Just the Books—annotated audiobooks for busy book lovers

By Heather Ordover

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This is an offshoot of the CraftLit podcast, bringing you all the literary information with none of the crafty chit-chat you find on CraftLit.

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Just the Books—annotated audiobooks for busy book lovers episodes:

01.03.2014
330--ch 34
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 34, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until December 31st to win a copy...
12.27.2013
329--chs 32-33
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapters 32-33, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until December 31st to win a copy...
12.20.2013
328--chs 30-31
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapters 30-31, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until December 31st to win a copy...
12.13.2013
327--chs 27-29
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapters 27-29, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until December 31st to win a...
12.06.2013
326--ch 26
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 26, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until December 31st to win a...
11.29.2013
325--ch25
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 24, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until November 30th to win a...
11.22.2013
324--ch24
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 24, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until November 30th to win a...
11.15.2013
323--ch 23
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 23, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until November 30th to win a...
11.08.2013
322--Ch22
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 22, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. November Giveaway You have until November 30th to win a...
10.30.2013
BOO!--Masque of the Red Death
BONUS EPISODE-"Masque of the Red Death", because... tis the season! And because Jon Scholes ROCKS! And to celebrate, I thought I should give you easy links to some other seasonal audio: Link to "Cask of Amontillado" episode Link to "The Legend of Sleepy...
10.25.2013
321--Ch 21
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 21, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. October Giveaways You have until October 31st to win a...
10.18.2013
320--Ch 20
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 20, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. October Giveaways You have until October 31st to win a copy...
10.11.2013
319--ch 19
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, Book 2, chapter 19, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. NEW October Giveaway The Sepember Giveaway for Heather's Grounded novel went...
09.27.2013
318--ch 18
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 18, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Final Throes of the September Giveaway for Heather's Grounded novel. You have until...
09.20.2013
317--ch 17
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 17, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Grounded Sneak Peeks 2 is here!!! The second sneak peekis up! (This one...
09.13.2013
316--ch 16
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 16, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. New Giveaway for Heather's Grounded novel. You have until September 31st. Last month...
09.06.2013
315—ch 15
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 15, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. New Giveaway for Heather's Grounded novel. You have until September 31st. Last month...
08.30.2013
314--ch14
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 14, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
08.23.2013
313: ch 13
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 13, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
08.16.2013
312: ch 12
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 12, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
08.09.2013
311--ch11
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 11, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
08.02.2013
310--ch 10
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 10, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
07.27.2013
309--ch 9
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapter 9, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Premium Audio options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles...
07.19.2013
308—chs 7–8
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapters 7–8, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Subscriber options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles Dickens'...
07.12.2013
307—chapters 5–6
Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence, chapters 5–6, with many thanks to our reader, Brenda Dayne. If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. All Subscriber options explained here — current subscriber book, Charles Dickens'...
06.04.2013
Bleak Sneak Peek
Just in case you wondered what the heck was up with Bleak House on the subscriber feed (and why ANYone would want to listen to something called Bleak anything) I thought you might enjoy a sneak peek. (Details on Streaming...
05.25.2013
Bronte--304: Chapters 37 & 38--end of book
Bronte--304: Chapters 37 & 38 Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapters 37 & 38. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett has rocked Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. New Download-Only Subscriber option explained. Next Book: Age...
05.24.2013
Nifty Quicky Update
Learn more about how to hang out FACE TO FACE with me this Sunday night 5/26 so we can have a REAL book chat--where I can hear you!
05.17.2013
Bronte--303: Chapter 36
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter 36. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. New Download-Only Subscriber option explained. Our Sponsors: PennyWise Consulting Sponsored Audiobook link: Listen to...
05.10.2013
302: Chapter 35
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter 35. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Please vote to support CraftLit and Just the Books at...
05.03.2013
Bronte--301: Chapter 34
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter 34. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Please vote to support CraftLit and Just the Books at...
04.27.2013
Bronte--300: Chapter 33
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter 33. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. New Download-Only Subscriber status...
04.19.2013
Bronte--299: Chapter 32
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapter 32. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. New Download-Only Subscriber status...
04.12.2013
Bronte--298: Chapters 30-31
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, chapters 30–31. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. New Download-Only Subscriber status...
04.04.2013
Bronte--297: Chapter 29
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 29. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. New Download-Only Subscriber status...
03.29.2013
Bronte--296: Chapter 28
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapters 28. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. New Download-Only Subscriber status...
03.21.2013
Bronte--295 - Part II: Chapter 27
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 27. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. To help you navigate...
03.21.2013
Bronte--295 - Part I: Chapter 26
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 26. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. Our Sponsor: PennyWise Consulting General Newsy...
03.08.2013
Bronte--293: Chapter 24
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapters 24. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Survey to help pick the next book. Our Sponsor: PennyWise Consulting General Newsy...
03.01.2013
Bronte--292: Chapters 22 and 23
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapters 22 and 23. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. To help you navigate this chapter: A stile allows passage...
02.21.2013
Bronte--291: Chapter 21
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 21. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. To help you navigate this chapter: Crape and mourning non-controversial words A Merino...
02.16.2013
023: Maupassant, Ferber
Well, sorta. We have a story about a chick (I couldn't find two by women that would fit into an hour--we women seem to go ON a bit) and another by and about a chick. I like. I'm also excited because, while...
02.13.2013
Bronte--290: Chapter 20
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 20. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. A listener on Craftlit, Kathi, pointed me to a 2006...
02.08.2013
Bronte--289: Chs 18–19
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapters 18–19. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! To help you navigate this chapter: Rules for Tableau Charades Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well Bridewell A casket for your pearls and jewels. A deal table is plain pine table. A...
02.01.2013
Bronte--288: Ch 17
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 17. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! You can take a look at how good, old school muslin fabric looks, take a gander at the jane austen museum that had the cool dress,...
01.26.2013
Bonus—Victorian Expert Interview
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 find the convo with Professor Larry Uffelman to be enlightening. Some more audio...
01.25.2013
Bronte--287: Ch 16
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 16. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsor: PennyWise Consulting General Newsy Bits: Lovely photography by Chris Addison. If you...
01.18.2013
Brontë—286: Ch 15
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 15. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the JTB iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsor: PennyWise Consulting Exclusive, Thing 2 Poetry: The Dancers As I walked...
01.11.2013
Brontë-285: Ch 14
Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, Chapter 14. Our reader, Elizabeth Klett continues to rock Jane Eyre for us! If the iTunes feed ever goes down, please head over to the Libsyn site. Our Sponsor: PennyWise Consulting Classic Lit-- as Baby Books Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting...
01.05.2013
284—Brontë: Ch 13
Chapter 13!

