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Ba da dun da dun dah dun! For those of you who can hear the melody in my head, you already know what this blog is about. For those of you who lack ESP skills, we’re talking about the Super Mario movies, yes movies as in two, and how they relate to Alice’s Adventures in […]
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Back in 2007, we collaborated with noted Alyssian historian Agnes MacKenzie to publish Princess Alyss of Wonderland, a stunning collection of letters, journal writings, and art from Her Royal Imaginer Princess Alyss Heart. These breathtaking documents chronicled the incredible childhood of Wonderland’s exiled heir apparent and future hero of The Looking Glass Wars. In April, […]
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We figured out how to make pictures move in the late 1800s and not long after, adaptations of one of the most popular stories in world history started popping up. The first film adaptation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ran twelve minutes and was noted for its innovative use of special effects. Since then, there […]
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From Wonderland to Reality: The Unearthed Interview of Lewis Carroll & The Red Queen!

Author Frank Beddor
Not long after delivering Seeing Redd, book two in my Looking Glass Wars series to my publisher, I received an express package from London. Inside I found a sheaf of fragile, handwritten pages written in pale, lavender ink. The package had been sent by historian Agnes Mackenzie, who was assembling the Princess Alyss of Wonderland scrapbook of […]

All Things Alice: Interview with Jendia Gammon

Author Frank Beddor
As an amateur scholar and die-hard enthusiast of everything to do with Alice in Wonderland, I have launched a podcast that takes on Alice’s everlasting influence on pop culture. As an author who draws on Lewis Carroll’s iconic masterpiece for my Looking Glass Wars universe, I’m well acquainted with the process of dipping into Wonderland for inspiration. The […]

7 Mad Hatter Day Must-Haves

Author Sarah Swingley
Mad Hatter Day is officially upon us! October 6th is the day dedicated to our most favorite milliner. In a world often bound by conventions and expectations, the Mad Hatter represents the freedom to be authentically and outrageously oneself. People yearn to don his oversized hat and mismatched attire, to dance a frenetic futterwacken, and […]

Battle of the IPs: Alice In Wonderland vs. Star Wars

Author Jared Hoffman
In the expansive landscape of popular culture, two timeless and iconic franchises have captured the imagination of generations: Alice in Wonderland and Star Wars. These seemingly disparate intellectual properties (IPs) share intriguing parallels and stark differences in terms of themes, storytelling techniques, and cultural significance. I’ve been tasked with pitting the two IP juggernauts against […]

Alice in Wonderland: A Timeless Journey Through Generations & Pop Culture

Author Frank Beddor
Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” has, since its publication in 1865, remained an enduring touchstone in the cultural imagination. Far more than a children’s story, Alice’s tumble down the rabbit hole has been reimagined, repurposed, and reinterpreted by countless artists, filmmakers, musicians, and even political thinkers. The very fact that the tale of a young […]

All Things Alice: Interview with Bad Hats Theatre

Author Frank Beddor
As an amateur scholar and die-hard enthusiast of everything to do with Alice in Wonderland, I have launched a podcast that takes on Alice’s everlasting influence on pop culture. As an author who draws on Lewis Carroll’s iconic masterpiece for my Looking Glass Wars universe, I’m well acquainted with the process of dipping into Wonderland for inspiration. The […]

Secrets of Wonderland Revealed: The Epic Battle That Made Queen Redd a Monster!

Author Frank Beddor
Before the revelations of The Looking Glass Wars, there was a much more personal war fought in Wonderland between two sisters. The elder, Rose Heart was born to be the next Queen of Wonderland, endowed with brilliance, confidence and power, she was a natural for the throne. But Rose was the wild one, the rebellious […]

The Best Booktubers To Watch!

Author Marissa Armstrong
Have you ever finished the best, most heart-wrenching, life-changing book in the world, and had no one to talk about it with? No one who gets it? Well fear no more. For you, we have compiled a list of our absolute favorite booktubers on the internet. These bookish individuals will share their enthusiasm for reading […]

Why Stories Last? The Cultural Impact of Storytelling

Author Frank Beddor
Recently I was a guest on the podcast Legendarium with Craig Hanks—and he prompted the question “Why do stories last?” We had a wonderful conversation, which inspired this blog. Check out my conversation with Craig! Stories endure because they are the timeless bridges connecting us across generations, cultures, and experiences. Great stories resonate because they […]

All Things Alice: Interview with Curtis Clark (Part Two)

Author Frank Beddor
As an amateur scholar and die-hard enthusiast of everything to do with Alice in Wonderland, I have launched a Podcast that takes on Alice’s everlasting influence on the pop culture zeitgeist. As an author that draws on Lewis Carroll’s iconic masterpiece for my Looking Glass Wars universe, I’m well acquainted with the process of dipping […]

Finding Wonderland: A Father’s Journey Into Taylor Swift’s Lyrical Rabbit Hole

Author Frank Beddor
There’s nothing quite like the electrifying atmosphere of a Taylor Swift concert—a sentiment my daughter, like thousands of other teenagers, wholeheartedly agrees with. After an exuberant 15-minute rundown of her recent concert experience, she mentioned a song that caught my ear: “Wonderland.” Now, I’ve never been a Swiftie, but what intrigued me was the song’s […]

Alice In Borderland Season 3: Everything We Know

Author John Drain
The runaway success of Netflix’s Alice in Borderland has once again proven that Alice in Wonderland has the power to form the bedrock of exciting and emotionally affecting stories more than 150 years after Lewis Carroll’s novel hit bookstores in England. The adaptation of Haro Aso’s follows Arisu, a video-game addict who is transported to […]

20 Years Through the Looking Glass: A Tribute To a visionary Editor and Agent

Author Frank Beddor
Greetings, Wonderlandians and literary aficionados! As I stand at the precipice of time’s ever-turning pages, I mark a momentous occasion. Two decades have flown since a fateful encounter with a guiding star, my editor, Cally Poplak of Egmont Books – the true White Queen of editorial wisdom. It took a mere year under her meticulous […]

All Things Alice: Interview with Curtis Clark

Author Frank Beddor
As an amateur scholar and die-hard enthusiast of everything to do with Alice in Wonderland, I have launched a podcast that takes on Alice’s everlasting influence on pop culture. As an author who draws on Lewis Carroll’s iconic masterpiece for my Looking Glass Wars universe, I’m well acquainted with the process of dipping into Wonderland for inspiration. The […]

Dreaming Of Wonders: Alexa Meade’s Wonderland Dreams

Author Frank Beddor
As a big proponent of taking the familiar and telling it in an unfamiliar way—it’s no secret that I adore when the stories we love crosspollinate between mediums to generate incredible art. Few stories do this better than Alice in Wonderland. From songs to illustration, and mixed media to dance creations, there isn’t a mode […]
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