ep. 56: What We're Reading (May 2025)

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 Reads: Jessica’s Reads:Kelsie’s Reads: Other Books/Things MentionedThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Bower Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Purgatorio by Dante Beauty & Imitation by DANIEL McINERNY Made For This by Mary Haseltine Joel J. Miller episode The Literary Life Podcast - The Enchanted April Series The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis “The Feeling of Things, The Contemplation of Beauty” Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger The Pursuit of the Pilfered Cheese by Haley Stewart The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. LewisThe Last Battle by C.S. Lewis Restore The Glory Bel Canto by Ann PatchettOur Town by Thornton Wilder All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The BFG by Roald Dahl Matilda by Roald DahlCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlCrossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner Kristen Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset 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. 51: Intro to Death Comes for the Archbishop and Willa Cather* ep. 52: Bookish Bio of Joel J. Miller* ep. 53: Beauty and Imitation w/DANIEL McINERNY* ep. 54: Introduction to Trust and Contemporary Novels w/ Sean Johnson What We’re Reading Now/Next:JuneTrust by Hernan DiazJulyEverything Sad is Untrue by Daniel NayeriAugustNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenA 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