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Reading Revisitedep. 37: Our Favorite Winter ReadsWelcome 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 Favorite Winter Books: Silas Marner by George EliotVillette by Charlotte BronteMurder On The Orient Express by Agatha Christie Jessica’s Favorite Winter Books: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Murder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles Kelsie’s Favori...2025-01-201h 23
Reading Revisitedep. 35: Living Author Spotlight - Karen UlloWelcome 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 today as we chat with special guest, Karen Ullo, to discuss her 2024 novel To Crown With Liberty and historical fiction in general. Karen’s Top 5 (of the Gothic/Horror genre) Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyThe Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo Dracula by Bram Stoker The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...2025-01-061h 22
Reading Revisitedep. 34: 2024 Year in ReadingTop 5 for 2024JessicaThe Merchant of Venice by William ShakespeareMurder in the Cathedral by T.S. EliotEast of Eden by John Steinbeck (RR 2024)The Hint of An Explanation by Graham Greene (RR 2024)The Divine Comedy by Dante ( Anthony Esolen’s translation) Specifically Inferno and PurgatorioHannahHound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleEndless Night by Agatha ChristieThe Letters of Magdalene Montague by Eleanor Bourg NicholsonOur Town by Thornton Wilder (RR 2022)...2024-12-301h 36
Reading Revisitedep. 10: What We're Reading (August 2024)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.Jessica’s List* How the Church Has Changed the World by Anthony Esolen * Loss and Gain by St. John Henry Newman* To Crown With Liberty by Karen UlloHannah’s List* The Life of Our Lord by Charles Dickens * This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald * The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belong...2024-08-121h 13
DoxaconSuffocation and Ritual Dismemberment: Speculative Fiction and the Spiritual LifeKaren Ullo and Eleanor Bourg Nicholson - Suffocation and Ritual Dismemberment: Speculative Fiction and the Spiritual Life
Doxacon20232024-01-0900 minDoxaconHorror: the Genre of the SacredDoxacon 2018: Karen Ullo2023-05-1000 min
Tales with de SalesInterview with Gothic Novelist Karen UlloWhat does it mean to anoint the imagination? How can vampires point us to holiness? These are hot topics of discussion as we dig into fairy tales and monsters with Karen Ullo.
Karen Ullo is the author of two award-winning novels, Jennifer the Damned and Cinder Allia, which is now in development as a motion picture with Believe Entertainment. She holds a MFA in screenwriting from the University of Southern California and is a founding editor of Chrism Press. Prior to that, she served for more than three years as managing editor of the Catholic literary journal...2022-04-1959 min
The Lonely Arts ClubSeries 3, Bonus Track: Alexei SayleAlexei Sayle shares with us his upbringing in Liverpool, son of a Jewish mother and both parents part of the Communist party. He tells of his life in a happy, stable working class family.His career starts when developing comedy with a friend they begin stand up nights at the student union bar. Then in 1982 he starts working on a late night comedy show called OTT where he meets fellow comedians Lenny Henry and Chris Tarrant, but it's when he is given his own show in 1988 that he describes this as a time of tremendous happiness.2021-03-3054 min
God and ComicsThe Lure of the VampireVampire stories continue to be popular in our culture and they have always been a staple of comics. The crew is joined by "Jennifer the Damned" author Karen Ullo to discuss the appeal of these bloodsucking fiends and why we find them both so seductive and so scary. All this, plus our recommendation, This or That, and a whole lot more!2019-04-261h 09
Risking EnchantmentMonsters and Morality in RomanticismDracula, Frankenstein, Mr Hyde, the monsters of Romantic and Gothic novels have become important cultural touchstones. We take a look at how reading about these monsters can help you explore Catholicism and morality.
Music: Ashton Manor by Kevin MacLeod
Hosts: Rachel Sherlock and Chloe Colla
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Books discussed:
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula by Bram S...2019-01-131h 00