Reading Revisited

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.

Jessica’s List

* How the Church Has Changed the World by Anthony Esolen

* Loss and Gain by St. John Henry Newman

* To Crown With Liberty by Karen Ullo

Hannah’s List

* The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens

* This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

* The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming by Sally Clarkson and Sarah Clarkson

Kelsie’s List

* Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters by John Steinbeck

* The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

* The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

Other Books/Things Mentioned:

* A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt

* God on Stage: 15 Plays That Ask the Big Questions by Peter Kreeft

* A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

* Amor Towles Interview

* Speaking With Joy Podcast Joy Clarkson

* Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

* Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

* The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

* A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle

* And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

* Lord Peter Wimsey Series by Dorothy Sayers

In Case You Missed It:

* Monthly Commonplace - August

* Pride and Prejudice Part 4

* Reading Revisited ep. 9: Jessica’s Bookish Bio

* Pride and Prejudice Part 3

A Few Reminders:

* If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact us!

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

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On today’s episode, Jessica Risma tells us all about her reading life and her favorite books!

Below are links to the many books mentioned in this episode!

Top 5:

Honorable Mentions

* Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

* Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

* East of Eden by John Steinbeck

* G.K. Chesterton

* Wendell Berry

* Peter Kreeft

* Alexander Solzhenitsyn

* Joseph Pearce

Other Books and Things Mentioned

* D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Mythology

* Mother of Divine Grace Curriculum

* Little House on the Prairie

* A Girl of the Limberlost

* Fabiola

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* Tom Playfair

* Mara Daughter of the Nile

* Lord of the Rings

* The Hardy Boys

* Nancy Drew

* Harry Potter Series

* The Literary Life Podcast Harry Potter Series (thanks Angelina Stanford!)

* Othello (RR 2025)

* A Tale of Two Cities (RR)

* Man’s Search for Meaning

* Brave New World

* Fareinheit 451

* A Severe Mercy

* Manalive (RR)

* Pastures of Heaven

* Les Miserables

* The Faerie Queen

* Paradise Lost

* Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich

* Canterbury Tales

* Mansfield Park

* Sense and Sensibility (RR)

* Kristin Lavransdatter (RR)

* C.S. Lewis’ Experiment in Criticism (RR)

* The Play’s the Thing (by Close Reads/The Circe Institute)

* Everything Sad is Untrue (RR 2025)

* Horton Hatches the Egg

In Case You Missed It:

* Pride and Prejudice Part 3

* Reading Revisited ep. 8: East of Eden

* Persuasion Movie Review

* Pride and Prejudice Part 2

A Few Reminders:

* If you are wanting to join an in person or virtual community please contact us!

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

Song: Into The Light Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link:   

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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.

Join us today as we chat about our July Reading Revisited Book, East of Eden. We hope you enjoy this conversation about storytelling, sin, and the choices we have to choose the good.

Books and Things

* East of Eden by John Steinbeck

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

* Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

* Pride and Prejudice Miniseries

* Pride and Prejudice Movie

* Pride and Prejudice and Zombies…legitimately curious about this!

* The Brother’s Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

* The Promised Land (new Office style mocumentary based on Exodus)

In Case You Missed It:

* Persuasion Movie Review

* Pride and Prejudice Part 2

* Reading Revisited ep. 7 - Next Year’s Book List

* Our Favorite Austen Things

A Few Reminders:

* If you are wanting to join an in person or virtual community please contact us!

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

Song: Into The Light Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link:   

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September:

Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle…Book Drop Day post by Kelsie Hartley

Short Stories…Book Drop Day post by Sarah Van Hecke

October:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte…Book Drop Day post by Brittney Hawver

November:

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry…Book Drop Day post by Elise Boratenski

December:

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens…Book Drop Day post by Hannah Suire

January:

Othello by William Shakespeare…Book Drop Day post by Jessica Risma

February and March:

Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis…Book Drop Day post by Autumn Kern

April:

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins…Book Drop Day post by Mary Tappe

May:

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather…Book Drop Day post by Dixie Dillon Lane

June:

Trust by Hernan Diaz…Book Drop Day post by Kelsie Hartley

July:

Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri…Book Drop Day post by Heidi White

August:

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen…Book Drop Day post by Tammy Carlin

Reading Revisited 2024-2025 (The Short List)

Other Things Mentioned

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Reading People by Anne Bogel

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L’Engle

The Genesis Trilogy by Madeleine L’Engle

A Landscape with Dragons by Michael O’Brien

Villette by Charlotte Bronte

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Literature: What All Catholics Should Read by Joseph Pearce

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Dickens’ Christmas Novellas

Die Hard

The Merry Beggars

The Soul of Wit by G.K. Chesterton

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

My Antonia by Willa Cather

The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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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.

Join us as we chat about our favorite books to pick up in the summertime! We discuss our suspicion of the typical idea of a “beach read”, dig into what makes a book feel sufficiently “summery”, and attempt to grow your TBR pile with a few more lovely titles.

