Category Archives: Inklings

A Time to Search: Brazil Tolkien Conference

Posted on 18 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I’m very honored to be the opening speaker at the Encontro Internacional de Estudos Mitopoéticos (International Meeting of Mythopoetic Studies) event “O SENHOR DOS ANÉIS: 70 anos de A Sociedade do Anel” (LORD OF THE RINGS: 70 years of The … Continue reading →

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Buttocks to Caucasia: NY Tolkien Conference

Posted on 17 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I’m happy to be giving a talk at the New York Tolkien Conference on June 15th. Here’s the abstract for my talk. Buttocks to Caucasia!Tolkien Grumbling Along in Williams’s Wain At the zenith of the Inklings’s social and creative energy, … Continue reading →

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Revisions to The Narniad?

Posted on 16 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I received an email from a reader who is concerned about variations between published texts of a couple of Narnia chronicles. He’s looking at HarperCollins Kindle Editions and Macmillan paperback printings. I’ll reproduce the variants below, putting deviations in bold. … Continue reading →

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The Appeal of Evil: Rings of Power Season 2 Trailer

Posted on 15 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I have to throw my two cents into the ring, to mix a couple of metaphors, and share my initial thoughts about the trailer for The Rings of Power that dropped today. I hadn’t thought about the show in months, … Continue reading →

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Rings of Power–audio!

Posted on 14 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

Yes, indeed: I do know that the new trailer for Rings of Power has dropped. I’ll try to watch it and post about it this evening after work. Meanwhile, the C.S. Lewis Study Center has given me permission to post … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Inklings Class from The Great Courses!

Posted on 14 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

I’m delighted to announce that, following the success of C. S. Lewis: Writer, Scholar, Seeker, The Teaching Company has asked me to produce another course! This one will be a twelve-lecture video contribution to The Great Courses catalog, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Who Cares About Arthur and What’s Wrong with Rings of Power?

Posted on 12 May 2024 by Sørina Higgins

Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking twice at the C.S. Lewis Study Center in Northfield, Massachusetts. The Study Center is a beautiful, rambling old Victorian house that’s slowly being converted into event spaces, library rooms, study nooks, and scholarly … Continue reading →

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The Inklings Variety Hour

Posted on 10 April 2024 by Sørina Higgins

Hello, friends. If you’re here, chances are you like the works of the Inklings and their ilk. May I recommend a podcast to you? It’s called The Inklings Variety Hour, and it’s run by my friend Chris Pipkin. It’s one … Continue reading →

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An April Offer on Inklings & Arthur

Posted on 2 April 2024 by Sørina Higgins

Dear readers: Throughout this whole month, the ebook of The Inklings and King Arthur is on sale for $4.99. You can purchase it here. If you’re not sure whether it’s relevant to you, well, please read this blurb and Table of Contents … Continue reading →

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The Inklings: Myths and Differences

Posted on 7 February 2024 by Sørina Higgins

As you know, I’m working on the manuscript of The Oddest Inkling: An Introduction to Charles Williams, and I’d like your help brainstorming two small sections. They are entitled “Dispelling Myths” and “The Different Inkling.” In “Dispelling Myths,” I want … Continue reading →

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