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.

Hannah

The Leavenworth Case by Anna Katharine Green

Different by Nathan Clarkson and Sally Clarkson

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Rohl Dahl

Jess

The Man Born to Be King by Dorothy Sayers

The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman

The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader… by Brian Burch and Emily Stimpson Chapman

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Kelsie

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater

Raising Demons by Shirley Jackson

Other Books and Things

The Art of Lent by Sister Wendy Beckett

The Spear by Louis de Wohl

Divine Intimacy

Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite

The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin

Trust by Hernan Diaz

The Clocks by Agatha Christie

The Chosen TV Series

Revisiting Lazy Murder essay by Jessica Risma

Mad Men TV Series

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Rohl Dahl

God Made Sunday by Walter Macken

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson

Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Fr. Jaques Phillipe

More Births by Daniel Hess

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. 44: Taylor Swift & The Art of Storytelling w/ Katie Marquette

* ep. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet w/ Sarah Van Hecke

* ep. 46: Revisiting Perelandra

* ep. 47: Intro to the Moonstone w/ Anthony Rosselli

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

June

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

Literary Life Podcast ep. 232: “Harry Potter” Book 1, Introduction and ch 1-2

The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis

The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Reading Revisited ep. 28: Revisiting Jayber Crow

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Divine Intimacy

Close Reads Podcast HQ - That Hideous Strength Episodes (paid episodes)

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. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet w/

Sarah Van Hecke

* ep. 46: Revisiting Perelandra

* ep. 47: Intro to The Moonstone w/

Anthony Rosselli

* ep. 48: Our Favorite Spring Reads

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

June

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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.

Hannah’s Favorite Spring Reads:

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos

The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Kelsie’s Favorite Spring Reads

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower

Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry

Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie)

Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkein

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

An Immovable Feast by Tyler Blanski

Jessica’s Favorite Spring Reads:

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

God Made Sunday by Walter Macken

The Man Born to be King by Dorothy L. Sayers

On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Uprooted by Grace Olmstead

A Mother’s Rule of Life by Holly Pierlot

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. 44: Taylor Swift & The Art of Storytelling w/ Katie Marquette

* ep. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet w/

Sarah Van Hecke

* ep. 46: Revisiting Perelandra

* ep. 47: Intro to The Moonstone w/ Anthony Rosselli

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

June

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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.

Where to find Anthony Rosselli

The Moonstone Editions

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (RR 2024)

The Moonstone Audiobook by Peter Jeffrey (included in audible subscription)

Anthony’s Top 5

Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

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

Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (RR 2022?)

Silence by Shusaku Edno

Honorable Mentions

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

Books and Things

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Literary Life Podcast (no idea what episode)

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry (RR 2024)

Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Edgar Allan Poe

John LeCarre Spy Novels

Dorothy Sayers Detective Novels (RR 2022)

Agatha Christie Detective Novels (RR 2021)

The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton (RR 2024)

Clue Board Game

Armadale by Wilkie Collins

No Name by Wilkie Collins

The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)

ep. 36: Intro to the Space Trilogy with David Bates

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (RR 2021)

Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DeFoe?

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol (RR 2024)

Silence movie

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (RR 2021)

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (RR 2022)

The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy

Goldberry Studios Close Reads’ Series on The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

Trust by Hernan Diaz (RR 2025)

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. 43: Favorite Lent Reads

* ep. 44: Taylor Swift & The Art of Storytelling w/ Katie Marquette

* ep. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet w/

Sarah Van Hecke

* ep. 46: Revisiting Perelandra

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

June

Trust by Hernan Diaz

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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.

Elise’s Lap Desk

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kelsie’s Milk Frother

Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos

Lord of the Elves and Eldils by Richard Purtill

Beauty & Imitation - DANIEL McINERNY

Close Reads Podcast HQ - Perelandra Episodes (paid subscriber bonus episodes)

The Rights of Women: Reclaiming a Lost Vision by Erika Bachiochi

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene

These Beautiful Bones by Emily Stimpson Chapman

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. 42: Bookish Bio of a Bookstore Owner - Katheryn Rice of MonkeyKat Books

* ep. 43: Favorite Lent Reads

* ep. 44: Taylor Swift & the Art of Storytelling w/

Katie Marquette

* ep. 45: Revisiting Out of the Silent Planet

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 1-8 Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 9-17 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 1-4 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 5-8 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 9-12 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 13-17 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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.

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis

Books and Things

ep. 3: Revisiting Crossing to Safety

ep. 19: Revisiting Walking on Water

ep. 18: Revisiting Short Stories

Jess’ Vitamin C

Spoiler Alert: One of the adults in the Hartley household did get very, very sick

Other Spoiler Alert: The snow did pick up and lots of snow walks and sledding ensued

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy Sayers

The Literary Life Podcast series on Out of the Silent Planet

First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Beauty and Imitation by DANIEL McINERNY

Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

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

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. 41: What We’re Reading (January 2025)

* ep. 42: Bookish Bio of a Bookstore Owner - Katheryn Rice of MonkeyKat Books

* ep. 43: Favorite Lent Reads

* ep. 44: Taylor Swift & the Art of Storytelling w/

Katie Marquette

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 1-8 Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 9-17 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 1-4 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 5-8 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 9-12 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

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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 and Things Mentioned:

