Show Notes

A Wrinkle In Time has sold 16 million copies worldwide. Time Magazine named it one of the 100 best fantasy books ever written, and the 1962 bestseller is still in print today. But when established author Madeleine L’Engle first pitched the novel to publishers, she was told it was too…strange. 10 years of rejection. 30 rejection letters from editors. One great gesture of renunciation. 

This rejection story is out of this world.

Major sources for this episode include:
Madeleine L’Engle personal website – madeleinelengle.com
Washington Post: Publishers hated ‘A Wrinkle in Time.’ Madeleine L’Engle never forgot the rejections
New Yorker: The Storyteller: Fact, fiction, and the books of Madeleine L’Engle
New York Times: Madeleine L’Engle, Author of the Classic ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ Is Dead at 88
Kennedy Centre: Meet Madeleine L’Engle
Mental Floss: How A Wrinkle in Time Changed Sci-Fi Forever

Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Researcher & Series Producer: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner
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