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Tag Archives: Stephen King
2020: My Year in Books: The Infographic
Happy New Year everyone! I will have some fun putting together the data in an upcoming post, including some new charts. I love charts. Meanwhile, I wanted to share the Goodreads “My Year in Books” infographic. I’m pleased to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Rice, C.S. Lewis, Chaim Potok, Charlotte Brontë, Flannery O'Connor, Frederick Buechner, Goodreads, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery, Madeleine L'Engle, Marilynne Robinson, Octavia Butler, Reading, Shūsaku Endō, Stephen King
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Tolkien’s “I am in fact a Hobbit (in all but size)” in Context: A Note on Books and Their Authors (#hobbitday)
I don’t know that there is any more famous J.R.R. Tolkien quote than his claim to, in fact, be a hobbit. It’s really quite a delightful statement and worth quoting more fully: I am in fact a Hobbit (in all … Continue reading
The Great Commandments Which All Vampires Must Obey, by Anne Rice
Richard Matheson’s 1954 novella, I Am Legend–a brilliant story that I am rereading now–is an important vampire tale that follows the great classic film interpretations, but it really is the earnest literary beginning of the zombie genre. And there are … Continue reading
Posted in Memorable Quotes, Reflections
Tagged 'Salem's Lot, Anne Rice, Carrie, Fred Saberhagen, Interview with the Vampire, Mythopoeia, Queen of the Damned, Stephen King, Tanith Lee, The Dracula Tape, The Vampire Armand, The Vampire Lestat, Tom Cruise, Vampire Chronicles, Vampire Fiction
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1,000th Post Party!
It’s the 1,000th post on A Pilgrim in Narnia! Huzzah! I began this blog way back in 2011 as a sandbox project for thoughts about C.S. Lewis’ writings. “Pilgrimage” was a word-picture I was using a lot for my life … Continue reading
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Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Discworld, Earthsea, Field of Arbol, H.P. Lovecraft, Harry Potter, Jane Austen, L.M. Montgomery, Lilliput, Middle Earth, Narnia, Númenor, Neil Gaiman, New Urth, Oz, Panem, Prince Edward Island, Ringworld, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Enderverse, The Great Divorce
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Top 5 New Posts of 2019
2019 was the busiest year ever on A Pilgrim in Narnia! Though I reduced the number of posts a little (to just over 2/week), there were more than 180,000 hits! This year’s top posts have some intriguing connections. I have … Continue reading
Posted in News & Links, Reviews, Throwback Thursdays
Tagged Annie Dillard, biopic, C.S. Lewis, Daemon Voices, Dome Karukoski, gender, His Dark Materials, In Other Worlds, J.R.R. Tolkien, Madeleine L'Engle, Margaret Atwood, Narnia, Negotiating with the Dead, Octavia Butler, On Writing, Philip Pullman, Robert Heinlein, Steering the Craft, Stephen King, Taylor Swift, The Book of Dust, The Four Loves, The Language of the Night, The Last Battle, The Problem of Susan, the Writing Life, Ursula K. Le Guin, Walking on Water
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