ep. 75: What We're Reading (September 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: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy (and The Bridge of San Luis Rey) Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg NicholsonA Glass of Blessings by Barbara Pym Jessica’s Reads: Island of the World by Michael O’Brien The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Kelsie’s Reads: A Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (recommended by Caitie Groth & Griffin Gooch)Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery The Odyssey translated by Emily WilsonOther Books and Things Mentioned:Harney & Sons Vanilla Comoro Tea Letter to SubscribersShoutout to Dominika at Gathering Light “The Writers Who Ruin All Other Writers For You” Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroLess Than Angels by Barbara PymExcellent Women by Barbara Pym In This House of Brede by Rumor GoddenPhantastes by George MacDonald Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Poetic Meter and Poetic Form by Paul Fussel The Divided Soul: Duty and Desire in Literature and Life by Heidi White The Teacher of Nomad Land by Khosrou Daniel Nayeri What We’re Reading Next:OctoberThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainNovemberWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëDecemberBallad of the White Horse by G.K. ChestertonANDA Poetry Handbook by Mary OliverA 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!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