Early/19thC American Literature at Scripps College. Book: “Founded in Fiction” (tinyurl.com/y35bkptr). W/NBA takes. He/him.
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15 Jun 2021
It’s the official publication day for “Founded in Fiction.” (Available here from @PrincetonUPress: tinyurl.com/y35bkptr.) I hope it proves useful to some of you!
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Jun 4
When we were 14, my friends decided to watch 24 straight hours of movies. We have repeated the tradition every year since. I’m about to head to the 26th Moviefest—the 26th straight year of watching 24 hours of movies with these dorks. Here’s to clinging to ridiculous rituals!
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May 15
Deadline today!
Mar 27
I’m looking to put together a panel on “New Approaches to Early American Fiction” for SEA 2027. Open to all but I especially want to highlight work by graduate students/early career folks working on early American fiction. Consider submitting a proposal and please share widely!
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May 13
Scripps College is searching for a tenure-track assistant professor of American Studies. Review of applications will begin 9/11/26. Full ad below. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions about the position. And please share widely!
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Mar 27
I’m looking to put together a panel on “New Approaches to Early American Fiction” for SEA 2027. Open to all but I especially want to highlight work by graduate students/early career folks working on early American fiction. Consider submitting a proposal and please share widely!
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Mar 25
This looks so good!
Mar 25
Hey! Is there a place where the dream of the 90s (sustained, ambitious scholarly attention to the fin de siècle American novel) is alive?
Yes! In this @Ariz_Quarterly @JHUPress special issue that @raf_walk and I co-edited with intro by us & afterword by Jennifer Fleissner😎
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Mar 12
En route to Cincinnati to talk uncertainty with some really smart people.
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Mar 12
The Morgesons.
Mar 10
What’s a book that you will never stop recommending?
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Feb 10
Happy first day of Moby-Dick in “Intro to American Lit” to all those who celebrate.
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Jan 28
My review of Arielle Zibrak's WRITING AGAINST REFORM is up at Transatlantica (revue le plus chic 🇫🇷)! An honor to think w/ a book this smart, which taught me a lot & pushed me to articulate productive—I hope!— disagreements about critique, sentimentality, aesthetics & politics:
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Jan 28
Nothing gets me out of bed in the morning like a fresh account of historically significant novels that have come to be completely neglected! Couldn’t be more excited to dive into @raf_walk’s new book.
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Jan 25
A truly remarkable book. So glad it is back in print. Absolutely can’t miss for anyone interested in the history of the novel.
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22 Dec 2025
my dept is searching for TWO (2) VAPs for next year: one in american literature, and one in literature (open) and creative writing. please send around and apply! happy to answer any questions!
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4 Nov 2025
What’s up with the huge demographic of older american millennial readers who love Elizabeth Stoddard, Evelyn Scott, and Marguerite Young, etc. but haven’t kept up with literature since then? This is one of the most prominent “literary types” I keep encountering in my house
2 Nov 2025
What’s up with the huge demographic of older american millennial readers who love Pynchon, Zadie Smith, Delillo, McCarthy, etc. but haven’t kept up with literature since then? This is one of the most prominent “literary types” I meet irl.
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20 Oct 2025
I’ve never read Dorothy Richardson and I’m thinking about diving in. Best complete edition of Pilgrimage?
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15 Oct 2025
if you are in western mass please consider coming to this event i've organized at mount holyoke!!! next tuesday, oct 21
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21 Sep 2025
What a strange, beautiful, and brutal book. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
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22 Jul 2025
Happy pub day to @SandTClassics edition of Poe’s NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM — featuring an afterword by me & @RezekJoe! And pls join us at Harvard Bookstore on Monday where we will continue the conversation and I will reveal the next iteration of my thematic hairdo.
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