Eminent Disney scholar Kathy Merlock Jackson says of my Animating the Victorians: "If you read only one new book on Disney this year, read this one" muse.jhu.edu/article/978122

Animating the Victorians Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children’s literature. Animating the Victorians: Disney’s Literary History explores Disney’s adaptation...

Still need a gift for the Disney lovers in your life? Or those fascinated by the Victorians? My book, and all UP of Mississippi books, is on sale this week: www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/Anim...

This Friday I'll be talking about 19C children's literature as part of the Victorian Interdisciplinary Studies Association of the Western United States (VISAWUS) virtual series: details and Zoom link here: www.visawus.org

My other book arrived this week!

British Children's Literature of the 19th Century: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/brit...

Animating the Victorians: Disney’s Literary History: www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/Anim...

Animating the Victorians Many Disney films adapt works from the Victorian period, which is often called the Golden Age of children’s literature. Animating the Victorians: Disney’s Literary History explores Disney’s adaptation...

Not all the news this week was good news, but it was nice to receive copies of my book in the mail. Animating the Victorians: Disneys Literary History, available now! www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/A/Anim...

Heading to #MLA25 today. I will be there in my NEH capacity: reach out if you want to chat about humanities endeavors on your campus!

Heading to the MLA 2025 Convention in New Orleans? So are we! Check out the #NEHgov sessions on January 9 and 10 and be sure to stop and say hi at our table in the Professional Development Hub. We’ll see you there! #MLA2025