Every week you can listen to the next chapter of a classic book at CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books (and for a while I also hosted its sister show Just the Books—All the Lit, None of the Craft for the spouses and non-crafty-types. JtB’s audio library is still there).
During January 2014 the shows were be on hiatus while I blogged a book and prepared for North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (a contemporary and friend of Charlotte Brontë.
North and South is currently playing on CraftLit and begins with episode 331.
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If you’re feeling Christmassy, I also added some audio to the Dickens of a Christmas Blog Hop a couple of years ago. Those general podcasts are linked to below via their shownotes. There are video versions (where you can see the artwork from the original Dickens) and audio-only versions as well.
If you’ve never heard the original story it’s not long and well worth a listen. Much of it is familiar from the movies and plays, but the bits that don’t often get done are lovely, too. Just more bookish than theatrical.
Enjoy!
—Staves 1-2—A Christmas Carol
—Stave 3—A Christmas Carol
—Staves 4-5—A Christmas Carol