Michael Martinez e-mailed us to tell you all about a talk that is being given in Houston. He writes:
Thought you would be interested to know that Mary Dodson Wade, author of C.S. LEWIS: THE CHRONICLER OF NARNIA, will be speaking to the Inklings Roundtable of Houston next Thursday evening, May 11.
Mary has a biography you can read online here:
[http://www.wadeco.com/author.htm]
So far as I know, she is not the Mary Wade associated with the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College (some Lewis fans may be familiar with this resource):
[Marion E. Wade Center]
The meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 11 at the Black Labrador Pub, located at 4100 Montrose just north of the intersection of Montrose and Richmond in Houston, TX.
[Black Labrador Pub]
The Inklings Roundtable of Houston, co-founded by Dr. Jane Chance of Rice University, meets the second Thursday of every month.
[Inklings Roundtable of Houston]
From Michael Martinez’s website: Recognized around the world as one of the leading authorities on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Michael Martinez has shared his knowledge and insights on Middle-earth with other fans in the online world for many years. His books and essays have been translated into Polish, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, and Finnish. But though he is best known for his research into Tolkien’s chief literary creation, this versatile author has garnered respect and acknowledgement in more than one field.