What's Just the Books—annotated audiobooks for busy book lovers about?

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Just the Books—annotated audiobooks for busy book lovers episodes:

330--ch 34

329--chs 32-33

328--chs 30-31

327--chs 27-29

326--ch 26

325--ch25

324--ch24

323--ch 23

322--Ch22

BOO!--Masque of the Red Death

321--Ch 21

320--Ch 20

319--ch 19

318--ch 18

317--ch 17

316--ch 16

315—ch 15

314--ch14

313: ch 13

312: ch 12

311--ch11

310--ch 10

309--ch 9

308—chs 7–8

307—chapters 5–6

Bleak Sneak Peek

Bronte--304: Chapters 37 & 38--end of book

Nifty Quicky Update

Bronte--303: Chapter 36

302: Chapter 35

Bronte--301: Chapter 34

Bronte--300: Chapter 33

Bronte--299: Chapter 32

Bronte--298: Chapters 30-31

Bronte--297: Chapter 29

Bronte--296: Chapter 28

Bronte--295 - Part II: Chapter 27

Bronte--295 - Part I: Chapter 26

Bronte--293: Chapter 24

Bronte--292: Chapters 22 and 23

Bronte--291: Chapter 21

023: Maupassant, Ferber

Bronte--290: Chapter 20

Bronte--289: Chs 18–19

Bronte--288: Ch 17

Bonus—Victorian Expert Interview

Bronte--287: Ch 16

Brontë—286: Ch 15

Brontë-285: Ch 14

284—Brontë: Ch 13