Becoming Madeleine Book Launch Information
Dear Ones,
When we began writing Becoming Madeleine: A Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters, we didn’t know 2018 was going to be so full of good L’Engle news, and now the book and the film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time are just a few weeks apart.
We wanted to do something special for her 100th birthday.
The book we wrote is full of personal letters and journal entries, family photographs and memorabilia. It is also full of our love for her, and we’re so happy to share it with you. While it’s marketed for readers in the middle grades, we are our grandmother’s granddaughters, who said “if it’s not good enough for adults, it’s not good enough for children,” and so we think that readers of all ages will enjoy it.
If you can join us at one of the events in New York, Chicago, or DC, please do! Details are below. And stay tuned for other events or media pieces about this book and Madeleine.
Blessings,
Charlotte and Léna
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Charlotte Jones Voiklis is Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter and executor of her estate. She is a lead producer of the musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. She is also the co-author with Jennifer Adams of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star (October 2022), a picture book biography illustrated by Adelina Lirius; and, with her sister, Léna Roy, of Becoming Madeleine (2018), a biography for middle grade readers.
She wrote the afterword to the 50th Anniversary edition of A Wrinkle in Time, and the introduction to The Moment of Tenderness (2020), a collection of short stories. Charlotte has also written and spoken extensively about her grandmother’s work to a variety of audiences.
With a PhD in Comparative Literature, Charlotte’s professional experience spans teaching, fundraising, communications, and grant making. She has also volunteered as a mediator in the New York City court system, and coached police officers on mediation skills. Charlotte lives in New York and Connecticut with her husband and has two grown children.