Booknotes

Authors

Booknotes include:

James Como. Mystical Perelandra: My Lifelong Reading of C. S. Lewis and His Favorite Book, Winged Lion, 2022. Booknote written by Dwain Tissell.
Crystal Hurd. The Leadership of C. S. Lewis: Ten Traits to Encourage Change and Growth, Winged Lion, 2022. Booknote written by Dwain Tissell.
Cristina Casagrande. Friendship in The Lord of the Rings, Luna Press, 2022. Booknote written by Laura Schmidt.
Peter Grybauskas. A Sense of Tales Untold: Exploring the Edges of Tolkien's Literary Canvas, Kent State UP, 2021. Booknote written by Jill Walker.
Loremasters and Libraries in Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Gendenkschrift for David D. Oberhelman, ed. Jason Fisher and Janet Brennan Croft, Mythopoeic Press, 2022. Booknote written by Jill Walker.

Dwain Tissell, Western Seminary

Dwain Tissell is the lead pastor of Eastridge Church, which he planted in 1994. He has seen that theology, particularly historical theology, has a major role in local church discipleship that results in seeing lives changed. He has taught on Lewis and friends in DMin and Center for Leadership Development courses at Western Seminary.
Laura Schmidt, Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College

Laura Schmidt has served as the Wade Center's Archivist since 2005. She has a B.A. double major in English literature and history from Wheaton College, and a master’s degree in the Science of Information with a specialization in Archives and Records Management from the University of Michigan’s School of Information.
Jill Walker, Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College

Jill Walker has served as the Wade Center's Catalog Librarian since 2019. She has a B.A. double major in French and German from Wheaton College. She holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives and Cultural Heritage Resources and Services from Dominican University as well a Master of Arts in Public History from Loyola University Chicago.