Falling Asleep With a Good Book

Falling Asleep With a Good Book

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Falling Asleep With a Good Book episodes

  • A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell (1917)

    Hey girl, let's fall asleep with a little First Wave Feminism floating through our brains. Complete with peaceful tones and the sounds of the night, join these two women and they skirt the dismissive men investigating a murder of their neighbor...by his wife?


    Audiobook Samples at the Episode End:

    The Empire and the Wolf King by Diana Knightley

    Killer Therapy by Chrissy Stein-Martin

    The Client Book: A Catalogue of Hungers by Isa Brevine

    Secrets in the Light by Beth Ford

    1 hr 16 min
  • A Christmas Carol - Stave 2 - Charles Dickens (original)

    Welcome back! Enjoy Stave 2 of the original telling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Our first spirit joins us tonight. If you stay awake long enough, consider whether this spirit matches the spirits we've seen in movies or cartoons.


    Audiobook Sample Shared:

    Long Live the King by Diana Knightley


    1 hr 1 min
  • A Christmas Carol (Stave 1) ~ Charles Dickens (1843)

    Why are we starting so early with Christmas? Because we're reading the entire story in its original prose because Dickens is darn funny and sarcastic. Complete with peaceful music, join me for a relaxing journey to 1843 London while we enjoy the complete original version of A Christmas Carol. (Stave 1 Tonight)


    Audiobooks shared at beginning:

    Love on the Road by Emelle Gill

    What She Remembers by Daniana Medina

    1 hr 7 min
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Part 2) - Washington Irving

    Curl up and get ready to fall asleep to Part 2 of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. (Note: original language is used in this reading) Complete with peaceful nature and quiet music to help you relax and find sleep.


    Audiobooks Featured at Beginning of Episode:

    What Scratches Beneath the Surface by Thomas Emery

    What She Remembers by Daniana Medina

    1 hr 5 min
  • The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving (1820)

    A fantastic early American story to curl up to on a chilly fall evening. As always complete with evening nature sounds and peaceful music. Find your perfect sleep as you enjoy one of America's first home grown ghost legends.


    Audio Books Shared Tonight:

    What She Remembers by Daniana Medina

    What Scratches Beneath the Surface by Thomas Emry


    1 hr 5 min
  • The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

    If you enjoy a good book at bedtime meant solely to help you find deep sleep, give us a follow! We're for you when you need us.


    Tonight enjoy The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe complete with peaceful haunting music to help you find your perfect slumber.


    Hauntingly Perfect Retail Samples at the Episode Conclusion:

    What Scratches Beneath the Surface by Thomas Emry

    What She Remembers by Daniana Medina

    Big Teeth by Morgan Elektra


    1 hr 1 min
  • The Big Trip Up Yonder ~ Kurt Vonnegut (1954)

    He's always a thinker...but don't let yourself think too hard. It's time for bed. Kurt Vonnegut's "The Big Trip Up Yonder" was originally published as a short story in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine. Enjoy a little peaceful dystopia tonight as you drive off.


    Tonight's Audiobook Samples:

    Lipiuna by Igor Mihailov

    Forging Love (Cassie Woods Mystery) by Beth Ford

    Love on the Road by Emelle Gill

    1 hr 2 min
  • The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (1843)

    Complete with peaceful music and sounds to help you fall asleep fast, enjoy this telling of the original Tell Tale Heart first published in 1843.


    Audiobook highlighted at beginning of episode:

    Recipe for a Crime

    Big Teeth: A Dark Fairytale

    41 min
  • The Jewelry Robbery at the Grand Metro ~ Agatha Christie (1924)

    I couldn't take it! I'm taking a break from my summer break and sharing a little Agatha Christie mystery. Hopefully you fall asleep before it's time to solve it, but on the off chance you don't it is solvable within the hour.


    Tonight's featured Audible Books at the end of the podcast:


    Love on the Road by Emelle Gill (Order here)

    More Than a Dinner by Ashley Sands (Order here)

    A Tale of Princes, Poets, and Personal Interest by Lydia Rowe (Order here)

    56 min
  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886) Chapters 3, 4, and 5 - Robert Louis Stevenson

    Continuing forth with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the mystery deepens tonight and we meet more characters in the dreary

    (and sleepy) city of London. Let yourself fall asleep whenever you like! You can always listen again tomorrow night.


    End of Podcast Narration Samples:

    This Isn't Everything You Are by J. Marie Rundquist

    A Tale of Princes, Poets, and Personal Interest by Lydia Rowe

    My Boyfriend, the Dinosaur by Gloria Screams (Coming Soon)


    1 hr 1 min

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