Madeleine L’Engle, Dead at 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madeleine L’Engle died last night. She was, for me an inspiration. I’ve shared her wonderful books with so many people. I’m deeply saddened and feel her loss keenly. Like Kelly at Big A, little a, A Wrinkle in Time meant the world to me when I was growing up. The book went on to be one of my children’s favorites as well and now I am reading it to my grandchildren.

AmoXcalli is in mourning. The kidlit blogosphere is in mourning.

There may be more later as I find out more. This is a tremendous loss for literature and the world.

I’ll be adding links below as they come in:

Publishers Weekly

Publisher’s Weekly Tribute to Madeleine L’Engle dated 9/13/07

An interview with Madeleine L’Engle

New York Times

Madeleine L’Engle’s Official Website

CNN

ABC News – Chicago

Seattle Times

Charlotte Observer

Albuerquerque Tribune

International Herald Tribune

United Press International

Shakesville

Hecate

MSNBC

The Ranting Room

CBC Canada

Jen Robinson

Kids lit

Wands and Worlds

Book Slut

The Elegant Variation

The Longstockings

New York Magazine

Episcopal Life Online

Blog From the Windowsill

Books by Night

Short News – Germany

Reuters

Showbiz Spy – UK

Literary Safari

Liz in Ink

Fuse #8

Technomom

Lessons From the Tortise


Kelley Fineman


Left Coast Mama


LizB at A Chair, a Fireplace and a Tea Cozy

Annie

Monica
Sherry

Genevieve

Washington Post

A Wrung Sponge

If I missed anyone and I’m sure I missed tons, please add them to the comments section and I’ll try to get them all linked at some point.

 

Author: Gina Ruiz

Gina Ruiz is a writer and reviewer living in Los Angeles. She writes about bookish events, books and graphic novels. She is especially interested in the following genres: Chicano, poetry, literature, fiction, mystery, comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, children's literature, non-fiction, historical fiction, literary fiction. She does not review religious literature, self-help, political or self-published books.

11 thoughts on “Madeleine L’Engle, Dead at 88

  1. I put a brief mention at my blog (tortoise lessons) as well–

    thanks for collecting all these here. It’s wonderful to read.

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