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National Emergency", "url": "https://philnel.com/2021/03/02/racism-is-a-national-emergency/", "published_at": "2021-03-02T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-70b6-72bf-9d45-1e5680275363", "title": "Don’t worry that it’s not good enough. #PlagueSongs, no. 29", "url": "https://philnel.com/2021/03/01/plaguesongs29/", "published_at": "2021-03-01T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-70b6-72bf-9d45-1e5680e61e9b", "title": "Call for Papers: MLA, Jan 6-9, 2022, Washington, DC", "url": "https://philnel.com/2021/02/19/cfpmla2022/", "published_at": "2021-02-19T17:19:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3b832b138", "title": "Don’t run. #PlagueSongs, no. 28", "url": "https://philnel.com/2021/02/09/plaguesongs28/", "published_at": "2021-02-09T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3b8bff72b", "title": "Over 100 Kansas Distinguished Profs to KBOR: Rescind New Termination Policy Immediately.", "url": 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So, you should keep your eyes on the ball. #PlagueSongs, no. 26", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/12/21/plaguesongs26/", "published_at": "2020-12-21T06:01:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3bb97f5fb", "title": "Unboxing Barnaby vol. 4!", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/12/08/unboxingbarnaby4/", "published_at": "2020-12-08T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3bc05659d", "title": "Plague Is Halfway Over (If You Want It)", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/11/18/plague-is-halfway-over-if-you-want-it/", "published_at": "2020-11-18T17:57:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3bcfe3424", "title": "Go tell that long-tongued liar. #PlagueSongs, no. 25", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/11/17/plaguesongs25/", "published_at": "2020-11-17T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde2-ed00-7017-ae94-dad3bd317457", "title": "What’s that sound? #PlagueSongs, no. 24", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/11/03/plaguesongs24/", "published_at": "2020-11-03T06:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d93637790d2a", "title": "Don’t write yourself off yet. #PlagueSongs, no. 23", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/10/27/plaguesongs23/", "published_at": "2020-10-27T05:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d93637a16a1a", "title": "Barnaby Vol. 4 is here!", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/10/20/barnaby4/", "published_at": "2020-10-20T16:29:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d9363852ecf9", "title": "This Mix Kills Fascists", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/09/30/mix-kills-fascists/", "published_at": "2020-10-01T02:45:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d93639402af7", "title": "A Democracy, If We Can Keep It.", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/08/29/democracy/", "published_at": "2020-08-29T18:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d9363a2b1e94", "title": "Banish sadness and strife. #PlagueSongs, no. 22", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/08/11/plaguesongs22/", "published_at": "2020-08-11T05:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d9363a57737b", "title": "Mann, wer hätte das gedacht, dass es einmal soweit kommt #PlagueSongs, no. 21", "url": "https://philnel.com/2020/08/04/plaguesongs21/", "published_at": "2020-08-04T05:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-5553-7291-a966-d9363ada7405", "title": "4′ 33″ #PlagueSongs, no. 20. 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2026

Mo Willems, W. Kamau Bell, and Random Antsoriginal ↗
4 Sept 2026
Comic-Con 2026: My Top 10original ↗
31 Jul 2026
So Long, and Thanks for All the Panels!original ↗
26 Jul 2026
Best Music of 2025original ↗
1 Jan 2026

2025

Harold vs. AIoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2025
On Being Banned, Strategic Censorship, and Telling the Truthoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2025
How to Resist the Lure of AIoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2025
Reports from the Resistanceoriginal ↗
31 Jul 2025
How to Keep Going: 10 Things to Rememberoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2025
Town Hall with Missing Senator Moranoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2025
Language Matters: DEIoriginal ↗
23 Feb 2025
Unboxing How to Draw the World!original ↗
19 Feb 2025
No More Kings! Protest Musk’s Coup, on Presidents Day 2025original ↗
16 Feb 2025
Unboxing Barnaby vol. 5: THE GRAND FINALE!original ↗
7 Feb 2025
Call for Papers: MLA, Jan. 8-11, 2006, Torontooriginal ↗
26 Jan 2025
Best Music of 2024original ↗
1 Jan 2025

