“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
Granddaughter Charlotte on Meg, Vicky, and why readers respond
My grandmother, Madeleine L’Engle, wrote the classic A Wrinkle in Time and more than sixty other books. When I talk to her readers, their intensity often surprises me. “Her books saved my life,” or “I’ve read A Wrinkle in Time every year since fifth grade,” or “I wrote to her when my father died and Read more...
Parent-Child Book Club Guide to A Wrinkle in Time
Sarah Wilson, a reader and mom in Nashville, TN recently told us of her experience reading A Wrinkle in Time with her Parent-Child Book Club. She's generously allowed us to share her this guide for others who might want to do the same. Thanks, Sarah! “Only a fool is not afraid.” –- Mrs. Whatsit, A Read more...
Granddaughter Charlotte on Madeleine and Story
EPSON MFP image "Some of my earliest memories are of resting comfortably on my grandmother’s lap, absorbed in the stories she told. I grew up on those stories — both “made up” stories and “true” stories about family, passed down from her mother and father and grandparents — and now understand that they Read more...
Birthday Sweepstakes
In honor of Madeleine's Birthday on November 29, Macmillan Children's is offering several chances to win some L'Engle books! Grand Prize is a complete L'Engle Library (of her YA and MG titles), including a slipcovered Time Quintet special edition. Click here to enter!
Granddaughters to write a biography
Charlotte, Madeleine, and Lena (L to R). ca. 1976. From Publisher’s Marketplace, November 7, 2016 Children's: Middle grade L'Engle's granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Lena Roy's BECOMING MADELEINE L'ENGLE, a biography of the Newbery Award-winning author of A WRINKLE IN TIME and over 60 other books for children and adults, to Margaret Ferguson Read more...
Can you tell us what A Wrinkle in Time means to you?
We asked people what they thought A Wrinkle in Time is about. It means so many things to so many people, and with the movie coming out, we were curious to know: what is the book about, and what does it mean to you? Check out the conversation on Facebook (and you can leave your Read more...