{"product_id":"bandersnatch-c-s-lewis-j-r-r-tolkien-and-the-creative-collaboration-of-the-inklings-paperback","title":"Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Pavlac Glyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames A. Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inside look at the Inklings and their creative process\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eC. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the other Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other's works-in-progress, offering both encouragement and blistering critique. How did these conversations shape the books they were writing? How does creative collaboration enhance individual talent? And what can we learn from their example?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplemented with original illustrations by James Owen, \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch\u003c\/i\u003e offers an inside look at the Inklings of Oxford--and a seat at their table at the Eagle and Child pub. It shows how encouragement and criticism made all the difference in \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/i\u003e The Chronicles of Narnia, and dozens of other books written by the members of this literary group. You'll learn what made these writers tick and more: inspired by their example, you'll discover how collaboration can help your own creative process and lead to genius breakthroughs in whatever work you do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No one knows more than Diana Pavlac Glyer about the internal workings of the Inklings. In \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch, \u003c\/i\u003e she shows us how they inspired, encouraged, refined, and opposed one another in the course of producing some of the greatest literature of the last one hundred years. A brilliant and beautifully clear case study of iron sharpening iron.\" --Michael Ward, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eC. S. Lewis at Poets' Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Inklings are about as important a group as ever existed in the literary world. This tremendous new book about them is much anticipated and hugely welcome \" --Eric Metaxas, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eBonhoeffer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMiracles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a gift  \u003ci\u003eBandersnatch\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy to read and helps dispel that dangerous myth that our greatest writers created in solitude. We all need community in order to do our best work, and this book will show you how some of the greatest minds of the twentieth century did just that. You won't be able to read this book just once.\" --Jeff Goins, founder of Tribe Writers and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Pavlac Glyer\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning writer who has spent more than 40 years combing through archives and studying old manuscripts. She is a leading expert on C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien; her book \u003ci\u003eThe Company They Keep \u003c\/i\u003e(The Kent State University Press, 2007)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003echanged the way we talk about these writers. Her scholarship, teaching, and work as an artist all circle back to one common theme: creativity thrives in community. \u003cstrong\u003eJames A. Owen\u003c\/strong\u003e has written and illustrated the \u003ci\u003eStarchild\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel, the \u003ci\u003eMythworld \u003c\/i\u003eseries of novels, the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming series \u003ci\u003eFool's Hollow\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of the inspirational nonfiction trilogy \u003ci\u003eThe Meditations\u003c\/i\u003e and the illustrator\/designer of \u003ci\u003eThe Hundred Books Project, \u003c\/i\u003e a series that showcases some of the greatest books ever published. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages, and more than a million copies are in print. He works in the Coppervale Studio, a century-old restored church in Northeastern Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337049432429,"sku":"9781606352762","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/bEQwRzBtYXlYeXYxOWd4UnRmRkJVQT09.webp?v=1778922918","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/bandersnatch-c-s-lewis-j-r-r-tolkien-and-the-creative-collaboration-of-the-inklings-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}