C.S. Lewis Bibliography
C.S. Lewis Bibliography My goal for this bibliography is to list every book-length study of C.S. Lewis, giving readers a brief description of the content and also a sense of the quality and importance of this book. This project started as part of my 1998 article “A Reader’s Guide to Books about C.S. Lewis,” published […]
Writing & Writing Groups
When I was an undergraduate, my college teachers told me that the goal of any English major was teaching literature. But when I got my first job, I discovered to my delight that teaching writing was interesting, challenging, and, well, fun. That’s why I pursued a Ph.D. in Composition Studies, and I still love working […]
New & Upcoming
The Major & the Missionary What’s new? I’ve just published a book about C.S. Lewis’s brother, Warren Lewis, published by Rabbit Room Press. It highlights his friendship with a medical missionary named Blanche Biggs. There will be an audiobook, print book and eBook, and a stage play. It’s called The Major and the Missionary. Purchase th
Lewis, Tolkien & the Inklings
I fell in love with the work of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis when I was in high school, and I have been studying them ever since. My first book about them, The Company They Keep, gives a detailed, inside look at the many ways they influenced each other. Then I wrote Bandersnatch to give practical […]
Clay in the Potter’s Hands
Clay in the Potter’s Hands is a Christian devotional with 15 short chapters, each with questions for reflection and a prayer from the heart. There is a Workbook, too, and a Leader’s Guide for small groups, Bible studies, mentors, and Sunday School classes. I started working with clay when I was in high school, and […]
Intellectual Hospitality
‘We live in a contentious age– it’s hard to connect when disagreement is viewed as hate, and people are quick to cancel and slow to engage. How should we negotiate our differences? The idea that I have found most helpful is Intellectual Hospitality. Rather than merely tolerating people we disagree with, we can cultivate genuine […]
The Major & the Missionary
What’s new? I’ve just published a book about C. S. Lewis’s brother, Warren Lewis, published by Rabbit Room Press. It highlights his friendship with a medical missionary named Blanche Biggs. There will be an audiobook, print book and eBook, and a stage play. It’s called The Major and the Missionary. The very first public per