Last week, I had carpet replaced in about half of my house. The good news: I didn’t have to move all of my books. But I did have to move quite a few books. I never really think about how many books I have until I move them somewhere, and then it suddenly becomes painfully obvious. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘L. M. Montgomery’
Library Break
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, library break on April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A season of reading
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John D. Fitzgerald, L. M. Montgomery on August 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Growing up, the library’s summer reading program was always a highlight of the summer. Finally, treats for always having my nose in a book! Alas, I never won any of the big prizes. Our program was all about the number of books read, not the number of pages. And I kept choosing really big books. [...]
In celebration of Rilla
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside, WWI on January 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
There are some stories that never quite let you go. My love for Rilla of Ingleside has been mentioned here more than once. That love led me to my senior thesis and, more recently, to my most recent publication on the Dallas homefront during WWI. So is it any wonder that I was thrilled that Benjamin Lefebvre and Andrea McKenzie were [...]
A Tale of Two Emilys
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Emily of Deep Valley, Emily of New Moon, L. M. Montgomery, Maud Hart Lovelace on December 15, 2010 | 12 Comments »
It’s gotta be tough having a star for a sister. You know you’re special, but how do you get your chance to shine? If in some alternate universe, all of an author’s creations were to meet, would Emily Starr get in a cat fight with Anne Shirley? Would Emily Webster be jealous of Betsy Ray? I’ve always [...]
For the to-read list
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside on October 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Wonderful, wonderful interview with Benjamin Lefebvre, one of the leading scholars on L. M. Montgomery and her work. Not too long ago, he edited The Blythes Are Quoted, which is essentially her final manuscript that was published very differently from the way she envisioned. He’s coming out with a new edition of Rilla of Ingleside, [...]
More from the archive
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children's literature, L. M. Montgomery on August 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last week, mom brought another box of stuff to my house for me to go through. It is truly remarkable what all she hung on to (and a lot of it is now in the recycle bin). But I did find a few things that prove that my reading tastes haven’t changed that much in [...]
Idol or friend?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Enright, L. M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As a kid, my focus was always on the stories. Eventually, I figured out that some of my favorite authors had careers beyond the books I loved so much. Or that their lives were very different from what I imagined based on their novels. But no matter what, they were my literary idols. My love [...]
Isn’t that romantic?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged All-of-a-Knd Family, Anne Shirley, Betsy Ray, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House, Maud Hart Lovelace, Sydney Taylor, The Secret Garden on February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Minnesota Post recently made a list of best Dynamic Duos–in movies, literature, history, etc. And on it, much to the pleasure of the Betsy-Tacy Society and other BT fans is Betsy and Joe as “Literary Romantic Couples”–alongside some couples that are definitely not found in children’s literature. And though I certainly adore the fact [...]
Happy New Year!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anne Shirley, L. M. Montgomery on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They spent the old year’s last hour quietly around the fire. A few minutes before twelve, Captain Jim rose and opened the door. “We must let the New Year in,” he said. Outside was a fine blue night. A sparkling ribbon of moonlight garlanded in the gulf. Inside the bar the harbor shone like a [...]
Wanting to know more. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged L. M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott, Maud Hart Lovelace on December 27, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A big part of the intrigue with kidlit history is the idea that there’s always more to discover. These favorite stories are based on something within the author’s life, which should make the biographer or historian tingle with anticipation. But, because these were written for children, these authors are rarely given the same consideration that [...]
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