If you’re an avid collector of vintage children’s literature editions, you might be interested in this updated list of the most collectible children’s books, according to Helen Younger of Aleph-Bet… [read full post]
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Sighting of a New Dutch Hunting of the Snark Edition
Ahoy, Snark lovers! Our own Mahendra Singh, who published a stunning edition himself a few years ago, has alerted us to the publication of a new Dutch version of Lewis Carroll’s… [read full post]
New Neil Gaiman Book Includes Alice References
Attention book lovers! Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman has a new book out, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and according to the NY Times, it includes a few Carrollian references… [read full post]
LCSNA Member Book Signing Wednesday June 26th in NYC
The LCSNA’s own Charlie Lovett (a former president) will be in New York City to promote his recently published novel The Bookman’s Tale. Charlie will talk about, read from, and sign… [read full post]
Why Children’s Books Matter at NY Public Library
The New York Public Library has a new exhibit entitled The ABC of it: Why Children’s Books Matter that explores both the importance and potency of children’s literature. The exhibit draws… [read full post]
A Call for Unpublished Carrollian Games and Puzzles
This just in from Chris Morgan: “Oh Dear, How Puzzling It All Is” I am currently editing Volume 5 in the LCSNA’s The Pamphlets of Lewis Carroll series, this one… [read full post]
Another Lewis Carroll-Themed Song Cycle
Composer Bruce Lazarus posted a link on our Facebook page about The Lewis Carroll Project, his art song cycle dedicated to the life and works of Lewis Carroll. Lazarus has drawn… [read full post]
Alice and the Challenge of Depicting a Dream in Literature
One of our Mimsy Minions submitted this link to a blog post from the New York Review of Books about the difficult (and perhaps impossible) challenge writers face when attempting… [read full post]
Alice Discovers Concrete (Poetry) in Wonderland!
The long-running TV game show “Jeopardy” features Carrolian “answers” on a regular basis. Sadly, the three contestants often don’t know the appropriate “question” in response. But on the May 29th… [read full post]
The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett Available for Sale May 28th!
Today is publication day for this fascinating new novel from Charlie Lovett, former LCSNA President and wonderfully active LCSNA member: The Bookman’s Tale is a new novel from Viking Books by… [read full post]