: Chs 14-15 — Frankenstein 19.01.2008 56:40

Original Airdate 2007 13:42 Book Talk Begins Chapter 14 27:03 Chapter 15 36:39 I lose a friend with whom I simply did not get to spend enough time, we listen to chapters 14-15, I link you to a weave-a-licious blog post of Dawn's , I continue to wrap wire, look for reeds, and read, and thus I give you a quote from Ms. Shelley: Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpos...

82: Chs 12-13 — Frankenstein 10.01.2008 56:40

Original Airdate 2007 20:35 Book Talk Begins Chapter 12: 23:41 Chapter 13: 37:23 Today, we stay with the Creature's narrative about his life with the De Lacey family during chapters 12 and 13. I announce the final winnah of the Jen Minnis Craftlit Charm ! (Yay Barbara of IL! Yay Jen of Serious Talent!) Knitting Out Loud has some new books to listen to (Huzzah the Rutt!) and Interweave announces it...

81: Ch 11 — Frankenstein 31.12.2007 43:38

Original Airdate 2007 22:56 Book Talk Begins Chapter 11 Audiobook at 24:51 Today we begin the real trial for Victor as the Creature speaks (that miserable wrench...uh...wench...er...wretch!)! As does former student Anahad O'Connor ! (Buy his book!) SHOES ! Chapter 11 for this episode; my voice won't hold up for more. Some interesting bits of history sent on by Guru of the IT world, Tonia--many tha...

80: Chs 8-10 — Frankenstein 20.12.2007 1:09:45

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007 22:56 Book talk begins chapter 8: 13:01 chapter 9: 34:40 chapter 10: 51:25 Today, once again, I reference Young Frankenstein, blather about Sock Book errata at the bottom of the page...nice to have an internet! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com •...

79: Chs 6-7 — Frankenstein 15.12.2007 1:06:35

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007 10:53 book talk begins Chapter 6: 17:01 Chapter 7: 34:38 Actually, fifty eight degrees and sunny...but I'm watching the news with all sorts of weather advisories for my old haunts in NY and...I know I'm nuts...I miss the snow. I don't miss the grey or the slush, but I do miss snow. Ah well...grass...greener...you get the picture. The one link I mention in this cast is: Jeanie...

78: Chs 3-5 — Frankenstein 08.12.2007 1:17:32

Original Airdate 2007 14:42 book talk begins chapter 3: 20:07 chapter 4: 39:44 chapter 5: 59:11 Not much in the way of show notes this week. Chapters 3-5...which includes the awakening of said monster. oooooooooooooooooooooh! Enjoy! *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl.com/2raf9 • Podcast site: http://craftlit.com •...

77: Chs 1-2 — Frankenstein 30.11.2007 1:13:46

Original Airdate 2007 24:11 Book talk Begins Chapter 1 25:25Chapter 2 39:53 You can thank (blame?) Dawn for this . A spinning wheel too far. The song I've been living by lately ("Just Breathe (2am)" by Anna Nalik). Perhaps you should download a copy too, from iTunes (to make up for me using the song on the 'Cast...)? A competition you should take part in so you can be featured like my bud Lyn . So...

76: Letters 1-4 — Frankenstein 11.11.2007 1:13:46

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2017 ORIGINAL AUDIO RELEASED 2007 23:18-31:28 book talk begins 31:27 letter 1 41:00 letter 2 49:27 letter 3 52:17 letter 4 Kaylea of Chicago is our new Charm Winner for the Month of October. Debbie Brunner is the dyer responsible for these spectacular socks, and there was something else to put up here but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was. See? Still mushy in the br...

75: The Romantics — Frankenstein (Start of Book) 20.10.2007 1:12:16

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007 15:05 Intimations of Immortality 27:08 Rejection: an Ode 1:02:26 Ode to a skylark 1:05:14 Ode to a nightinggale Today I chat with Madame Professor Elizabeth Klett about Romantic Poetry (that's capital R, not romantic --ain't nothing lovey-dovey about our poems today). You'll hear from Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats. Not bad for a night's work, eh? Many thanks to Sa...

