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100th Birthday Celebration for Madeleine LEngle, a conversation with Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Sarah Arthur
Tesser over to The Schuler Studio to join us in celebration of the 100th birthday of A Wrinkle in Time author, Madeleine LEngle. We will be joined by her grand-daughter, Charlotte Jones Voiklis, co- author of Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters as well as, A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time author, Sarah Arthur. Fun treats provided! This is an event for all ages!
About the Book(s):
Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters
This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle --written by her granddaughters--coming just in time for the all-new A Wrinkle in Time film, directed by Ava DuVernay.
This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Lena Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle in Time, her granddaughters weave together an in-depth and unique view of the famous writer. It is a story of overcoming obstacles--a lonely childhood, financial insecurity, and countless rejections of her writing--and eventual triumph. Becoming Madeleine will speak not only to fans of the icon's work, but also to anyone interested in writing.
A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time
Bestselling and beloved author Madeleine L'Engle, Newbery winner for A Wrinkle in Time, was known the world round for her imaginative spirit and stories. She was also known to spark controversy - too Christian for some, too unorthodox for others. Somewhere in the middle was a complex woman whose embrace of paradox has much to say to a new generation of readers today.
A Light So Lovely paints a vivid portrait of this enigmatic icon's spiritual legacy, starting with her inner world and expanding into fresh reflections of her writing for readers today. Listen in on intimate interviews with L'Engle's literary contemporaries such as Philip Yancey and Luci Shaw, L'Engle's granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis, and influential fans such as Makoto Fujimura, Nikki Grimes, and Sarah Bessey, as they reveal new layers to the woman behind the stories we know and love. A vibrant, imaginative read, this book pulls back the curtain to illuminate L'Engle's creative journey, her persevering faith, and the inspiring, often unexpected ways these two forces converged.
For anyone earnestly searching the space between sacred and secular, miracle and science, faith and art, come and find a kindred spirit and trusted guide in Madeleine - the Mrs Whatsit to our Meg Murry - as she sparks our imagination anew.
Praise for Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters
A publishing event. . .[Madeleine's granddaughters] do her proud, organizing the information well, presenting it clearly, and drawing on her journals for the lively excerpts that make this book so very readable. . .A fine tribute to a legendary writer, 100 years after her birth. Booklist, starred review
The book will appeal to aspiring writers as well as LEngles admirers. . .A personal prologue and a moving epilogue that succinctly touches on LEngles later adulthood from her granddaughters perspective are additional highlights, as are the many photos of the writer and her family. Publishers Weekly
This richly documented, intimate biography will give readers and writers of every age a deeper understanding of the beloved writer. In addition, readers will discover the pride, understanding, and bonds of kinship that emerge when generations within a family share life experiences. School Library Journal
A sweet biography. . .nice insight into the artist as a young woman, particularly as demonstrated in her journal entries, generously shared here. The Horn Book
Praise for A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time
In A Light So Lovely, Sarah Arthur gives us the heart of Madeline LEngles legacy, that the Christian life (like Christs life) is subversive and beautiful, and that hope is sometimes deceptively ordinary. We need this reminder now more than ever. - Brian Bantum, Associate Professor of Theology, Seattle Pacific University
Many thanks to Sarah for capturing the beauty and complexity of Madeleine LEngle who influenced millions of readers around the world to always light candles in the darkness. - Catherine Hand, film producer, A Wrinkle in Time
Science and religion. Faith and fiction. The gift of both/and is the Madeleine LEngle legacy I, and many a Christian creative, has benefitted from most, and Sarah Arthurs A Light So Lovely takes a deep dive into the fullest meaning of LEngles beautifully complex perspective, displayed in all of her work, but most famously in A Wrinkle in Time. - Nikki Grimes, New York Times YA and childrens bestselling author
About the Author(s):
Charlotte Jones Voiklis manages her late grandmother Madeleine L'Engle's literary business. She lived with her grandmother during college and graduate school, co-hosting dinner parties, helping answer readers' letters, and earning a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. Charlotte has worked in academia, nonprofit communications and fundraising, and philanthropy. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.
Sarah is the author of over twelve books ranging from bestselling devotionals to critical engagement with literature. A graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University Divinity School, she's a founding board member of the annual C.S. Lewis Festival and served as writer-in-residence for the Frederick Buechner Writers Workshop at Princeton Theological Seminary. She's also the preliminary fiction judge for the Christianity Today Book Awards, through which she grades on a LEngle-inspired curve. She can't wait till her two little boys are old enough to be read aloud A Wrinkle in Time.
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2660 28th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
United States
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