On June 17, 2014 I had the pleasure of appearing on Sheila Liaugminas’s radio program, A Closer Look, in order to talk about children’s literature and the power of the imagination. It was full hour, and our conversation ranged over several topics:
- my humorous Kingdom of Patria series for middle grade readers
- the importance of good literature for children
- why the imagination is an integral component of moral and spiritual formation at any age
- the Catholic underpinnings of the whole genre of children’s literature
- where writers get their ideas
- the book and film, The Fault in Our Stars
You can enjoy listening to the interview here.
Here’s the link to my radio interview on April 23, 2014 with Sheila Liaugminas on “A Closer Look.” It was a meaty hour. We talked about:
- Pope John Paul II’s subversive theater activities during World War II, the subject of my new play, The Actor
- the crucial importance of the imagination in moral, intellectual and spiritual formation
- the arts, and especially theater, in their role as a service to contemplation
- how Catholics can–must–evangelize culture through the arts
Sheila is a gifted interviewer and I really enjoyed our conversation–and I hope you do, too!
This is Part 1 of a talk I gave on November 20, 2013 to the Annapolis Chapter of the Maryland Writer’s Association. What a delightful evening I had with this group!
And here’s video of a talk I gave on September 12, 2013 at the University of Notre Dame: “Children’s Literature and the Golden World.”
March 18, 2013: online interview with Sarah Reinhard on The Integrated Catholic Life about my Kingdom of Patria series
August 9, 2012: online interview with 11 year-old Giuliana Piccione on Reading Catholic about my Kingdom of Patria series
June 20, 2012: online interview with Alain Gomez on Book Brouhaha about my Kingdom of Patria series
