Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In this episode, listen now to two stories by Edgar Allan Poe (published 1849 and 1846) and hear why we think fans of these stories should read Heartless by Marissa Meyer (published 2016) later.

Highlighted themes: villains as the main character, revenge and complicated emotions.

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Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠

Mirror by KV [Audio Library Release]. Listen on Spotify or YouTube.

Stranger Pt. II by SilentCrafter [Audio Library Release]. Listen on Spotify or YouTube.

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Welcome to a special episode of Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories— except this time, we're doing a recap episode to let you in on how this podcast came to be, getting permission from authors so you can Listen Now and picking which books we think you should Read Later. Plus, hear what books we're reading on the side for even more great recommendations!

Highlighted themes: memories, friendship and the reading habits of middle schoolers.

Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy your books through our ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠.

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Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠YouTub

Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In this episode, listen now to three stories published by Ernest Hemingway (published 1924, 1927 and 1925) and hear why we think fans of these stories should read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (published 2017) later.

Highlighted themes: reading between the lines, losing loved ones and masculinity.

Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy Long Way Down and any other books you want through our ⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠.

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Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠YouTube

"Fragments" by Nomyn; listen on Spotify or YouTube.

"tears that collapse like aurora raindrops of sunlight" by Artificial.Music, Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0. Listen on YouTube.

"Level Plane" by Riot from YouTube Audio Library, copyright-free music . Listen on YouTube.

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Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In this episode, listen now to "Portrait of Two Young Ladies in White and Green Robes (Unidentified Artist, circa Sixteenth Century)" by Jane Pek and "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried" by Amy Hempel (published 2020 and 1983) and hear why we think fans of these stories should read In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (published 2020) later.

Highlighted themes: female friendship, grief and what-if questions

Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy In Five Years and any other books you want through our ⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠.

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Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠

It's Okay by Firefl!es, Creative Commons. Stream here or on Youtube

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Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In this episode, listen now to "Call My Name" and "What You Left in the Ditch" by Aimee Bender (published 1998 and 1997) and hear why we think fans of these stories should read The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller (published 2020) later.

Highlighted themes: strong female characters, quirky humor and unexpected goals

Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy The Shadows Between Us and any other books you want through our ⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠.

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Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠Spotify⁠ or ⁠YouTube⁠

We've Got Time by LiQWYD, Creative Commons, Free Download / Stream

Lost in Dreams by SOMM, Audio Library Release, Free Download / Stream

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Welcome to Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. In our first episode, listen now to "Rappaccini's Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (published 1844) and hear why we think fans of this story should read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (published 2020) later.

Highlighted themes: gothic romance, deadly plants, and God complexes.

Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy Mexican Gothic and any other books you want through our Bookshop.org Affiliate Store.

Follow us on Instagram! @listennowreadlater

Music for this episode:

"That's One Sly Cat" by Artifical.Music, licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on Spotify or YouTube

Lightkeeper — gbry.svg [Audio Library Release] Free Download / Stream or listen on YouTube

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