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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
by Sharon Handy
Today: #128 in Health & Fitness on our combined chart.
Today: #106 in Health & Fitness, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #114 in Health & Fitness, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #158 in Health & Fitness, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #186 in Health & Fitness, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #65 in Health & Fitness, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #143 in Health & Fitness, Philippines on our combined chart.
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Ranking history · United States
Latest daily rankings: Oct 27. New rankings will appear after the next update.
Position on the Health & Fitness combined chart over the last 14 days. Toggle platforms to compare their positions. Lower rank numbers are better.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Castbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #128 | #112 | #95 |
| Oct 26 | #109 | #85 | #75 |
| Oct 25 | #108 | #83 | #66 |
| Oct 24 | #123 | #100 | #81 |
| Oct 23 | #128 | #100 | — |
| Oct 22 | #154 | #131 | — |
| Oct 21 | #135 | #115 | #92 |
| Oct 20 | #125 | #101 | #99 |
| Oct 19 | #124 | #103 | #93 |
| Oct 18 | #118 | #96 | #87 |
| Oct 17 | #155 | #130 | — |
| Oct 16 | #134 | #115 | #92 |
| Oct 15 | #127 | #103 | #86 |
| Oct 14 | #122 | #99 | #88 |
Latest episodes
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The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, by L.W. de Laurence, Part 1
October 26, 2026 · 59 minLet's celebrate the spooky season (and our 8th anniversary!) and see what the cards say about sleep as we work our way through the symbolism of the Tarot. This time, the greater arcana, the many paths of the hermit, and a bit of sniping at…
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The Practice and Science of Drawing, by Harold Speed, Part 2
October 19, 2026 · 46 minLet's sketch our way to sleep with more from this guide to drawing and painting. This time, more on the science side, including vision, the intrinsic link between touch and sight, why kids draw the way they draw, and the important of art…
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The Complete Herbal and English Physician Enlarged, by Nicholas Culpeper, Part 2
October 12, 2026 · 50 minLet's relax with more from this rather questionable 17th century guide to medicinal plants. This time, herbs to rid yourself of fleas, cure gout, eliminate the French pox, and treat pretty much every ailment you can think of through the…
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Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 9
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Woodworking for Beginners, by Charles G. Wheeler, Part 4
September 28, 2026 · 58 minLet's saw some sleepy wood with more from this guide to getting crafty. This time, we finish fitting out our workshop with custom benches, cabinets and helpful devices, store our tools neatly, and eschew the useless dazzle of fancy…
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Old Country Inns of England, by Henry Maskell and Edward Gregory, Part 3
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, by Gaston Maspero, Part 8
September 14, 2026 · 55 minLet's journey across the sands of sleep with more from this guide to the wonders of ancient Egypt. This time, a look at the processes of painting and sculpture, how artists practiced, stylistic conventions, and curiously modular…
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Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Niereker, Part 3 (CONCLUSION)
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The Republic of Plato with Introduction and Analysis, by Benjamin Jowett (Part 4)
August 31, 2026 · 56 minLet's conclude this month's wander on the Wayback Machine with more from this introduction and analysis to one of the greats of classical Greek literature. This time, what makes a good ruler, swapping social classes, thoughts on art and…
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The Travels of Marco Polo, Part 3
August 24, 2026 · 55 minLet's continue our relaxing travels in The Wayback Machine and head back to the 1200s with more from Marco Polo and his epic journey through Asia to the court of the khans. This time, poisonous winds, treacherous plateau deserts, a false…
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Principles of Geology, by Sir Charles Lyell, Part 4
August 17, 2026 · 52 minLet's continue our relaxing month in The Wayback Machine with one of the waybackiest of sciences, geology! This time, the commitment to data in the early 1800s, the perils of fitting new evidence to old stories, and the importance of point…
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The Woman and the Car, by Dorothy Levitt, Part 3
August 10, 2026 · 56 minLet's continue our month in The Wayback Machine with a road trip, as we learn more from this 1909 guide to driving. This time, the fine art of tipping, the superiority of small cars, celebrated women drivers, and an extensive section of…
About the show
Boring Books for Bedtime is a weekly, ad-free, AI-free sleep podcast in which we calmly, quietly read something rather boring to silence the brain chatter keeping you awake. Think Aristotle, Thoreau, and whoever wrote the 1897 Sears Catalog—mostly nonfiction, mostly old, a perfect balance of vaguely-but-not-too interesting.
If you're on Team Sleepless, lie back, take a deep breath, and let us read you to rest.