ep. 66: Where to Start in the Reading Life

from Reading Revisited · host Kelsie Hartley, Hannah Suire, and Jessica Risma

Reading Revisited is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Our RecommendationsHannahHarry Potter Series by J.K. RowlingThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (the first Poirot)Dracula by Bram StokerKelsieThe Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (RR The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaefer Peace Like a River by Leif Enger (RR JessicaWhy Literature Still Matters by Jason M Baxter (RR 2025)East of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)Our Town by Thornton Wilder (RRWhere Not to Start? (but if they work for you then go for it!)The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (Hannah)The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O’Connor (Kelsie)Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (Kelsie)The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (Jessica)Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot (Jessica)Other Books and ThingsThe Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis (RR 2025)ep. 33: The Violent Bear it Away (Book Swap)Mystery and Manners by Flannery O’Connor (essays) (RR 20The Habit of Being by Flannery O’Connor (letters)A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor (short story)Literary Life Podcast Introduction to Flannery O’ConnorKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (RR 2020 and 2026)Othello by William Shakespeare (RR 2025)Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (RR Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettGirl Wash Your Face by Rachel HollisAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Lifegiving Home by Sally Clarkson and Sarah Clarkson Book Girl by Sarah Clarkson Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (the first Miss Marple)The Word is Murder by Anthony HorowitzThe Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)Nancy DrewHardy BoysFather Brown Reader by Nancy Carpentier BrownFather Brown Reader II by Nancy Carpentier BrownThe Innocence of Father Brown (RR 2024)The Woman Who Was Chesterton by Nancy Carpenter BrownTales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary LambThe Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Susan BowerThe Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin FenolleraJane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (RR 2025)Middlemarch by George Eliot (RR 2024)The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonFrankenstein by Mary Shelley (RRHannah Coulter by Wendell Berry (RRThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (RRThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (RRTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (RR Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis (RR The Everything Store by Brad StoneA Gentleman in Moscow by Amor TowlesRules of Civility by Amor TowlesDiary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. DelafieldPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensWuthering Heights by Emily BronteThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesLillith by George MacDonaldEverything Sad is Untrue by Daniel NayeriBook Drop Day Postsep. 62: How to Start a Book ClubUntil next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.What We’re Reading Now/Next:AugustNorthanger Abbey by Jane AustenSeptember Why Literature Still Matters by Jason BaxterOctober The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainA 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 and voice recordings of the Read Along Guides.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! 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

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