Happy Birthday, Madeleine! New Merch Store to Celebrate
Dear Ones,
November 29 is Madeleine’s birthday and to celebrate we’ve launched a Red Bubble store for Madeleine merch. It’s a work in progress and we hope to add more designs and items, but for now, there are five designs on a variety of products. Two to highlight:
- Stay Angry. Profits from this design will be donated to organizations working in voting rights, women’s rights, and literacy.
- After Annunciation. This poem by Madeleine is a popular around Christmas time, and if you haven’t gotten your holiday cards yet, or want to stock up for next year, take a look.
A word about this store: We wanted a storefront that supported a variety of designs and products and would handle the inventory and shipping (Red Bubble is responsible for the merchandise, quality, shipping, returns, etc.). Unfortunately they are not fully size-inclusive and I’m still learning the interface so it’s not perfect and we’ll see how it goes! We’re open to suggestions and designs.
Courage,
Charlotte (Madeleine’s granddaughter)
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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.