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Magazine Items: 1942–

This page lists a selection of items about L.M. Montgomery’s life, work, and legacy published in magazines since 1942.

In chronological order: 1942 | 1944 | 1951 | 1969 | 1973 | 1975 | 1977 | 1980 | 1981 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023

1942 (7)

The Publishers’ Weekly (New York). “L.M. Montgomery.” 2 May 1942, 1675.

Saturday Night (Toronto). “L.M. Montgomery.” 2 May 1942, 3.

Also as part of “[L.M. Montgomery’s Last Poem]” in The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 1: 375–77.

Saturday Night (Toronto). “L.M. Montgomery’s Last Poem.” 2 May 1942, 25.

Also as part of “[L.M. Montgomery’s Last Poem]” in The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 1: 375–77.

The Family Herald and Weekly Star (Montreal). “Anne of Green Gables Creator Is Dead.” 6 May 1942, 39.

McAnn, Aida B. “Life and Works of L.M. Montgomery.” The Maritime Advocate and Busy East (Sackville, NB), June–July 1942, 19–22.

The Presbyterian Record (Toronto). “L.M. Montgomery / Mrs. (Rev.) Ewen Macdonald.” June 1942, 165–68.

Also in The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 1: 378–84.

“From Sea to Sea.” The Canadian Author and Bookman 18, no. 2–4 (December 1942): 26–31.

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1944 (2)

“Creator of ‘Green Gables.’” The Canadian Author and Bookman 20, no. 3 (September 1944): 24.

“An Estimate.” The Canadian Author and Bookman 20, no. 3 (September 1944): 24.

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1951 (1)

Sclanders, Ian. “Lucy of Green Gables.” Maclean’s Magazine (Toronto), 15 December 1951, 12–13, 33–36.

Also in Maclean’s Canada: Portrait of a Country, edited by Leslie F. Hannon, 188-92. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1960.

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1969 (1)

Fitzpatrick, Helen. “Anne’s First Sixty Years.” Canadian Author and Bookman and Canadian Poetry 44, no. 3 (Spring 1969): 5–7, 13.

Excerpted in Children’s Literature Review, Volume 8, edited by Gerard J. Senick, 131. Detroit: Gale, 1985.

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1973 (2)

Gillen, Mollie. “Maud Montgomery: The Girl Who Wrote Green Gables.” Chatelaine (Toronto), July 1973, 40–41, 52–55, 58.

Allen, Antonia. “Not for Grandmas: 20 Canadian Juveniles.” Saturday Night (Toronto), January 1973, 33–34.

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1975 (3)

Waller, Adrian. “Lucy Maud of Green Gables.” Reader’s Digest (Montreal), December 1975, 38–43.

Holtz, Patricia. “Lucy Maud’s Album.” The Canadian Magazine (Toronto), 6 September 1975, n.pag.

Read, Robert W. “Writing for Children in Canada.” Canadian Author and Bookman, Summer 1975, 9–10.

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1977 (1)

Bolger, Francis W.P. “Lucy Maud’s Island.” The Island Magazine 2, no. 1 (Spring–Summer 1977): 4–10.

Also, signed F.W.P. Bolger, in Kindred Spirits of P.E.I., Summer 1991, 10–11.

Also in Kindred Spirits, Spring 1999, 16–20.

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1980 (1)

Chambers, Debbie (Nash). “Kids’ Stuff.” Guelph Alumnus 13, no. 4 (Fall 1980): 28–29.

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1981 (1)

“Dear Anne with an ‘E’: Montgomery Diaries Come to Guelph.” Guelph University News Bulletin 25, no. 38 (1981): 1.

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1985 (4)

Mackay, Gillian. “Bringing a Classic to the Screen.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 2 December 1985, 78.

Fisher, Jennifer. “A Messenger of Optimism and Sunshine.” TV Guide (North, ON), 30 November 1985, 4–12.

Cameron, Elspeth. “Split Personality.” Saturday Night (Toronto), November 1985, 73–74, 76.

Hall, Lucie. “The Stubbornness of Kevin Sullivan.” Cinema Canada (Montreal), October 1985, 8–11. https://cinemacanada.athabascau.ca/index.php/cinema/article/view/2944/2987.

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1986 (2)

Fryatt, Norma. “A Second Look: Emily of New Moon.” The Horn Book Magazine (Boston), March–April 1986, 174–75.

Also in Children’s Literature Review, Volume 91, edited by Scot Peacock, 193–94. Detroit: Gale, 2004.

Weale, David. “‘No Scope for Imagination’: Another Side of Anne of Green Gables.” The Island Magazine 20 (Fall–Winter 1986): 3–8.

