Fantasy Reading Piano Playlist

Looking to get some reading done, but you don't want music with lyrics that will distract you from the fantasy book that you are reading?

Good news, here is my playlist

Ludovico Einaudi — Nuvole Bianche
Experience — Experience
Yiruma — River Flows in You
Kiss the Rain — Kiss the Rain
Joep Beving — Ab Ovo

Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight
Ólafur Arnalds — Saman
Near Light — Near Light
Hammock — Turn Away and Return
Nils Frahm — Says 

George Winston — January Stars
Alexis Ffrench — Bluebird
Waves — Waves
Olivia Belli — Aria
Dustin O'Halloran — We Move Lightly

Hania Rani — F Major
Glass — Glass
Peter Broderick — Float
Goldmund — Threnody
Balmorhea — Remembrance 

Joe Hisaishi — One Summer’s Day
Joe Hisaishi — Merry-Go-Round of Life
Howard Shore — Concerning Hobbits (piano arrangements)

 

And my personal favourite, Edvard Grieg's Hall of the Mountain King on piano. Perfect for reading some indie fantasy books from your favourite authors.

 

 

Gail M. Murray's Poetry Book: Reflections & Reveries

If you enjoy poetry by Canadian poets do check out Gail M. Murray's book: Reflections & Reveries

She has a book launch coming up on April 14th 2024 at the Stone Cottage Pub in Scarborough, Ontario. See the book launch details below:

About the Author

Gail M. Murray B.A. B. ED. was an English teacher and teacher-librarian with a focus on drama and literature. Gail grew up on a small farm in Pickering surrounded by nature, walking in woods, fields and gardens like the Romantics. For several years, Gail performed with Scarborough Theatre Guild and Scarborough Music Theatre. After retiring Gail became a free-lance writer. Like Keats, she seeks to capture the essence of the moment. Gail’s writing is a response to her natural and emotional environment.

Her poems have been published in Written Tenfold, Blank Spaces, Wordscape, Arborealis, The Banister, CommuterLit.com and her collection Reflections and Reveries. Her creative non-fiction has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Trellis, Heartbeats,  Renaissance, The Ontario Gardener, NOW Magazine, Blank Spaces, Just Words Volume 2, Stony Bridges, Ottawa Review of Books, Historical Novels Review, Our Canada, More of Our Canada, Devour and Our Canada, Our Country, Our Stories.

Peasant Magazine, Call for Fantasy Short Stories

 

Peasant Magazine is seeking submissions for Issue #2. Specifically it is looking for fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction and magical realism stories that are between 1,000 and 8,000 words in length.

PM is a free nonprofit fantasy/historical fiction/magical realism literary magazine that focuses on stories set on earth prior to 1750 or set in a fantasy world.

Furthermore stories don't have to be 'first time publications'. They also accept reprints of previously published works.

Peasant Magazine is available in both 8x11 magazine format from Amazon, and as a free PDF for download.

Peasant Magazine Issue #1, 8x11

Peasant Magazine Issue #1, Free PDF