Falling Asleep With a Good Book

Welcome to our second Family Novel Edition Enjoy the original words of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz as you drift off to sleep. A fanciful tale set in the late 1800s, quirky characters and lovely music meant to help you move into deep sleep. What could be better? Chapters 2-5 next week. The complete novel will be remastered and available for download. Follow us to be the first to know when new episod...

Curl up tonight with slightly more feminine versions of Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin complete with calming tones and evening sounds to help you fall asleep quickly. These versions aren't perfect but they were fun and may be the catalyst to a fun new project here at Falling Asleep with a Good Book. Are you interested in advertising with us? We'd love to have you. Order here: https://jamasmi...

Welcome to Season 2! This imaginary sequel to several Jane Austen novels was written by Ms. Brinton in 1913. It's a bit of a where-are-they-now for the Darcys, Ferrars, Bingleys and more. Tonight we share chapters 1 and 2 complete with calming tones and evening sounds to help you find a deep sleep after your busy day. Click here to advertise on Falling Asleep.

New episode next week! Tonight, please enjoy this sleepy peaceful-bedtime version of "A Mad Tea Party" as you drift off to sleep.

While we prepare for our next season beginning May 6th, enjoy this popular sleepy version of the original Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

As part of our April break, here is another multi-episode story all put together for you. Enjoy the entire novel "The Tower Treasure" (The very FIRST Hardy Boys book!) complete with calming evening sounds and music. New episodes begin again in June!

As part of our April Break in preparation for Season 2, we are remastering a few popular episodes into their longer/complete version. Tonight, enjoy the complete version of Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe.

During the month of April as we prepare for Season Two (Beginning in June!), we will be rerunning our 4 most popular episodes by request. Tonight, we share again "The Missing Will" by Agatha Christie. Enjoy a little sleuthing and a little feminism...all set to peaceful music and evening sounds.

This season closer was written for my nephew, Ari, so he can ask Alexa for it whenever he wants. Despite the name, I STILL think you'll fall asleep before he saves the world. And yes, he saves the world to a backdrop of sleepy comfy music and sounds. Interested in a recorded story for someone you love? (Without sleepy music?) Visit: https://jamasmithvoice.com/ We will be taking the month of Ap...

Also known as "First Romance", this is one of the few stories that Twain claimed had no ending. There IS an ending...of sorts. You be the judge. (If you're still awake.) As always, enjoy this story wrapped in soft music and quiet sound effects as you drift off to sleep. Subscribe for commercial-free listening and bonus content. We will be taking the month of April off to reset for Se...

Revisiting the elegant ghost stories of the 1800s, tonight we will enjoy a story written by Union Civil War Soldier, Ambrose Bierce. As always, we've cocooned our story with appropriate peaceful music and the sounds of nature under moonlight. Beginning April 1st, we will take a four-week new-material-break as we prepare for Season 2 coming your way in May. During our break, enjoy weekly new ep...

I'm picturing a steam-punk world with this one! Obviously complete with peaceful music and evening sounds to make sure you fall asleep. This essay is a dream-like view of the world in a thousand years...written in 1853. And just for good measure, we've included a second by Hans Christian Anderson, "The Windmill".

Guest Voice Actor: Ellie Pruitt (11yo) from The Excelsior Arts Academy & Youth Theater Join Ellie and I for this turn-of-the-last-century introduction to a young woman from the country ready to take on the city high school and all the bullying and teenage politics....yes...wrapped in soothing music and ambient sounds.

Lovely collection of characters in a bright timeless story complete with evening sounds and peaceful music as always. Tonight's episode concludes with a sample of one of our (subscription only) music/sound only episodes "Evening Campfire". Enjoy.

Relax and enjoy chapters 1 and 2 of The Invisible Man accompanied by soothing sleepy-time music and the sounds of evening nature.

Guest Voice Actors: Elisabeth Grace Wilson and Jeremiah Wilson Enjoy a little turn-of-the-last-century magic complete with night sounds and peaceful music all carefully presented to help you drift off into the deep sleep you deserve.

Curl up with the end of a good mystery...and I'll read it to you. Let the stress of the day float away with peaceful music and ambient sounds as we finally solve the mystery of The Tower Treasure. Please subscribe today for just $2.99/month.

Enjoy a little true crime 1927-style complete with ambient music to help you slip off into a lovely satisfying sleep. After tonight, only one more episode to go of our first Family Novel Edition. Please become a Falling Asleep subscriber and never miss an episode. Subscribers also have access to additional special episodes, music only episodes, and can order personalized birthday stories.

Tonight we make progress. We solve part of the mystery, but is there more to know? Let the stress of your day drift away with some super sleuthing, ambient music, and the quiet sounds of evening. If all goes well, you won't even make it to the end of the chapters before slipping off into a deep sleep.

We continue tonight with the next four super sleuthing chapters of The Tower Treasure complete with calming music and the sounds of evening as we drift off to a beautiful deep sleep.

What a perfectly dreamy novel from 1865 to choose to fall asleep to! Join me tonight at the Mad Tea Party complete with the peaceful sounds of the night forest and comforting music.

Hercule Poirot solves this curious case as you drift off tonight soothed by night sounds and ambient music. Don't try to solve it yourself. Let M. Poirot do the work while you relax and sink into needed sleep.

This short story provides a glimpse of the turn-of-the-century feminine struggle of not having a voice in even one's own home or health...however, a more terrifying final scene I cannot imagine. All presented to you this evening with a calm voice accompanied with quiet tones.

Join me now for the conclusion of this Edgar Allen Poe story, often referred to as the first modern detective story. Take a deep cleansing breath and relax as we ease into our book with ambient music and quiet evening sounds. Let's find out who the murderer is.

What could be better than true crime set to beautiful ambient music to help you fall asleep? Take a deep cleansing breath and join me now for the first of two installments of this Edgar Allen Poe story often referred to as the first modern detective story.