As you likely know, January 27th was the birth anniversary of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll. The UK publication The Guardian posted a quiz in honor of his birth. To… [read full post]
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Radio Interview With Current LCSNA President on Carroll’s Birthday
Audio fans! This just in: “Life Elsewhere, a radio show from Tampa, FL, interviewed our current president, Mark Burstein, on Carroll’s birthday, January 27. The host, Norman B, was a bit obsessed… [read full post]
Gorgeous Images from a Stunning Looking Glass Production in Moscow
My thanks to artist and LCSNA member (and mimsy minion) Tania Ianovskaia for this description of a stunning recent production of Alice Through the Looking Glass in Moscow. We appreciate this… [read full post]
Contrariwise CD Release Party This Friday January 10th
In a recent post I noted the release of a new CD by alternative band Daniel Hales, and the frost heaves, called Contrariwise: Music From Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland… [read full post]
Margaret Atwood Declines Blurb Requests With Carrollian Flair
Blogger Kirsten Reach shares and comments on the with form letter that author Margaret Atwood uses to decline all requests for promotional “blurbs” for book dust jackets. While neither Lewis… [read full post]
New Board Game “Dreaming Spires” Features Oxford College and Lewis Carroll
According to The Oxford Times online, some enterprising Oxford College graduates have devised a new board game (how suitably retro!) called Dreaming Spires, in which players can create their own Oxford College–starting… [read full post]
Lewis Carroll As Victorian Art Director
One of our mimsy minions has shared a link to an interesting blog post that discusses the concept of Lewis Carroll as an Art Director–after all, he certainly oversaw all… [read full post]
Nonsensical Advice From An Old Alice Cookbook
If you’re into all things Alice, and cooking as well, you might enjoy reading this write-up about an out-of-print but amusing Alice-themed cookbook. In addition to eccentric recipes, the book… [read full post]
Another Run for Daniel Singer’s Play “A Perfect Likeness” About Carroll and Dickens
We have just received this note from playwright and LCSNA member Daniel Singer: “I’m pleased to announce that “A Perfect Likeness” will run Nov 7 – Dec 22 at the… [read full post]
A New Snark in London This December
For those of you who can’t get enough of stage adaptations of our beloved The Hunting of the Snark, one of our mimsy minions has alerted me to another upcoming production… [read full post]