quiet classical music

Nocturnes by Irish composer John Field.

Philips Records has put out several compilations for reading, such as "Bach for Book Lovers" - "Beethoven for Book Lovers" and "Mozart for Meditation". 

Any compilation of Adagios.

All of these are slower, quieter pieces.

Hello kgveteran!  String Quartets.

tj5844,

Good suggestion. I might give that a try depending on the material.

Sometimes certain albums go well with certain genres.

For example if I'm reading superhero comics eg Frank Miller, 60s/70s Marvel etc then something like Simon and Garfunkel's Tales of New York provides great accompaniment.

Normally words are usually a huge distraction.

Wasn't Mozart once touted as an aid to study?

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       Thank you all for your suggestions, im a night owl so this will give me something to go through. My music buddy Lola the very vocal family cat past away last week, so staying up late with no company has been tough. One funny cat story, she was not a Rush fan, she would politely leave the room Lol