Thanks, Shannon Guerra!

I was delighted to learn that author and blogger Shannon Guerra named Bandersnatch one of her favorite books of 2021. She writes, “This book delves into the friendships, collaborations, and works of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the rest of the Inklings – how they inspired, encouraged, criticized, supported, and argued with each other, and became more of who we know them to be because of how they lived out the concept of “iron sharpening iron” in a particularly literary way. Vin, Iree, and I all read this last year and each of us loved it.”

Shannon’s review includes this excerpt from Bandersnatch: “As we have seen, the Inklings provided inspiration to start new projects; offered support in times of confusion; shaped the direction of one another’s stories; criticized drafts so severely that books were abandoned; changed what they wrote in anticipation of the group’s response; initiated competition that spurred their productivity; edited ragged rough drafts and polished fine ones; worked together to produce joint projects; created fictionalized characters based upon one another….And their experiences point to a much larger truth: creativity thrives in community.”

You can learn more about Shannon here: https://copperlightwood.com/2022/01/best-books-2021.html