Welcome to Reading Revisited, a place for friends to enjoy some good old-fashioned book chat while revisiting the truth, beauty, and goodness we’ve found in our favorite books.

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Pints with Jack Podcast

C.S. Lewis reading day on November 29th (so you can celebrate next year)!

David’s Top 5

* Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

* Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien

* The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

* A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

* The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Honorable Mentions

Anne of Green Gables by L.M Montgomery

Manalive by G.K. Chesterton

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

Red Dwarf by Grant Naylor (and the TV show)

C.S. Lewis Books

The Chronicles of Narnia

Till We Have Faces

Mere Christianity

The Great Divorce

The Screwtape Letters

The Four Loves

Latin Letters

Letters to an American Lady

Letters to Children

Other Books and Things

Why Literature Still Matters by Jason Baxter

The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis by Jason Baxter

A Beginner's Guide to the Divine Comedy by Jason Baxter

The Narnia Code by Michael Ward

Planet Narnia by Michael Ward

Literary Life Podcast series on Harry Potter

House of Humane Letters class on Harry Potter 2 and 3

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

That’s all we have for now! Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

In Case You Missed It:

On the Podcast:

* ep. 32: The House of Mirth (Book Swap #1)

* ep. 33: The Violent Bear It Away (Book Swap #1)

* ep. 34: 2024 Year in Reading

* ep. 35: Living Author Spotlight: Karen Ullo

Read Along Guides for Othello:

* Othello Introduction & Reading Schedule

* ep. 30: Why Read Shakespeare w/ Fr. Tom Pressley

* Why Read Shakespeare (Othello Version)

* Othello Act I Revisited

* Othello Act II Revisited

* Othello Act III Revisited

* Othello Act IV Revisited

What We’re Reading Next:

February

Out of the Silent Planet AND Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

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