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.
Advent Books and Things
Devotional (ish)
The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander
Bright Evening Star by Madeleine L’Engle
Waiting for Christ by St. John Henry Newman
Advent and Christmas Wisdom From St. Alphonsus Liguori(there is a whole series)
Shadow and Light by Tsh Oxenreider
O Come, Emmanuel by Kendra Tierney
Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite (also his Lent one is great too!)
Novels
The Dean’s Watch by Elizabeth Goudge
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
A Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens
Dickens at Christmas (The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain)
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The 450 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie
Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle
Things for the Whole Family
Rejoice! Advent Prayer Card Set
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson(Kelsie here: I must admit that I have been informed by my children that we have never actually finished this one..apparently we have read more each year, so maybe this will be our year!)
Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Night Before Christmasby Clement C. Moore
The Curious Christmas Trail by Haley Stewart (Sister Seraphina Mystery)
The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi
Mortimer’s Christmas Mangerby Karma Wilson
Jan Brett’s Christmas Treasury
Holly & Ivy by Rumer Godden (Illustrated by Barbara Cooney)
Merry Beggars Christmas Carol (podcast episodes)
Little Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (slightly adapted)
Other Books and Things
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
The Divine Comedy by Dante
Reading Revisited ep. 22: Introduction to Jayber Crow with the Boratenskis (podcast)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Lane Scott’s Opening Ceremonies in the Mom Olympics (and now the next installment is out) (essay)
Revisiting Lazy Murder (essay)
Why it MATTERS What You DO For Christmas with Your Kids (video) from Autumn Kern
Foster by Claire Keegan
Any Eleanor Bourg Nicholson books (code:REVISITED15)
Introduction to Dickens w/ Shannon Hood
The Intellectual Life by OP A.G. Sertillanges
Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.
In Case You Missed It:
* A Christmas Carol Stave 2 Revisited
* A Christmas Carol Stave 1 Revisited
* Reading Revisited ep. 26: Intro to Dickens and A Chrismas Carol with
What We’re Reading Now:
December
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
January
Othelloby William Shakespeare
February
Out of the Silent PlanetAND Perelandraby C.S. Lewis
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