Miscellany #10
in case you missed the announcements....
Hello Again Reading Friends,
If you’ve noticed that it’s been a little quieter around here lately, you might know why if you listened to our latest podcast! If you didn’t get a chance to listen yet, I am pregnant! It is all very exciting and we are eager to welcome Hartley #7 this Advent! However, I have been very sick (which is my normal) and definitely a bit slower to get things done. Hopefully as I head into second trimester things will get a little bit more active around here! Thank God for Hannah Suire and Jessica Risma for picking up the slack. Also the pool is open and apparently I can read and write at the pool without getting (super) nauseous. So if you need me….you know where to find me!
Also, we got a puppy. His name is Ody (short for Odysseus, obviously). He is adorable (and so is my husband, Aaron Hartley) which is the only reason he got to come to our house during a sick first trimester. He is acclimating well, though peeing in my house a bit more than I’d appreciate. He is still learning his manners, but overall pretty good dog. Though his maturity is definitely closer to Telemachus than Odysseus currently. He is an Mini Australian Shepherd (Calypso from Bluey…if you partake) and has high energy, but will be perfect when he is properly train, I am assured. Anyone else have any fun literary pet names going on?
What’s New(ish) Around Here
Alright….onto the Reading Revisited Announcements…..
Book Drop Day
It is almost here! Our favorite day of the year at Reading Revisited. The day when next year’s book list is announced slowly throughout the day! Check out this announcement if you missed it yesterday. The summary is: Book Drop Day 2026 is scheduled for Saturday, June 13th. And we have a very fun day planned with lots of other readers and writers participating!
What can you do to prepare? I’m glad you asked! Share the news, guess the books, and show up on the day! It is going to be great fun!
On the Podcast
This Week- ep. 110: What We’re Reading (May 2026) w/ Caitie Groth
Last Year- ep. 56: What We’re Reading (May 2025)
Coming Up- This week we have an episode on Oedipus Rex coming out with our lovely guide, Elise Boratenski!
June Book Club Book
This month we are reading Oedipus Rex and Antigone by Sophocles. Be sure not to miss the Read Along Guides from Elise Boratenski. She is our Virgil through these ancient Greek plays and it is SO helpful!
Introduction to the Theban Plays
Oedipus Rex Part 1
Oedipus Rex Part 2
Antigone Part 1
Antigone Part 2
Up Next
Here are the next few books we’re reading in case you want to get ahead and order your copies! If you were going to order them new anyway, this is a good way to support us.
July- The Good Death of Kate Montclair by DANIEL McINERNY (Book Drop Day Post)
August- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (Book Drop Day Post)
Everything Paradise Lost
Introduction to Paradise Lost (free for everyone)
Paradise Lost Book One (for Reading Revisited Society Members)
Paradise Lost Book Two (for Reading Revisited Society Members)
Paradise Lost Book Three (for Reading Revisited Society Members)
Paradise Lost Book Four (for Reading Revisited Society Members)
Random Things I’m Enjoying
Olaf Presents….Maybe I am late to the game here, but my 6 year old was sick yesterday and showed me these shorts of Olaf acting out Disney stories and I thought it was pretty funny!
We are in the middle of our second family Marvel Movie Marathon and it is pretty fun! I am not claiming that these movies are works of high art, but I am here for the fun good vs. evil and some of the comedy is great!
If you have not been following Meredith Hinds’ Captain’s Logs from Summer Break, then you are missing out. Here is Day 1 and then follow her and keep reading! If you need a reminder of how funny/fun life with kids can be, this will help you see the fun!
I loved The Bad Moms Homeschool Summer Reading (for Mom) Challenge. Yes, the kids should be reading over the summer, but so should you! Make it fun!
And last, but certainly not least, Griffin Gooch announced that him and his wife are also expecting a baby and I absolutely LOVED his take on bringing kids into a less than perfect world. So whether its #1 or #7 (or anywhere in between or maybe more), maybe a baby is a good idea!
And with that, I hope you have a lovely Sunday spend with family, friends, books, and maybe a pool!
Till next time,
Kelsie Hartley
Until next time, keep revisiting the good books that enrich your life and nourish your soul.
What We’re Reading:
May
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Paid Subscriber Read-Along
Paradise Lost by John Milton
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Ody is so precious oh my goodness. And prayed for you and baby at mass today!
Ok puppy is adorable though I can't believe you are doing that in first trimester 😂 congratulations to you and the whole fam!