Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman

While Neil Gaiman is Still a (Super Creative and Awesome-to-behold Writerly) Jerk, he is also a Kindly Transmedial Genius, with thoughts on the Graphic Novel adaptation of The Graveyard Book (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia, we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” By raiding either my own blog hoard or someone else’s, I find an article or review from the past and throw it back out into the digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged American Gods, Anne of Green Gables, C.S. Lewis, Hugo Awards, L.M. Montgomery, Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal, Terry Pratchett, The Graveyard Book, The Screwtape Letters, The Screwtape Letters: Marvel Comics | 4 Comments

All Things Screwtape: A Pilgrim in Narnia List of Resources on C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters by Brenton Dickieson

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is the 80th anniversary of the publication of The Screwtape Letters in book form in the UK. As it has been a decade since I gave my last “Nefarious Nod to our Favourite Degenerate Demon” at the 70th, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, John Cleese, Neil Gaiman, The Oh Hellos, The Screwtape Letters, W.H. Auden, William Lindsay Gresham | 22 Comments

Blogging the Hugos 2021 (Series Launch)

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

It isn’t often that I get a popular novel as it first finds its way into the world. I’m usually years behind in my TBR and motivated to find new books by book clubs and upcoming classes and film adaptations. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging the Hugos, Fictional Worlds, News & Links, Reviews | Tagged Black Sun, Canadian literature, Eye of the World, George R.R. Martin, Gideon the Ninth, Harrow The Ninth, Lady Astronaut Universe, Margaret Atwood, Mark Sampson, Martha Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Network Effect, Piranesi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Rebecca Rosenblum, Robert Jordan, Science Fiction, Susanna Clarke, Tamsyn Muir, The City We Became, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Wheel of Time | 4 Comments

“The Once and Forgotten T.H. White: Lessons from Obscurity” by G. Connor Salter

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Terence Hanbury White was one of the founding fathers of fantasy in the twentieth century, producing nearly twenty-five novels, including the beloved modern Arthurian retelling, The Once and Future King. Still, much of T.H. White’s life remains a mystery and … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Imaginary Worlds, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lev Grossman, Lin Carter, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, T.H. White, The Inklings, The Once and Future King | 49 Comments

Weekend Events: Mythcon 51: A Virtual Halfling Myth (Still Time To Register!) + Colin Duriez on “Death, Dante, and Dorothy Sayers”

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Mythcon 51: A Virtual Halfling Mythcon (Jul 31-Aug 1, 2021) Out of the disarray and disruption of COVID19, fan gatherings and academic conferences have done a solid job of reinventing themselves. Recent Mythmoot and Tolkien Society conferences have been quite … Continue reading →