I may be biased but Marshelle Woodward's essay here is so good. I think about it everytime I put together a syllabus or reading list (and I am the opposite of a early modernist...)

Duke English is hiring an Africanist! english.duke.edu/apply

These are outrageously good. Read them and we can disagree about which is our favorite (it's Shriek for my money).

CFP for Narrative 2022! NARRATION AS ACTION IN "PLOTLESS" NARRATIVES seeks papers about narration as action in “plotless” narratives, fictional or not (fictive examples might include Beckett’s Unnamable, Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go or Claire-Louise Bennett’s Pond). 1/3

Oooh... procrastinating benefits me again!

It’s our Best Books of the Year Show! Booksellers edition.Reps from Buffalo Street Books , Changing Hands Bookstore ,and Seminary Co-op join me and special co-host @a_kasia_is_a_kasia for a round-up of the year’s best books. This is not a rehash of the same old lists! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bur…

Knock on effect of being a professor: I assign a book in Toronto and trees get preserved in Florida. I love it.

But once I get these beauties, what do I do with this beast. It has all my notes!

What do Chang-rae Lee, Damon Galgut, Ruth Ozeki, Charles Yu, Shola von Reinhold, Colim Toibin have in common? They are the guests on Seas. 3 of Novel Dialogue. Join Emily Hyde, Sarah Wasserman, Tara Menon, and me as we host critics and novelists in conversation! Public Books

A treat to see this interview on the Public Books homepage. A wonderful conversation with this year’s Booker Prize winner, Damon Galgut. Very much worth your time. And follow Season 3 of Novel Dialogue! (Chang-rae Lee, Ruth Ozeki, Colim Tobin, and more!) publicbooks.org/promises-unkep…

This is going to be terrific!

Just posted a photo @ Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania instagram.com/p/Cd83qMFO4jO/…

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Hey ACLA folks! Anyone need help filling out a seminar? The one I'm in on Critique and Humility needs to combine with another. It's a great topic that can bend in any number of directions. Let me know! #acla22 #aclaSeminarSystemIsaMess

My thanks to Dominic Dean for this insightful and generous review! Also, Doug Battersby book is awesome. You should read it!