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2025: My Year in Books: The Infographic and the Aftermath

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

In a New Year message, the author shares their Goodreads “My Year in Books” infographic, reflecting humorously on their reading accomplishments and a lack of compliments. They met their goal of reading 120 books and mention winning badges–though the real prize is the reading experience itself. They express hopes for future reading challenges and share well wishes for the upcoming literary year. Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged book-reviews, books, C.S. Lewis, Discworld, fantasy, fiction, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Octavia Butler, P. G. Wodehouse, Reading, Stephen King, Terry Pratchett | 2 Comments

MaudCast Season 3 Launches with a MaudSwap!

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Brenton Dickieson

Hello kindred spirits! I have another post about the casting of pods today, following up on Tuesday’s announcement about my Podcasting course. I am pleased to say that–after much effort from the team and great delay by me–Season 3 of … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery, News & Links, Reflections, The MaudCast | Tagged books, fiction, L.M. Montgomery, L.M. Montgomery Institute, literature, Lucy Maud Montgomery, podcast, podcasting, Rilla of Ingleside, The Blue Castle, The MaudCast | 1 Comment

Can C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery be Kindred Spirits? My CSLKS Conference Talk in Iași, Romania

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Brenton Dickieson

I am busily prepping for the talk I announced last week for the C.S. Lewis and Kindred Spirits (CSLKS) conference in Iași, Romania: “’At war with all wild things’: A Settler’s Reflections on C.S. Lewis and Indigenous Spaces.” As I … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Anne's House of Dreams, books, C.S. Lewis, CSLKS, Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Rainbow Valley | 1 Comment

The 2025 Mythopoeic Award Winners are Out! Tolkien’s Poetry, Urban Fantasy, and New Fiction

Posted on August 8, 2025 by

The Mythies are out! The Mythopoeic Society released its 2025 Awards shortlists earlier this year in five categories (three fiction and two scholarship awards). Award committee members read each of the books in their category and then vote on which … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Emily Gravett, Frances Hardinge, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Mythopoeic Award, Scull and Hammond, Stefan Ekman, urban fantasy | 3 Comments

Tolkien on Maps, Race, Women, the Classics, and Poetry: Exploring the 2025 Mythopoeic Award Inklings Scholarship Finalists

Posted on July 31, 2025 by

It is award season! The Mythopoeic Society released its 2025 Awards shortlists earlier this year. While I had good intentions to read a lot more, there is only one category I was able to work through all of the finalists: … Continue reading →