Light Phone

Acquired Podcast - Season 10, Episode 1: Taylor Swift (Acquired’s Version)

Taylor Swift Discography

Beauty & Imitation by DANIEL McINERNY

Jason Baxter - (Beauty Matters)- What Taylor Swift Taught Dante About Poetry (Part I)

Where to find Katie Marquette:

https://www.bornofwonder.com

Born of Wonder

Stories from Main Street

Why you should put bumper stickers on your car

Taylor Swift, The Winter's Tale, and Sylvia Plath

Taylor Swift and the Power of Collective Experience with Rachel Sherlock

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. 40: Revisiting Othello

* ep. 41: What We’re Reading (January 2025)

* ep. 42: Bookish Bio of a Bookstore Owner - Katheryn Rice of MonkeyKat Books

* ep. 43: Favorite Lent Reads

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters Chapters 1-8 Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters Chapters 9-17 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 1-4 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 5-8 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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.

Spiritual Reads

Jessica

Introduction to Christianity by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

Jesus Shock by Peter Kreeft

The Power of the Cross by Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa

The Hours of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by Luisa Piccarreta

Hannah

The Art of Lent by Sister Wendy Beckett

Death on a Friday Afternoon by Richard John Neuhaus

Love is Stronger Than Death by Peter Kreeft

Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection by Pope Benedict XVI

Parochial and Plain Sermons by St. John Henry Newman

Bishop Barron’s Gospel Reflections

Kelsie

Word in the Wilderness by Malcolm Guite

Acedia the Noonday Devil by Jean Charles Nault

Liturgy of the Hours

Holy Saturday Office of Readings Second Reading (full reading free online)

The Man Who Was Born to be King by Dorothy Sayers

The Good of Giving Up by Aaron Damiani

The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah

Literature

Jessica

Inferno by Dante ( Anthony Esolen Translation)

Purgatory by Dante ( Anthony Esolen Translation)

In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden

Hannah

Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist

The Madman by Tracy Groot

The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene (RR 2021?)

Silence by Shusaku Endo

The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis

Kelsie

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas

Helena by Evelyn Waugh

Honorable Mentions

Jessica

He Leadeth Me by Walter Ciszek

Something Other Than God by Jennifer Fulwiler

Other Books and Things

The Tears of Christ by St. John Henry Newman

Revisiting Lazy Murder by Jessica Risma

The Bible

Bible in a Year w/ Fr. Mike Schmitz

Shorter Christian Prayer

ep. 30": Why Read Shakespeare and Scripture w/ Fr. Tom Pressley

Saint Gregory Prayer Book

Magnificat (Shortened Morning and Evening Prayer)

Word on Fire Liturgy of the Hours

Divine Office (online Liturgy of the Hours)

The Chosen

A Beginner’s Guide to The Divine Comedy by Jason M Baxter

Silence (movie)

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

The Narnia Code by Michael Ward

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. 39: Bookish Bio of Mary Tappe

* ep. 40: Revisiting Othello

* ep. 41: What We’re Reading (January 2025)

* ep. 42: Bookish Bio of a Bookstore Owner - Katheryn Rice of MonkeyKat Books

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters Chapters 1-8 Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters Chapters 9-17 Revisited

* That Hideous Strength Chapters 1-4 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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.

Kat’s Top 5:

Other Books/Things Mentioned

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

Close Reads Frankenstein Episodes

Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik

Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter

A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Water Water by Billy Collins

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper

Find MonkeyKat Books Online!

MonkeyKat Books Instagram

MonkeyKat Books Facebook

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

* ep. 39: Bookish Bio of Mary Tappe

* ep. 40: Othello Revisited

* ep. 41: What We’re Reading (January 2025)

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 1-8 Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 9-17 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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 as well as receive Read Along Guide PDFs each month, voice recordings of the Read Along Guides and Essays, and we are working on (printable) bookmarks for each book.

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!

Reading Revisited is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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.

Hannah

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

Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Jessica

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

Paradise by Dante ( Anthony Esolen translation)

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Kelsie

How to Stay Married by Harrison Scott Key

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

Other Books and Things Mentioned

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings (Narrator: Rob Ingles)

The Lord of the Rings (Narrator: Andy Circus)

Harry Potter (Narrator: Jim Dale)

Harry Potter (Narrator: Stephen Fry)

The Visitation Sessions w/ Emily Stimpson Chapman episode on How to Stay Married

Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James

Death Comes to Pemberly miniseries

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (RR 2025)

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

Walking on Water by Madeleine L’Engle (RR 2024)

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

P.G. Wodehouse (Overlook editions are Kelsie Hartley’s favorites)

Dorothy Sayer’s Detective Series

Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie

Othello by William Shakespeare (RR 2025)

Othello Read Along Guides

The Space Trilogy Read Along Guides

Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)

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. 37: Our Favorite Winter Reads

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

* ep. 39: Bookish Bio of Mary Tappe

* ep. 40: Othello Revisited

Read Along Guides for the the Space Trilogy:

* ep. 36: Introducing The Space Trilogy w/ David Bates

* Space Trilogy Introduction & Reading Schedule

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 1-11 Revisited

* Out of the Silent Planet Chapters 12-22 (& the Epilogue) Revisited

* Perelandra Chapters 1-8 Revisited

What We’re Reading Now/Next:

March

That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

April

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

May

Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather

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