The Joys of Love Study Guide
Click here The Joys of Love Study and Activity Guide is now available! It’s chock full of discussion questions, activity prompts, and other useful information. Join us for this summer reading adventure.
Entries by Charlotte Jones Voiklis
The Joys of Love Book Club
Some exciting news! For the first time, we’re sponsoring a “book club,” featuring The Joys of Love, Madeleine’s posthumously published novel about a young girl and the summer in the theater that changed her life. Educators, click here, and we can send you up to 10 free copies of the hardcover. If you’re an individual […]
What happened last month? Recap.
1 of 9 Newly-identified Craters on Mercury Named L’Engle The International Astronomical Union (IAU) approved proposed names for nine new craters on the planet Mercury. ” “L’Engle” is one of them! Who decides these things? She would be thrilled. Read more about it here. NYT By the Book In case you missed it, check out […]
The 2012 Listen-Up Awards from Publishers Weekly
Well, we can’t post a link, because it’s behind a fire wall, but we can tell you that Random House Audio’s edition of A Wrinkle in Time, read by the wonderful Hope Davis, won top honors in their YA category.
Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine L’Engle in Many Voices by Leonard Marcus
From Publishers Weekly: In this insightful biography of beloved children’s book author Madeleine L’Engle (A Wrinkle in Time), Marcus (Minders of Make-Believe) draws upon dozens of interviews with those who knew L’Engle personally and professionally, as well as with representatives of “the thousands of students, teachers, librarians, aspiring writers, neighbors and others who crossed her […]
Anne Lamott talks about A Wrinkle in Time in The NYT
Did you see this? In the “By the Book” series in the Book section of the New York Times, Anne Lamott had this to say: “A Wrinkle in Time” saved me because it so captured the grief and sense of isolation I felt as a child. I was 8 years old when it came out, […]
Vote for A Wrinkle in Time!
First Book provides great books to children from low-income families, and they’ve given away a lot of books in the past twenty years. In fact, they’re about to distribute their 100 millionth book, and they want YOU to help choose what it should be. There are 10 books to choose from, and A Wrinkle in […]
Save the date! And make sure you are on the mailing list!
November 29th is Madeleine’s birthday. This year on that day, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine will be dedicated as Literary Landmark to recognize the church’s connection with Madeleine, who served as the Cathedral librarian for more than 40 years. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 4 p.m. […]
Graphic Novel available October 2, 2012
The much-anticipated graphic novel adaptation by Hope Larson will be available starting October 2, 2012! Check out the trailer.
A Wrinkle in Time Audio gets a shout out on NPR
Road trip? Listen to this from NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday on best audio books. Yup, one of them is a new production of A Wrinkle in Time by Hope Davis. Our own recommendations for car trips: Radio Lab and Stuff to Blow Your Mind.