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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.

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Books and Things

Paradise Lost by John Milton

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Middlemarch by George Eliot

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis

A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis

What We’re Reading Next:

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

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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.

Jessica’s Read (assigned by Hannah)

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

Hannah’s Read (assigned by Kelsie)

Peace Like A River by Leif Enger

Kelsie’s Read (Assigned by Jess)

Mara Daughter of the Nile by Elouise Jarvis McGraw

Past Book Swap Episodes:

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

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

ep. 38: My Cousin Rachel (Book Swap #2)

ep. 69: Book Swap #2- The Secret History

ep. 87: Book Swap #3 - Ivanhoe

What We’re Reading Next:

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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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.

Other Books/Things Mentioned

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

What We’re Reading Next:

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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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.

Books/Things Mentioned

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

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

The Play’s the Thing Podcast

Close Reads Podcast HQ

The Man Who Pays The Rent by Judi Dench

The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life by Heidi White

What We’re Reading Next:

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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

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*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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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.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Other Books and Things

Book Neck Light

Other Book Light

ep. 83: Bookish Christmas Chat (and Gift Guide)

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

ep. 78: Intro to Wuthering Heights with Rhea Forney

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

What Is Christian Literature? God’s Truth, Wherever You Find It (Substack Essay) by Joel J Miller

Paradise Lost by John Milton

The Divine Comedy by Dante

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Close Reads series on Wuthering Heights

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

ep. 79: A Jane Austen Sorting Ceremony

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know by Joseph Pearce

What We’re Reading Next:

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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.

Jessica’s Reads:

Range by David Epstein

Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes

Searching For and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jacques Philippe

Hannah’s Reads:

Apologia Pro Vita Sua by St. John Henry Newman

In This House of Brede by Rumor Godden

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

Kelsie’s Reads:

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

Henry IV, part 1 by Williams Shakespeare

A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Other Books/Things Mentioned:

Well-Ordered Family by Conor Gallagher

Waiting for Christ by St. John Henry Newman

The Literary Life Podcast ep. 88: How to Read Don Quixote

Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

Close Reads Podcast HQ

Richard II by William Shakespeare

Close Reads Podcast HQ episodes on Henry IV

Henry V by William Shakespeare

The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life by Heidi White

Interior Freedom by Fr. Jacques Philippe

Close Reads Podcast HQ episodes on Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

The Good Death of Kate Montclair by DANIEL McINERNY

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor

Close Reads Podcast HQ episodes on A Farewell to Arms

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowlings

What We’re Reading Next:

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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

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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.

Advent Reads

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Merry Beggars Podcast (Dramatized Christmas Carol)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite

Waiting for Christ by John Henry Newman

Winter Fire by Ryan Whitaker Smith (Chesterton Readings)

Shadow and Light by Tsh Oxenreider

Mary on the Mantle

Rejoice Advent Prayer Card Set

The Giving Manger

Books to Gift

Range by David Epstein

The Divided Soul by Heidi White

Theology of the Home

Theology of the Home II

Theology of the Home III

Theology of the Home IV

Jane Austen Set (Cranford)

Anne of Green Gables Set

Penguin Deluxe Classics Paperback Jane Austen

* Pride and Prejudice

* Northanger Abbey

* Mansfield Park

* Emma

Wodehouse Hardbacks (Overlook Press)

Miss Marple Paperbacks

Poirot Paperbacks

Lord Peter Paperbacks

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Outlive by Peter Attia MD

Jesus in Art and Literature

The Story of All Stories by Emily Stimpson Chapman

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

The Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar Capon

The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor

Emma M. Lion Series

These Beautiful Bones by Emily Stimpson Chapman

The Catholic Table by Emily Stimpson Chapman

Around the Catholic Table by Emily Stimpson Chapman

Sacred Wine by Emily Stimpson Chapman

The Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

Everyman’s Pocket Poets Series

The Man Born to be King by Dorothy Sayers

Why Literature Still Matters by Jason M Baxter

Emily Lex Water Color

Other Bookish Gifts

Roomba

Ember Mug

Book Neck Light

Book Light

Headlamp Hats

Other Things Mentioned

The Crown TV Show

Lane Scott from Matriarch Goals on Kitchen Design

Reading Revisited Favorite Advent Reads Podcast

April Dray’s Advent Plans

Reading Revisited Gift Guide

Dominika’s Gift Guide

Shannon Hood’s Book Flood Post

Dixie Dillon Lane’s Gift Guide

Jake’s Style Guide for the Rich Anglophile

Fancy Watch

Fancy Rain Boots

Fancy Jacket

All the Past Reading Revisited Lists

What We’re Reading Next:

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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

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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.

Episodes featuring Sarah Van Hecke

* ep. 3: Revisiting Crossing to Safety

* ep. 19: Revisiting Short Stories

* ep. 19: Revisiting Walking on Water

* ep. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet

Brambly Hedge Complete Collection

Lazy Genius ep. #439 - Chores I Do Everyday, Part 2 (featuring pork recipe mentioned by Hannah Suire)

Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott

What We’re Reading Next:

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

February-April

Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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

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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.

Where to Find Heidi

The Divided Soul by Heidi White

Close Reads Podcast w/ David Kern and Sean Johnson (and Tim McIntosh)

Other Books and Things

Andrew Kern from The Circe Institute

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen

The Feast by Margaret Kennedy

New Close Reads Book List for 2026

The World’s First Love by Fulton Sheen

David Kern what is this cover texture called? We need to know!

What We’re Reading Next:

November

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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

• [Background Music] Into The Light - C... | Creative Commons - Attribution ND 4.0

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.

Huckleberry Finn ch. 1-16 Revisited

Huckleberry Finn ch. 17-21 Revisited

Huckleberry Finn ch. 22-31 Revisited

Huckleberry Finn ch. 32-43 Revisited

Books/Things Mentioned:

Hannah’s Nike Dunks

The Hollow Crown

Richard II

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Audible Edition (Elijah Woods version)

James by Percival Everett

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

What We’re Reading Next:

November

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

December

Ballad of the White Horse by G.K. Chesterton

AND

A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver

January

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

A Few Reminders:

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

We have turned on paid subscriptions which will allow you to support the work we are doing here.

If you would like to make a small contribution to the work we’re doing here at Reading Revisited, we invite you to do so with the Buy (Us) a Coffee button below. We so appreciate your support!

*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!

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

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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