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Whether you're steeped in snow this winter or not, today's podcast on 'Snow in Literature' is a wintry delight. The lovely Guardian folks Claire Armitstead, Charlie English and Sarah Crown discuss the influence of snow in fiction over history.
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This afternoon I've been listening to a 30 minute book reading of Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem. Named by New York Times in their 10 best books of 2009, after listening to this reading I am certainly left wanting more.
The recording hails from a great resource for book readings by authors; Authors on Tour.
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AOT #193: Jonathan Lethem Podcasts Chronic City
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This made me giggle today. If you live in London or have done so recently you will enjoy the Richard Dawkins' short story 'The Great Bus Mystery' from the book 'The Atheist's Guide to Christmas'. If you haven't lived in London you will still enjoy listening, but may not appreciate the bendy bus anecdotes.
Read by Dawkins himself, the story is charming, witty and sweetly short at 12 minutes or so.
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The Athiest's Guide to Christmas
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So, it's finally Christmas week and with all the snow around my part of the world, it does feel very christmas-ey indeed!
Rather than drive yourselves mad amidst the shopping chaos, why not forget all that, put the fire on and listen to Adam Maxwell's festive short story audio: 'The Curious Story of the Hypnotists Christmas Tree'. Read by the author himself, complete with silly voices and expression this is a great story to unwind to in the evening.
Adam Maxwell's website has a selection of his work available as audio to listen to for free. Many of the stories are of a surreal nature with references to popular culture and humorous undertones. His audio stories are of a really good quality and his readings are both clear and compelling.
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The Curious Story of the Hypnotists Christmas Tree
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This cold and wintry evening I've been snuggling indoors and listening to an audio of a short story entitled 'Mr Penumbra's Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store' by Robin Sloan.
The story could be described as a modern fantasy story which is both charming and thought provoking. If you like reading physical books, e-books and internet content then Sloan's work will really resonate with you as it attempts to deliberate on our times by questioning 'print' versus 'computerisation' without drawing any conclusions.
I found this original and entertaining story on Escape Pod, where there's a wealth of similar sci-fi and fantasy fiction to be found.
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Another wintry evening, and today I've been exploring short fiction podcasts. Having happily stumbled across a short story called A Guide to San Francisco, read by author Damian Searls, gave me another excuse to tune in and snuggle up next to the fire with a cuppa.
I rather enjoyed Damian's introduction, which provided a glimpse into his writing process and inspiration. Once he begins the reading, I found the story itself is highly descriptive and observational with a gentle melancholic narrative. As a short 15 minute reading it gives you just enough to sample Damian's writing style and has led me to promptly add his book to my reading list, a collection of stories entitled What We Were Doing and Where We Were Going.
The Guardian books podcast has a wide range of interviews with authors or discussions on literature, but for me the book extracts or entire short stories (often introduced and read by the author) are a great way to discover new fiction.
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A Guide to San Francisco reading by Damian Searl
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