74: SOARing in Michigan 17.10.2007 1:09:48

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007 Disclaimer: I tried my best to eliminate the background noise in the interviews you'll hear. I found it easier to hear on headphones on my machine. I hope it works for you too. What you'll hear about: My Bag! DeeDee's Racoon Leslie and her fiber! Janel Laidman's Class (Chameleon Color Works!) Jennie of the Lace and Upcoming Book Enchanting Juno , FiberGal Amy at Knitty.com an...

CRAFTLIT - START FRANKENSTEIN HERE 17.10.2007 4:33

ORIGINAL AIRDATE 2007! Join us as we journey through graveyards as we unravel the stitches that hold Mary Shelley's classic tale together, literature's most infamous creation: Frankenstein! Prepare to be thrilled as we explore the hauntingly beautiful Alpine landscapes that set the stage for this epic tale. And let's not forget the spine-tingling moral dilemmas that Frankenstein raises— who is the...

CRAFTLIT - END OF TRISTAN AND ISOLDE HERE 04.10.2007 1:07

73: Pt 7 — Tristan and Isolde (End of Book) 03.10.2007 50:10

A man walks into a king's court. Claims to be a fool. Knows things he shouldn't. Says things he shouldn't. And nobody stops him. --------------------------------------------------------------- 7:18 – Tristan disguises himself as a fool to sneak back to Isolde 23:04 – Why this chapter feels like a folk tale that got stapled in 25:06 – The death of... 41:49 – Bonus reading: The Wooing of Isolde — a...

72: Pt 6 — Tristan and Isolde 28.09.2007 56:57

A magic dog. A tiny bell. And a ring that falls at the worst possible moment. --------------------------------------------------------------- 15:00 – Isolde pulls off the cleverest oath in medieval literature 30:04 – A magic dog, a tiny bell, and Isolde throws it all into the sea 35:52 – Yes, there's a second Isolde, no, it doesn't make it better 47:24 – Tristan marries the wrong Isolde and immedi...

71: Pt 5 — Tristan and Isolde 21.09.2007 1:00:34

Tristan and Isolde are living their best fugitive forest life but things are about to get very complicated. Very fast. --------------------------------------------------------------- 36:11 – The sword-between-them symbolism 43:08 – Tristan and Isolde decide to do the right thing *CraftLit's Socials* • Find everything here: https://www.linktr.ee/craftlitchannel • Join the newsletter: http://eepurl....

70: Pt 4 — Tristan and Isolde 14.09.2007 1:01:53

Tristan's having a really, really bad day. Caught in the act. Bound with ropes. Sentenced to burn. And somehow that's not even the worst thing that happens to him. --------------------------------------------------------------- 17:02 – Down the Wikipedia rabbit hole: what even IS a Morholt? 18:49 – Welsh/Irish folklore, liminal space, and why Ireland = the underworld 26:12 – Liminal space explaine...

69: Pt 3 — Tristan and Isolde 07.09.2007 59:15

No spoilers, but let's just say… moonlight reveals more than just shadows. 👀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 14:52 – The Tristan Stone in Cornwall — possible proof that Tristan was a real person 16:42 – Kate the medieval scholar discuss courtly love 101 17:17 – Courtly love started with Eleanor of Aquitaine basically inventing elaborate entertainment for bored nobl...

68: Pt 2 — Tristan and Isolde 31.08.2007 1:02:08

He survived the impossible fight. Then the sea. Then a dragon. At some point you have to wonder if the universe is trying to tell Tristan something. ------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 - Intro 5:46 – "Is Tristan a medieval hottie?" 22:50 – Tristan vs. the Morholt 35:35 – Cast adrift with just his harp 38:14 – The sea takes him straight to Isolde 46:11 – Dragon. Of co...