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 […]

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 […]

Robin Hood Meets Aslan in Narnia?

March 10, 2013 William O'Flaherty

Wouldn’t you like to have been such a close friend of C.S. Lewis that you were given a chance to read two chapters of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe over a year before […]

On the Shoulders of Hobbits: An Interview and Another Chance to Win (Narnia Essentials)

December 1, 2012 William O'Flaherty

Not long ago I spoke with Dr. Louis Markos about his latest book, On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis. The result was a podcast on another site I […]

Happy 62 Years to Narnia & Win a New Book (Narnia Essentials)

October 16, 2012 William O'Flaherty

It was 62 years ago today that the first Narnia book was published. That book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in case you didn’t know. These days the books are number by the […]

Narnia Essentials: Narnia 4 Never? – While Waiting for the Next Movie

August 9, 2012 William O'Flaherty

In case you haven’t heard it’s going to be a while before there will be a new Narnia movie. Most of you reading this already know this fact, so why do I bother stating the […]

Narnia Essentials: New NarniaFans Column

July 27, 2012 William O'Flaherty

Welcome to the debut of a new feature here on NarniaFans.com…a occasional column dealing with “Narnia essentials.” Some of you may be thinking everything about Narnia is “essential,” and I’d have to agree with you […]