Special Announcement: Meet Baby McEvoy
Added 2025-09-30 21:20:15 +0000 UTCDear Book Club Readers,
I hope you are keeping well and your reading is going well. You may have already guessed, but I can now officially confirm that we have welcomed our newest member of the book club team into the world.
Evelyn Rose McEvoy, or Evie for short, is healthy and was born in the early hours of the morning at just over six pounds. The first books I am reading to her were selected thanks to your great recommendations: Goodnight Moon, followed by The Velveteen Rabbit.
I've also been reading her a lot of poetry, and passages from my favourite novels, and trying to explain to her the influence that titans like Homer and Shakespeare had on the many great writers that came after them.
As mentioned in our update video, I've had to take a little bit of paternity time around her birth to look after her and acclimatise to this significant life-change. But we will be having our Shakespeare ranking video this weekend coming. And next weekend, we will be back to scheduled programming with our lecture for Rebecca, where I’ll finally be speaking from the point of view of a new father.
I have so many things I want to talk about with the whole experience. And I'm already planning a discussion on how I'd like to teach my daughter to read and going through the great works of children's literature, which will be a lot of fun once I've managed to catch my breath (and hopefully a tad more sleep).
The video above is not polished at all as I had to use my phone to record when I got a moment. It's very much felt like one long day since she was born. But I really wanted you to meet little Evie and share some videos of her from her first few days in the world.
I would also like to say a deep thank you for all of your beautiful well wishes, positive thoughts, and encouraging words. You have made this special journey even more special. I love you and I appreciate you so much.
All best wishes, speak soon, & happy reading, everybody!
Benjamin (& Evie)
Comments
Congrats. Babies are the best.
Susan Graham
2026-01-17 12:51:45 +0000 UTCCongratulations to you both, you'll do great! Take care of each other. Evie is a very lucky baby.
Kell
2026-01-10 20:38:40 +0000 UTCWelcome to this big beautiful world, Evie. Lucky, lucky little girl. Think of alll the great books you'll read to her, Benjamin! There is NOTHING better than a baby. If you ever need a babysitter, I'll happily fly in from Canada. Listen to this great (and true) story... My Mom's cousin had a daughter in 1957, twin boys in 1958, twin boys in 1959, twin boys in 1960, and twin boys in 1961. Woohooo! Now diving into Lonesome Dove! Thank you for your wonderful book club that I adore.
Andrea G
2026-01-07 00:50:05 +0000 UTCCongrats!!! Hopefully at this point you are getting longer naps.
Nancy Nurse
2026-01-03 21:08:04 +0000 UTCShe’s beautiful ❤️ thank you for sharing this
Jetzabel Peniche
2026-01-02 23:00:52 +0000 UTCI’m so happy to read this ! Congratulations to you little bundle of love . You will make a wonderful father ❤️ I know I am late to this post but better late than never 🙃 Happy New Year !!
Jetzabel Peniche
2026-01-02 22:59:13 +0000 UTCA bit late in saying this. I am so pleased for you and your partner. Evie is gorgeous. I know from having three little girls that your days of joy have just began. What a joy she will be and what a lucky, lucky little girl she is for having you as her dad. Once again a big hug from NZ.
Irene Jennings
2026-01-02 05:21:07 +0000 UTCThanks for a great year and so happy for you and family on the birth of your daughter.
David Stephens
2025-12-31 09:58:53 +0000 UTCCongrats, so cute! Gorgeous child. Very lucky!
Celine Fu
2025-12-23 09:57:16 +0000 UTCCongratulation dear Benjamin! She is very precious
DT
2025-12-21 21:33:11 +0000 UTC
