Charlie Lovett

Charlie Lovett (born 1962 in Winston-Salem, NC) is an American novelist, podcast producer, children's playwright and expert on the works and life of Lewis Carroll. He has the world's largest collection of Carollean memorabilia and was twice president of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America.

Life and career Charlie Lovett was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1962. He got a Master of Fine Arts degree in writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts in 1997. In 2003 he became a member of the Grolier Club the oldest and largest club for bibliophiles in North America.

Two of his books draw on his own experience as an antiquarian bibliophile: The Bookman’s Tale and First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen. The Bookman’s Tale made the New York Times best seller list. More than 5000 productions of his children's plays have been performed all over the world.

Lewis Carroll After graduation from Davidson in 1984 Charlie Lovett was captivated by the works of Lewis Carroll, especially Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. He began collecting Carrollian memorabilia and did research which led him to write five books about Carroll and to serve as president of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America. He has lectured on Carroll all over the world including at Oxford University, Harvard and UCLA. In 1994, he and Stephanie, who also served twice as president of Lewis Carroll Society, hosted The Second International Lewis Carroll Conference, in Winston-Salem. This resulted in a book, Proceedings of The Second International Lewis Carroll Conference, which he edited.

In 2015 he wrote a new introduction for Penguin Classics’s 150th anniversary edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.

Foundation In 1992 Charlie founded the Lovett Foundation which is dedicated to independent thinking in pursuit of a culturally diverse, rational and harmonious society. He and his second wife Janice are on the board.

Selected works Non-fiction First Impressions, Escaping Dreamland: A Novel, The Program, The Bookman’s Tale, The Lost Book of the Grail, The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge, The Fat Lady Sings,

Children's plays Becoming Shakespeare The Emperor’s Birthday Suit Frogspell A Hairy Tale Hairy Tale Rock Little Miss Gingerbread Porridgegate A Super Groovy Night’s Dream Supercomics Twinderella Twinderella — The Musical

Contributor Encounters with Jane Austen: Celebrating 250 Years. (2025)