Books Mentioned

Jessica’s Top Summer Reads:

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter ScottHeidi by Johanna Spyri The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisCrossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Kelsie’s Top Summer Reads:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Psmith in the City by P.G. WodehouseVery Good, Jeeves! by P.G. WodehouseHome by Marilynne RobinsonThe Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor Hannah Coulter by Wendell BerryThe Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

Hannah’s Top Summer Reads:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldSummer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneA Year in Provence by Peter MayleHoward’s End by E.M. Forster

Other Books Mentioned:

My Twenty-Five Years in Provence by Peter MayleFour Seasons in Rome by Anthony DoerrA Movable Feast by Ernest HemingwayAn Immovable Feast by Tyler Blanski

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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.

Today we are here to chat about The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (our Reading Revisited June book). We chatted memory, narrative devices, culture, comedy, and lots more. We hope you enjoy the conversation about this lovely modern novel!

Books Mentioned

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

We hope you enjoyed this book and our conversation about it. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the book in the comments. Book conversation is the best conversation!

In Case You Missed It:

* June Bookshelf

* East of Eden Part 3 by Jessica Risma

* Reading Revisited ep.4: Hannah’s Bookish Bio with Kelsie Hartley and Hannah Suire

* Revisiting Asher Lev by Brittney Hawver

A Few Reminders:

* If you are wanting to join an in person or virtual community please contact us!

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections (and here is the 2024-2025 list)

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

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On today’s episode, our co-host Hannah Suire is sharing all about her reading life and favorite books!

Top 5:Bleak HousePride and PrejudiceMiddlemarchThe Remains of the DayThe House of Mirth

Other books mentioned:

Holes by Louis Sachar Roald Dahl CollectionHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradUnseduced and Unshaken by Rosalie de RossetBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn WaughThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisThe Memory of Old Jack by Wendell BerryBest of Poirot Collection (just a few of the MANY) by Agatha ChristieHarry Potter by J.K. RowlingApologia Pro Vita Sua by John Henry NewmanLoss and Gain by John Henry NewmanCallista by John Henry NewmanCharles Dickens by G.K. Chesterton The Narnian by Alan Jacobs

Also shout out to Harry Potter: Read of Requirement - a great piece by Rachel Woodham on HP and what it can offer our children.

Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, we appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and we appreciate it!

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Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner (RR 2024)

The Inferno by Dante (translated by Anthony Esolen)

The Purgatorio by Dante (translated by Anthony Esolen)

The Paradiso by Dante (translated by Anthony Esolen)

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (RR 2020)

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis (RR 2022)

Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

As (almost) always, thank you to for introducing us to this book and providing excellent podcast discussion to lead us through the book!

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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.

Today we are chatting about a few books each of us has been reading at the beginning of the summer. We hope that you find a book or two to inspire your summer reading. We also chat about reading rhythms and seasonal reading. At the end we have a fun announcement!

Hannah’s List

Kelsie’s List

Book Swap

Other Books Mentioned

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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

Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

On Reading Well by Karen Swallow Prior

Other Things

The Fountains of Carrots Podcast from Haley Stewart and Christy Isinger

Close Reads HQ Hobbit Episodes

We’d love to know: What are you reading right now? How is summer reading going for you? And as always, feel free to post your embarrassing literary confessions as well!

Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

In Case You Missed It

* The Good Good, the Good Bad, the Bad Good, & the Bad Bad by Jessica Risma

* The Remains of the Day-Final Thoughts (and discussion questions) by

Kelsie Hartley

* Our first ever Reading Revisited Podcast with Hannah Suire interviewing Kelsie Hartley about her “Bookish Bio”

* Sin and the Gothic Novel by

Kelsie Hartley

A Few Reminders

* If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact us!

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingrevisited.substack.com/subscribe

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.

On today’s episode…our co-host, Kelsie Hartley, is on the hot-seat telling us all about her reading life and favorite books!

Below are links to the many books mentioned in this episode.

Top 5

Non-Fiction/Honorable Mentions

Other Books Mentioned

* Harry Potter Series (Illustrated)

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* Something They Will Not Forget

* A Tale of Two Cities

* To Kill a Mockingbird

* The Power and the Glory

* Orthodoxy

* Heretics

* The Man Who Was Thursday

* Rebecca

* Jane Eyre

* The Catholic Table

* The Violent Bear it Away

* Till We Have Faces

* The Secret History

* Angle of Repose

* Crossing to Safety

* Everything Sad is Untrue

* The End of the Affair

* Haunting of Hill House

* The Franchise Affair

Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.

In Case You Missed It

* Sin and the Gothic Novel by Kelsie Hartley

* May Bookshelf

* The Remains of the Day Midway Musings by

Kelsie Hartley

* Revisiting Hannah Coulter by Hannah Suire

A Few Reminders

* The Remains of the Day Posting Schedule

* If you are wanting to get in on the in person or virtual community please contact me!

Message Kelsie Hartley

* Here is the whole list of this years book selections

* Book lists from previous years can be found here.

* Instagram

*As always, some of the links are affiliate links. If you don’t have the books yet and are planning to buy them, I appreciate you using the links. The few cents earned with each purchase you make after clicking links (at no extra cost to you) goes toward the time and effort it takes to keep Reading Revisited running and I appreciate it!

Song: Into The Light Music composed and recorded by Oak Studios. Link:   

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