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 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 Shelley
The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Books/Things Mentioned:
Jennifer the Damned by Karen Ullo
Cinder Allia by Karen Ullo
Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George Washington Cable
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy
The French Revolution by Hilaire Belloc
The Good Death of Kate Montclair by
Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
The City Mother by Maya Sinha
Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Wake of Malice by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
The Letters of Magdalen Montague by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
In Pieces by Rhonda Ortiz
The Oyster Catcher of Southwark by Erica Colahan
Who Am I To Judge? by Emily Hanlon
Find Karen at her website
Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.
In Case You Missed It:
On the Podcast:
Read Along Guides for Othello (from the lovely @Jessica Risma):
What We’re Reading Next:
February
Out of the Silent Planet AND Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
March
That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis
April
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
A Few Reminders:
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