MSU English Education

There was traffic... at Starbucks.

Deadline extended! Hemingway's Farewell to Arms now due July 6:

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2024/05/15/deadline-extended-a-farewell-to-arms-by-hemingway

For my American friends and colleagues: For upcoming research, what are some of your favorite (most interesting) folkloric creatures or monsters in your state or region? What makes them so interesting or curious? I have lots of Native American and indigenous creatures and mythological characters, but very few "local" or regional creatures. I do have the Jersey Devil, for instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Devil

Have fun and have at it!

Jersey Devil - Wikipedia In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pine Barrens in South Jersey.[1] The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. T...

Don't accept any friend requests from "me." You know the story...Darn hackers.

Jim and I are very honored to announce that our collection, Notable Writers of the American West & the Native American Experience (Salem Press) has been named a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2023 and a CHOICE Top 75 Community College Resource!

Please consider recommending this 662-page collection for your K-12 school, university, or public library: https://www.salempress.com/notable-native-american-writers-american-west

Our book is on sale! Here's the flyer with a 30% off code: ALAMEP

This collection includes essays by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Angel Daniel Matos, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, and so many others! Perfect for courses in children's literature, young adult literature, urban studies, and teacher certification.

FT English position (immediate start) at Indian Hills HS in Oakland, NJ. Contact info:

Karen M. Davidson M.Ed
Indian Hills High School
Supervisor of English, ELL, and the Media Center
[email protected]

Jim and I are excited to share that one of our latest collections with Salem Press, Digital Literacy: Skills & Strategies, has earned a STARRED REVIEW with Library Journal
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/digital-literacy-skills--strategies-2165101
https://salempress.com/digital_literacy

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Some good news about our university, Montclair State University!

University Among Nation’s Best in US News Rankings Montclair’s record of student success highlighted in annual rankings

Part Time, leave replacement, WITH benefits to begin August 28 (to receive benefits). DM me for details about this job in Watchung vicinity.

Amy IS a truth teller. She shows the reading world all of our beauties and our ugliness. Every one of her books offers a multitude of mirrors, windows, sliding glass doors, tunnels, mazes, and escape hatches.

Read her books—YAL and Middle Grade

You won’t be the same if you do. Or perhaps, you’ll be more authentically you than before you encountered her truths.

"I was a voracious reader standing in the eighth grade lunch line when I thought: 'I want to write novels.' I specifically wanted to write books that helped adults understand teenagers and that helped teenagers understand adults. I wanted to somehow close the gap.Still do."
A.S. King, winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, speaks to SLJ about reckoning with trauma, censors, and the need to stop bullying teens.

Find our June cover story, "Truth Teller" in the hero spot on SLJ.com and through the link in our bio.