My mind went to Madeleine L’Engle last week when I saw the first picture of a black hole. Science, astronomy, physics, quantum mechanics — all those things caught her imagination. In And It Was Good: Reflections on Beginnings, Madeleine writes about how she and her husband (Hugh Franklin) would gaze at the stars, “seeing out […]
Meg saved the world again last week in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State University’s theater department transformed an intimate stage into Camazotz for the occasion, bringing to campus a stage adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. This was a book-lover’s show: a tribute to the story and its truth, not a high-tech reproduction of detail-by-detail […]
Dear Ones, A new teachers’ guide is out, inspiring deeper conversations around the book Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by her Granddaughters. The unit is perfect for encouraging students to think critically about artists, their work, and childhood influences. The book lends itself to reflecting on Madeleine L’Engle […]
Dear Ones, We’re happy to share that a new A Wrinkle in Time teacher resource has arrived! Get your copy of the free resource here, compliments of Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. A Wrinkle in Time, the winner of the 1963 Newbery Medal and many young readers’ first encounter […]
Dear Ones, Audiobook lovers, rejoice! New audio editions of Madeleine’s Austin Family Chronicles series are out in the world, through Penguin Random House Audio. These make a great listen for middle-grade or YA readers (or any of us who wished we were Austins). The five books in the Austin Family series follow Vicky Austin as […]
Dear Ones, Listening to Madeleine L’Engle read A Wrinkle in Time is nothing short of captivating. Hear for yourself: It was a dark and stormy night, she begins, with not an ounce of sentimentality. Hooking the listener with her passionate cadence in this opening scene, the audio narration continues: In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, […]
Dear Ones, Have you seen the quotes we’ve been sharing? They’re from librarians all over the country about how Madeleine’s books affected them. We want to share more of them, and are inviting readers everywhere to respond. Click here to tell us, and if you choose, we might share on our social media platforms and […]
Guest blog post by Laurie Lane Laurie Lane is a poet who lives on an island surrounded by beauty in Washington state. Laurie loves words and loves watching her granddaughters as they discover the delight of language. I was Madeleine L’Engle’s assistant in the mid 1990s. In 1998, as she was nearing 80 years old, […]
Abigail Santamaria is working on the first fully-sourced adult biography of Madeleine L’Engle, which will be published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Madeleine’s publisher for more than fifty years. With this contribution in honor of the 100th anniversary of Madeleine’s birth, she gives us a brief taste of the full life story to come. It […]
Dear Ones, Good news! New editions of four titles come out September 18, 2018! The Rock that is Higher: Story as Truth with a foreword by Sarah Bessey Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the Incarnation with a foreword by Addie Zierman Penguins and Golden Calves: Icons and Idols in Antarctica and Other Unexpected Places with a foreword […]