Tag Archives: publishing

CSL:LMM, C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on February 18, 2021 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 a blog post from the past and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery, Lewis Biography | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, books, C.S. Lewis, Canadian literature, Emily of New Moon, letters, Prince Edward Island, publishing, publishing dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Story Girl, The Alpine Path, WWI, WWII | 24 Comments

CSL:LMM, C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery (L.M. Montgomery Series)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Leading up to the L.M. Montgomery Institute’s 13th Biennial Conference here in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, I thought that I would do a short series on Montgomery. Throughout May and June, each Thursday will feature a post on Montgomery and … Continue reading →

20 Years to 8 Children in Narnia with Author Jared Lobdell

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I encountered Jared Lobdell’s work because he was one of the few critics to make C.S. Lewis’ WWII-era science fiction–what I call the Ransom Cycle–a study of its own. His 2004 book, The Scientifiction Novels of C.S. Lewis: Space and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Guest Blogs | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, fantasy, Jared Lobdell, Joe Christopher, literature, Madeleine L'Engle, Narnia, publishing, Ransom Trilogy, Science Fiction, That Hideous Strength, The Dark Tower, The Man Who Was Thursday, writing | 9 Comments

Treading Upon the Sacred: A Guest Post on Writing by Judy Carlson

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia know that I like to feature indie and small-press authors from time to time. Judy Carlson’s The White Knight, the Lost Kingdom, and the Sea Princess was published by Nordskog in 2015. Here she reflects upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Guest Blogs | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Judy Carlson, literature, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, On Writing, Past Watchful Dragons, publishing, The White Knight, writing | 5 Comments

A Lament for the Loss of Young Teachers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote a post about the problems of the lack of women in academic publishing, using my favourite publisher, Zondervan, as a test case for the conversation. Senior editor Katya Covrett responded, setting the problem of academic publishing … Continue reading →