Also in Kindred Spirits, Summer 1998, 10–13; Autumn 1998, 16–18.

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1987 (5)

Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables.” The Disney Channel Magazine (Burbank, CA), 12 April–23 May 1987, 13–14.

Abley, Mark. “The Girl She Never Was.” Saturday Night (Toronto), November 1987, 52, 54, 56, 58–59.

Follows, Megan. “I’m Already Starting to Miss Her.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 5 December 1987, 6–15.

Johnson, Brian D. “Anne of Green Gables Grows Up.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 7 December 1987, 46–50.

Garvie, Maureen. “A Tale of Two Books.” The Kingston Whig-Standard Magazine (Kingston, ON), 26 December 1987, 20–21.

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1988 (3)

Wood, Chris. “A Tale of Twin Spinsters.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 15 February 1988, 59.

Holzer, Harold. “A Visit to Green Gables.” Americana (New York), May–June 1988, 58–63.

Ellis, Sarah. “News from the North.” The Horn Book Magazine (Boston), September–October 1988, 663–66.

Also in Children’s Literature Review, Volume 91, edited by Scot Peacock, 148–50. Detroit: Gale, 2004.

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1989 (1)

Corelli, Rae. “Anger on the Island.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 10 July 1989, 40.

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1990 (5)

Fisher, Jennifer. “Life After Anne.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 6 January 1990, 16–17.

TV Guide (North York, ON). “Family Hour.” 6 January 1990, 16–17.

Turbide, Diane. “Anne’s Home Town.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 8 January 1990, 42.

Macfee, Holly. “Drawing Out the Innocent.” The Disney Channel Magazine (Burbank, CA), March–April 1990, 18–22.

TV Guide (North York, ON). “TV Teletype.” 3 November 1990, n.pag.

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1991 (1)

Davidson, Lars. “On the Road to Avonlea . . . the Island Footage.” The Atlantic Advocate (Fredericton), March 1991, 9–10.

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1992 (2)

Gray, Jay. “Green Gables Lives.” The Junior Bookshelf (Thurstonland, UK), October 1992, 184–86.

Also in Children’s Literature Review, Volume 91, edited by Scot Peacock, 126–27. Detroit: Gale, 2004.

Colin, Molly. “It All Began with Anne.” Publishers Weekly (New York), 19 October 1992, 27–28.

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1993 (1)

Hildebrandt, Gloria. “My Day with Maud.” Books in Canada (Toronto), October 1993, 6–8.

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1994 (1)

Baker, Bob. “Obituaries: 1993.” Sight and Sound 4, no. 2 (February 1994): 39–41.

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1996 (4)

Knelman, Martin. “Mickey on the Road to Avonlea.” Financial Post Magazine (Toronto), March 1996, 22–26, 28.

Trillin, Calvin. “Anne of Red Hair: What Do the Japanese See in Anne of Green Gables?” The New Yorker, 5 August 1996, 56, 58–61.

Also in L.M. Montgomery and Canadian Culture, edited by Irene Gammel and Elizabeth Epperly, 213–21. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999.

Also in The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 441–46. Markham, ON: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1999.

Vlessing, Etan. “‘Emily’ TV Series Walks Path of ‘Green Gables.’” The Hollywood Reporter (Los Angeles), 12 August 1996.

Kelly, Brendan. “Prince Edward Welcomes ‘Emily.’” Variety (Los Angeles), 19–25 August 1996, 33.

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1997 (3)

Oppel, Kenneth. “The Best Canadian Kids Book of All Time.” Quill and Quire (Toronto), October 1997, 1, 15–16.

Doucet, Jane. “New Moon Rising.” Elm Street (Toronto), November–December 1997, 22–24, 26, 28, 30.

Gwyn, Sandra. “The Emily Effect.” Elm Street (Toronto), November–December 1997, 71–72, 74, 76, 78, 80.

Also in The Lucy Maud Montgomery Album, compiled by Kevin McCabe, edited by Alexandra Heilbron, 495–99. Toronto: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1999.

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1998 (4)

Dawson, Catherine. “Island Girl.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 3 January 1998, 9–10.

Corliss, Richard. “Emily and Her Family.” Time (New York), 12 January 1998, 58.

Dawson, Catherine. “Scotchbroth.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 17 October 1998, 15–17.

Carriere, Ken. “At the Movies.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 12 December 1998, 13.

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2000 (6)

Dawson, Catherine. “The Story Continues. . . .” TV Guide (North York, ON), 4 March 2000, 14–17.

“Anne of ‘Gay Gables.’” Maclean’s (Toronto), 12 June 2000, 54.

