Professor. Author.
Award-Winning Critic.
Human.
Dreamer.
Made in Detroit.
Welcome! I love to talk, write, and teach.
My jam is books for children and young adults. My jelly is science fiction, fantasy, and fairy tales.
“Myth-making may be dangerous indeed for those of us who play in the dark… but let’s play anyway.”
— The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games
A Lifetime of Thursdays
An occasional blog about writing, teaching, and life
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