August and Clare Imholtz have a two-page spread in the May-June issue of Library of Congress Magazine detailing the Library’s Carrollian holdings.
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Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
The front cover of Children’s Fantasy Literature by Michael Levy and Farah Mendlesohn (Cambridge University Press, 2016) looks innocent enough (from a distance) and the back cover proclaims it “features… [read full post]
Alice Through the Looking Glass: Autopsy of an Expensive Alice Flop
In 1978, Michael Cimino took home the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for his epic, The Deer Hunter, and was thus given a free pass to make whatever he… [read full post]
Fall Meeting Speakers Announced!
Our Fall meeting in New York is shaping up to be a great one! We now have a confirmed slate of speakers, so make your plans now. Meeting will be… [read full post]
1865 Wonderland Facsimile
So if you can’t exactly afford the genuine 1865 Alice on sale at Christie’s June 16, how about the next best thing, an “authentic First Edition Replica recreated in exquisite detail by… [read full post]
Wash Me, Wonderland
A fine line of “Wash Me Wonderland” soaps is now available on Etsy, with art by Raul Contreras of Alice’s Bloody Adventures in Wonderland fame (not to worry, these drawings… [read full post]
Extraordinary Catalogue!!
London bookseller Peter Harrington has a new catalogue “from the library of an English bibliophile,” with a number of extraordinary Carrollian items, including presentations copies (one to John Tenniel!) and… [read full post]
1865 Alice for Sale!
On June 16, Christie’s will be offering one of the 23 known surviving copies of the first edition, if you have two or three million dollars to spare. Details and… [read full post]
Disney Alice and Cheshire Cat LEGO Minifigures
On March 30, LEGO announced its 18th collection of minifigures, this one featuring “iconic” Disney characters, including Alice and the Cheshire Cat. She’s holding a bottle labelled “Drink Me” and a… [read full post]
Tattoo Thyself (Temporarily)
In 2014, Litographs took the entirety of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and broke it into 5,000 individually designed temporary tattoos. They then asked 5,000 members of their community to lend… [read full post]