Monthly Archives: May 2009
Brett McCracken Travels for Research on his Book Project about “Christian Hipsters”
Brett McCracken, one of our dear friends and former C.S. Lewis Foundation Intern and Conference Registrar, is currently writing a book about Christian “hipsters” and is taking a research/writing trip to New York City, London, Oxford and Paris, including a short stay at The Kilns as part of the Scholars-in-Residence program. Here’s an excerpt from … Continue reading
C.S. Lewis and The Magician’s Book
Jordan Davis recently wrote a review of Laura Miller’s Magician’s Book in the May 25th edition of The Nation. The review, titled “Into the Wardrobe: C.S. Lewis’s Narnia,” has just been posted on line. In it, Davis makes observations about C.S. Lewis, his writings, and Laura Miller’s book, most of them aimed at exploring Miller’s … Continue reading
Melanie Jeschke Releases New Novel
I wanted to pass on this quick note since it just came to my attention: Our friend Melanie Jeschke (and an alumnus of several Foundation conferences) has just released her fourth novel, Jillian Dare, this week. For details, visit her website http://www.inklingsauthor.com. To purchase the book on Amazon, which will benefit the C.S. Lewis Foundation … Continue reading
Spam – It Exists Because It Works
As a follow up to my previous post “Is There Anything Redeemable About Spam?” I want to share a news story I ran across today in the Chronicle of Higher Education. The article describes two brothers, college students, who are being indicted for a massive spam operation. Apparently, they designed software to gather student e-mail … Continue reading
