* Huge congratulations to Glass Hammer's Stephen R. Babb on the publication of his gorgeous The Lay of Lirazel in paperback, ebook, and audiobook form. The Lay Of Lirazel is narrative poetry told in epic fashion, but it is poetry fully equipped with fangs and enough terror to keep a reader turning pages till the last curse falls and death and doom ( Read more... )

It's official! For the Summer 2015 semester, I'll be offering a new online and interactive course for degree-seeking graduate students and interested auditors alike via Mythgard Institute: "'Literary Copernicus': The Cosmic Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft." I'm most excited!

Speaking of Lovecraft...

"Droga5 art director Kevin Weir has lots of cool work ( Read more... )

Today's photos are by the brilliant lizziebelle, taken in the burial ground known since 1637 as The Burying Point in Salem, Massachusetts. You can see the rest of her photos from The Burying Point here.

Here is a tragic reminder of the Salem Witch Trials.


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Quick note, FYI: The latest Humble Bookperk Bundle from HarperCollins, featuring DRM-free, multiformat ebooks available for pay-what-you-want rates, includes works by two of my favorite authors, namely The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold and American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Check it out! (Thanks to CurtisMy new semesters begin next week at ( Read more... )

I'm back from Hogwarts Agnes Scott College, where I had a fantastic time lecturing. My colleagues redefined the word "brilliant": Daniel J. D'Amico convinced me that Alexis de Tocqueville would've loved the second season of The Walking Dead; James Padilioni, Jr.'s economic analysis of the Savoy Ballroom's history gave me a new heroine to research ( ( Read more... )

Just a quick fly-by post...

This is worth reading: "J.R.R. Tolkien Has A Touching Message For His Former Teachers In Newly Discovered Letter."

This also deserves a look: from NPR, "Harry Potter And The Forbidden Books."


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Registration is now open for my "Science Fiction, Part I: From Modern Beginnings through the Golden Age" online course (Fall 2014) at Mythgard Institute.

Check out the trailer!

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Consider yourself invited to a free online Q&A session on June 5 for more information on my forthcoming "Science Fiction, Part I: From Modern Beginnings through the Golden Age" online course (Fall 2014) at Mythgard Institute.

I'd love to see you there!

My Summer and Fall 2014 courses for Mythgard Institute are now trailer-iffic!

For the Summer 2014 semester (which begins next month), I'll be offering a course on the Harry Potter series called "Taking Harry Seriously."

Here's the trailer.

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For the Fall 2014 semester, I'll be offering the first of my two-part series on science fiction: " ( Read more... )

Happy 450th birthday to the Bard himself, William Shakespeare!


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