William O'Flaherty, Author at Narnia Fans

Narnia Books Miniseries 01 – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

October 16, 2025 William O'Flaherty

The above recording (audio only) is from 2013 and was made when everyone hoped a new Narnia movie was not far off. As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first published story, The Lion, […]

2014 C.S. Lewis Festival Focus on “A Quest for Meaning”

September 16, 2014 William O'Flaherty

October 24th kicks off this year’s weekend for the C.S. Lewis Festival that is now celebrating it’s twelfth year in Petoskey, Michigan. There theme, “A Quest for Meaning” was chosen because they will have an […]

Death of C.S. Lewis Scholar Dr. Christopher Mitchell

July 16, 2014 William O'Flaherty

Many of you will likely not recognize the name of Dr. Christopher Mitchell who died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 10, 2014. He was a very humble gentleman who tended to focus on encouraging the work of others […]

UPDATE on Douglas Gresham Speaking Next Week

September 18, 2013 William O'Flaherty

As previously noted, C.S. Lewis’s step-son, Douglas Gresham will be in the United States next week and speaking on the campus of Asbury University. This is actually part of an event to help promote the […]

Celebrate the Anniversary of The Horse and His Boy (Narnia Essentials)

September 6, 2013 William O'Flaherty

Today (9/6) marks another anniversary for the publication of The Horse and His Boy. Fifty-nine years ago (that’s 1954, if you didn’t know) this fifth published book became available. More recent editions list it as the third […]

Douglas Gresham to Speak at Asbury University

August 19, 2013 William O'Flaherty

This story has been UPDATE – Read that post HERE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Devin Brown, noted C.S. Lewis/Narnia scholar from Asbury University, recently confirmed that C.S. Lewis’s step-son, Douglas Gresham, will be speaking at his campus. Dr. Brown […]

Narnia Books Podcast Series Preview

August 13, 2013 William O'Flaherty

A major step in the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe happened on this day (August 13th) in 1949. That was when C.S. Lewis signed a contract with Geoffrey Bles Ltd. In honor […]

Interview with Max McLean from The Screwtape Letters Stage Production

April 23, 2013 William O'Flaherty

It seems NarniaFans.com catches up with or reports on the stage production of The Screwtape Letters that was adapted by Max McLean at least every two years. I had the honor of taking charge of […]

Presenting the Narnia Creator to a New Generation

March 26, 2013 William O'Flaherty

If you keep up with news about C.S. Lewis in general you are well aware that a new biography about him, C.S. Lewis – A Life, was recently released. The author is Dr. Alister McGrath, Professor of […]

Anniversary of Saying Farewell to Narnia

March 19, 2013 William O'Flaherty

Nearly sixty years ago today the final book in Narnia series was released in England. The Last Battle came out in the U.K. on March 19, 1956 to the great anticipation of many just ten […]