Category Archives: 2008
Centenary Celebrations in Korea
This article describes the centenary exhibition in Korea: Celebrating 100 Years of Anne of Green Gables Anne Shirley of Green Gables is 100 years old this year. Her story, by Canadian writer Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942), was first published in … Continue reading
Registration for Guelph conference open
I have received a message from Cort Egan, announcing that registration is now open for “The Cultural Influence of Lucy Maud Montgomery,” a Symposium hosted by the University of Guelph, and can be accessed at: http://www.lmmrc.ca/conference. Helen Salmon, the University … Continue reading
Six books from Sullivan Entertainment
In anticipation of the CTV broadcast of Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (an exact date has not yet been released), Sullivan Entertainment will release six books in September and October. A novelization of the new movie, written by … Continue reading
Anne in Japan
Symian Days has posted two blog posts on Anne of Green Gables in Japan: “Little ‘Red Hair Anne’” and “‘Red Hair Anne’ Strikes Again.” Thanks to Yuka for sending these my way. Also, I have read reports that the 1979 … Continue reading
Zipes and Holm on American University Radio
Jack Zipes, who wrote the introduction to a recent Modern Library edition of Anne of Green Gables, and Jennifer Holm, a two-time Newbery Honor, talk about the novel on American University Radio. To listen to the Diane Rehm Show for … Continue reading
Newsweek Article: The Most Modern Girl
This week’s issue of Newsweek features Ramin Setoodeh’s article “It’s Still Not Easy Being Green: Anne of Green Gables turns 100 this year but she’s the most modern girl in the bookstores.” It features interviews with Trinna Frever, Irene Gammel, … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Edited Collection of Essays on “The Idea of ‘Classic’”
The following call for papers was recently released by the L.M. Montgomery Institute. The volume’s editor and publisher have not yet been announced. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Publication to be based on the 8th International L.M. Montgomery Conference, 25-29 June 2008. … Continue reading
Book Signing: Irene Gammel
Irene Gammel will sign copies of her new book, Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic, this Saturday, July 19 (2-3 p.m.), at Crawford’s Village Bakeshop in Norval, Ontario. More information is available on the … Continue reading
Anne of 100 Candles
An article by Meghan O’Rourke, titled “Anne of 100 Candles,” appeared yesterday on the website for Slate Magazine. Here’s an extract: Her temper and her gaffes provide fodder for those village members who dislike having a child of “uncertain parentage” … Continue reading
Anne of Green Gables contest winners varied
Anne of Green Gables contest winners varied A young Muslim woman originally from Saudi Arabia and a farmer from Ontario are among the winners of a national letter-writing contest in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Anne of Green Gables … Continue reading