Dickson, Kevin. “The Good the Bad, and the Ugly.” TV Guide (North York, ON), 17 June 2000, 14–19.

Mason, M.S. “Anne of Green Gables Marches Off to War.” Christian Science Monitor (Boston), 21 July 2000, 17.

Maclean’s (Toronto). “The Lonely Diarist: Lucy Maud Montgomery.” 4 September 2000, 30.

Congram, John. “Remembering Lucy Maud.” The Presbyterian Record (Toronto), 10 November 2000, 19–20.

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2001 (1)

Maclean’s (Toronto). “The Selling of PEI. Quaint? Kitschy? Whatever—Just Bring Your Money.” 23 July 2001, front cover.

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2002 (1)

Brouse, Cynthia. “The Maud Squad.” Saturday Night (Toronto), September 2002, 32–34, 36, 39–40.

Also in The L.M. Montgomery Reader, 2: 291–304.

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2003 (1)

Butler, Paul. “Paul Butler Speculates on the Symbiosis between Novelist Lucy Maud Montgomery and the Enduring Fictional Character She Created—Anne Shirley.” The Beaver (Toronto), June–July 2003, 48–49.

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2004 (1)

Duffy, Dennis. “The Robber Baron of Canadian Literature.” Literary Review of Canada (Toronto), April 2004, 20–22.

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2008 (6)

MacDonald, Scott. “The Death of L.M. Montgomery.” Quill and Quire (Toronto), December 2008, 8.

Curtis, Wayne. “Land of Green Gables.” The Atlantic (Washington, DC), October 2008, 119–21.

Giguère, Lise. “48 Hours: Prince Edward Island / 48 heures à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard.” VIA Destinations (Montreal), August–September 2008, 40–43.

Setoodeh, Ramin. “It’s Still Not Easy Being Green: ‘Anne of Green Gables’ Turns 100 This Year, but She’s the Most Modern Girl in the Bookstore.” Newsweek (New York), 28 July 2008, 49–50.

Gammel, Irene. “Looking for Anne.” The Beaver (Toronto), April–May 2008, 14–15.

Grittani-Livingston, Megan. “Anne Is in the Air.” Quill and Quire (Toronto), January–February 2008, 46.

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2009 (1)

Engelhart, Katie. “A Tale Told by Facts Alone.” Maclean’s (Toronto), 12 October 2009, 64–65.

Includes an excerpt from L.M. Montgomery (Extraordinary Canadians), by Jane Urquhart.

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2010 (1)

Kingston, Anne. “Leave Anne Alone!” Maclean’s Magazine (Toronto), 21 June 2010, 82–84.

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2015 (1)

Lefebvre, Benjamin. “Anne Shirley’s Enduring Appeal.” Quill and Quire (Toronto), April 2015, 23. https://quillandquire.com/book-culture/2015/03/18/80-years-of-qq-a-look-back-at-canadian-childrens-publishing/3/.

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2017 (1)

Paskin, Willa. “The Other Side of Anne.” The New York Times Magazine, 30 April 2017, 33.

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2018 (1)

Egan, Rosaleen. “Celebrating Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Norval Home.” Niagara Escarpment News, Summer 2018, 24–30.

“Anne for All Ages: Tundra Releases New Anne of Green Gables Books.” Publishers Weekly (New York), 23 July 2018, 65.

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2020 (3)

Mitchell, Alanna. “Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Secret: Diaries Show the Extent of the Author’s Addictions, as Well as Parallels to Our Modern-Day Opioid Crisis.” Maclean’s (Toronto), March 2020, 92.

Epperly, Elizabeth Rollins. “Lucy Maud, a Complex Life.” Letter to the editor. Maclean’s (Toronto), April 2020, 7.

Scarth, Kate. “Born for City Life? L.M. Montgomery’s Urban Prince Edward Island.” The Island Magazine 86 (Fall–Winter 2020): 50–60.

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2021 (2)

White, Evelyn C. “Making Anne Big in Japan.” Atlantic Books Today (Halifax), Spring 2021, 15–17.

Mosher, Melanie. “Spinning Off Marilla with Love.” Atlantic Books Today (Halifax), Spring 2021, 14.

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2022 (1)

Mosher, Melanie. “L.M. Montgomery’s Tales of Time.” Atlantic Books Today (Halifax), Spring 2022, 39.

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2023 (1)

Braganza, Vanessa. “More than Anne.” Smithsonian 54, no. 1 (May 2023): 22, 24, 26, 28.

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Published on 19 July 2008; last updated on 23 February 2024. Please contact the site owner with additions, corrections, questions, and suggestions.