ep. 6: Our Favorite Summer Reads

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 MentionedJessica’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 SteinbeckKelsie’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 TowlesHannah’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. ForsterOther 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 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