How to Read a Book
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How to Read a Book Playlist

by Monica Wood

This playlist mirrors the intimate, reflective, and transformative themes of Monica Wood's "How to Read a Book," blending instrumental and vocal tracks that evoke the emotional arcs of the characters and the Maine setting. The instrumental selections offer spacious, contemplative moods that reflect internal struggles and renewal, while the vocal tracks explore themes of redemption, connection, and resilience with diverse indie, folk, and ambient styles.

19 tracks
balanced
Aug 21, 2026
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19 songs
1

Le Onde

Ludovico Einaudi · Le Onde

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2

The Promise

Michael Nyman · The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture

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3

For Now I Am Winter

Ólafur Arnalds · Winter

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4

A Stream With Bright Fish - 2005 Digital Remaster

Harold Budd · The Pearl

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5

Sea Breeze

Viva Verde · Sea Breeze

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6

Any Other Name

Thomas Newman · Piano Meditation

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7

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi

Yann Tiersen · A Virtual Concert

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8

Late Afternoon

Erik Moreau · Late Afternoon

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9

I and Love and You

Bluegrass Players · Bluegrass Players Renditions of The Avett Brothers

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10

The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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11

Slow Fade

Casting Crowns · The Altar and The Door

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12

River

Leon Bridges · Keep Calm & Chillout

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13

Shark Smile

Big Thief · Capacity

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14

Love Like Ghosts

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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15

Keeping Your Head Up

Birdy · Singer-Songwriters Today

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16

Holocene

Bon Iver · Bon Iver, Bon Iver

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17

Fall

Lisa Hannigan · At Swim

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18

Ghosts

Japan · Electronic 80's (Ministry Of Sound)

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19

Don’t Give Too Much of a Fuck

Luminary Flux · Too Many Monsters in My Closet

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Mood balanced
Genre match
Era any
Length medium
Instrumental 50%
Environment balanced

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