Ep 34: Lose You to Love Me

Ep 35: The Final Book Club

Welcome to the final episode of Listen Now, Read Later, the podcast that brings you to your next favorite book by reading you short stories. We're ending with a recap of episodes 31-34; plus, hear what books we're Reading Now for even more great recommendations! Highlighted themes: interesting structures, absurdism and child stars Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy your books through our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/listen-now-read-later]. 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 [Lightkeeper — gbry.svg [Audio Library Release] Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/lightkeeper] or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTub⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJq8GkjeT4c]e

Ep 34: Lose You to Love Me

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 “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (published 1843) and hear why we think fans of this story should read I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (published 2022) later.  Highlighted themes: toxic love, shame and the search for perfection Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy I'm Glad My Mom Died and any other books you want through our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/a/85765/9780063068490]. Follow us on Instagram! @listennowreadlater Music for this episode: "That's One Sly Cat" by Artificial.Music (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / artificial-music  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2psY0JrTWpZNVJlc25aeTdSUjlCRktSX2dmd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTlZQlJXUHc3QjRFckdsYVRPbk1QTlo3aU95eXlQdnM4bmJKWGxtdldScVEzbm91Tm9aS3BxZzJzMWpJX2RNMnVxQU1KbkRQemlNM0pEZnllMlNfa0Rmbm85NVZ0V2ZOWU9velNhUkxzQ25XUlliTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fartificial-music&v=LJq8GkjeT4c]) is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/track/0Y8gTei1SvDZsF9gvatYji?si=15f2de7b65574a6c]. "Silent Reveries" by FireSail Labs; licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Listen on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6_2FPBpv5Q&list=RDI6_2FPBpv5Q&start_radio=1]. Shout out to our readers for this episode!

Ep 33: Zero to Hero

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 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce (published 1890) and hear why we think fans of this story should read An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (published 2006) later.  Highlighted themes: arrogance, fanciful thinking and a desire for greatness Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy An Abundance of Katherines and any other books you want through our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/a/85765/9780063068490]. Follow us on Instagram! @listennowreadlater Music for this episode: "That's One Sly Cat" by Artificial.Music (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / artificial-music  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2psY0JrTWpZNVJlc25aeTdSUjlCRktSX2dmd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTlZQlJXUHc3QjRFckdsYVRPbk1QTlo3aU95eXlQdnM4bmJKWGxtdldScVEzbm91Tm9aS3BxZzJzMWpJX2RNMnVxQU1KbkRQemlNM0pEZnllMlNfa0Rmbm85NVZ0V2ZOWU9velNhUkxzQ25XUlliTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fartificial-music&v=LJq8GkjeT4c]) is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/track/0Y8gTei1SvDZsF9gvatYji?si=15f2de7b65574a6c]. "Mischief in the Garden" by the Audio Library Beats Group, a copyright-free song promoted by Audio Library. Listen on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNT1EKSqI00&list=PLzCxunOM5WFJmDRIzZJQexQfSxphkbB9o&index=3] or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/track/1lNSBr...]. Shout out to our readers for this episode!

Ep 32: You Think You're Cooler Than Me

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 “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol (published 1836) and hear why we think fans of this story should read Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater (published 2020) later.  Highlighted themes: social status, humor and finding what you've lost Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy Half a Soul and any other books you want through our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/a/85765/9780063068490]. Follow us on Instagram! @listennowreadlater Music for this episode: "That's One Sly Cat" by Artificial.Music (⁠⁠⁠⁠ / artificial-music  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2psY0JrTWpZNVJlc25aeTdSUjlCRktSX2dmd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTlZQlJXUHc3QjRFckdsYVRPbk1QTlo3aU95eXlQdnM4bmJKWGxtdldScVEzbm91Tm9aS3BxZzJzMWpJX2RNMnVxQU1KbkRQemlNM0pEZnllMlNfa0Rmbm85NVZ0V2ZOWU9velNhUkxzQ25XUlliTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fartificial-music&v=LJq8GkjeT4c]) is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/track/0Y8gTei1SvDZsF9gvatYji?si=15f2de7b65574a6c]. “Fluffing a Duck” by Kevin MacLeod; Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0. Listen on YouTube [https://youtu.be/yQjAF3frudY?si=ds1FijnFpKnYSijg]. Shout out to our readers for this episode!

Ep 31: Starships Were Meant to Fly

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 “The Argonauts of the Air” by H. G. Wells (published 1895) and hear why we think fans of this story should read Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (published 2009) later.  Highlighted themes: the spirit of invention, alternative histories and steampunk Want to support local booksellers and this podcast? Buy Leviation and any other books you want through our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bookshop.org Affiliate Store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/a/85765/9780063068490]. Follow us on Instagram! @listennowreadlater Music for this episode: "That's One Sly Cat" by Artificial.Music (⁠⁠⁠⁠ / artificial-music  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2psY0JrTWpZNVJlc25aeTdSUjlCRktSX2dmd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTlZQlJXUHc3QjRFckdsYVRPbk1QTlo3aU95eXlQdnM4bmJKWGxtdldScVEzbm91Tm9aS3BxZzJzMWpJX2RNMnVxQU1KbkRQemlNM0pEZnllMlNfa0Rmbm85NVZ0V2ZOWU9velNhUkxzQ25XUlliTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fartificial-music&v=LJq8GkjeT4c]) is licensed under a Creative Commons license. Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/track/0Y8gTei1SvDZsF9gvatYji?si=15f2de7b65574a6c]. Royalty Free Steampunk Victorian Music by Luis Humanoide; listen on YouTube [https://youtu.be/ZpOqPiERbLs?si=O03GBqBcadP_D5aW]. Shout out to our readers for this episode!