In the category of what’s new with me for a dollar, I contributed an essay to a new Borders anthology that will be released in a few weeks. The book, edited by Herbie Brennan, is called Through the Wardrobe. It includes essays by yours truly, as well as Deb Caletti, Diane Duane, Sarah Beth Durst, Brent Hartinger, Sophie Masson, Kelly McClymer, (the amazingly cool) O.R. Melling, Lisa Papademetriou, Diana Peterfreund, Susan Vaught, Zu Vincent and Kiara Koenig, Ned Vizzini and Elizabeth Wein.
Feast your eyes on the cover!
The anthology raises crucial Narnian mysteries such as:
-Why is Prince Caspian the ultimate teenager?
-What does Narnia have to do with the Nazis?
-How come C. S. Lewis has such a big problem with lipstick, anyway?
It also answers questions, including why Edmund Pevensie is totally crush-worthy.
My contribution is an essay called “Waking up the Trees.” In it I share my free floating anxieties about global warming and wanton destruction of the natural environment and celebrate Prince Caspian and the excellent tale of enviro-triumph found within. I’ll be hosting a contest to give away a couple of copies so stay tuned.
And before I sign off, I’d like to thank CM for a great review of Another Kind of Cowboy!