2024

Another World Is Possibleoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2024
You are not alone: A note to my students after the 2024 US electionoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2024
Happy Birthday, Crockett Johnson… and Harold!original ↗
20 Oct 2024
Republicans attacked FDR’s dog, too.original ↗
28 Aug 2024
Why not write with AI?original ↗
21 Aug 2024
His crayon is purple, but is Harold a Black boy? (in The Conversation)original ↗
16 Aug 2024
The Purple Crayon on the Big Screen (in School Library Journal)original ↗
8 Aug 2024
How to Draw the World: book traileroriginal ↗
30 Jul 2024
Reflections on Paul Auster (1947-2024)original ↗
15 May 2024
Two Calls for Papers: American Studies Association 2024original ↗
6 Jan 2024
Defend the Right to Read: Resources for Opposing Book Bansoriginal ↗
2 Jan 2024

2023

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND CHILDHOOD STUDIES AT MLA 2024original ↗
31 Dec 2023
Best Music of 2023original ↗
17 Dec 2023
The Neverending Crayon; or, Happy Crockett Johnson’s Birthday!original ↗
20 Oct 2023
The Gloria Hardman Fan Club: Proceedings of Our September Meetingoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2023
Gloria Hardman (1941-2023)original ↗
25 Aug 2023
Why Are People Afraid of Multicultural Children’s Books? (Geschichte der Gegenwart)original ↗
21 May 2023
Syd Hoff’s The Ruling Clawss: unboxing!original ↗
17 Apr 2023
Keep on shining. #PlagueSongs, no. 41original ↗
28 Mar 2023
CALL FOR PAPERS: MLA, Jan 4-7, 2024, Philadelphiaoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2023

2022

Best of 2022: Musicoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2022
Children’s Literature, Comics/Graphic Novels, and Childhood Studies at MLA 2023original ↗
16 Dec 2022
Learning, Unlearning, and the Freedom to Read (commencement speech)original ↗
10 Dec 2022
Harold and Mauriceoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2022
Get Bivalent Boosted!original ↗
24 Sept 2022
“Well Paid for a Woman”: Gloria Hardman’s 50-Year Career in Computing (IEEE: Annals of the History of Computing)original ↗
2 Sept 2022
Who Is Welcome?: Multiculturalism in German Picturebooks Since 1989 (The Lion & The Unicorn)original ↗
12 Jul 2022
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance. #PlagueSongs, no. 40original ↗
26 Feb 2022
New site. Who’s this?original ↗
25 Feb 2022
Traveled down the road and back again. #PlagueSongs, no. 39original ↗
8 Jan 2022

2021

Our skulls are smiling still. #PlagueSongs, no. 38 AND my Best of 2021 music playlistoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2021
“With Pleasant Swab in the Anterior Nasal Region”; or, Traveling in Europe During Omicronoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2021
Children’s Literature, Comics/Graphic Novels, and Childhood Studies at MLA 2022original ↗
12 Dec 2021
I remember when you were here. #PlagueSongs, no. 37 AND Seven Xmas Playlistsoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2021
Good Grieforiginal ↗
4 Nov 2021
The Lost Film Footage of Crockett Johnsonoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2021
I guess this might well be it. #PlagueSongs, no. 36original ↗
11 Oct 2021
Don’t weaken. #PlagueSongs, no. 35original ↗
30 Aug 2021
“a nest of trying”: the pandemic at 500 daysoriginal ↗
26 Jul 2021
Get back up again. #PlagueSongs, no. 34original ↗
2 Jul 2021
In Defense of Critical Race Theoryoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2021
Situation’s tolerable. #PlaugeSongs, no. 33original ↗
3 Jun 2021
Breaking up with your favorite racist childhood classic books (Washington Post)original ↗
16 May 2021
That’s what storms were made for. #PlagueSongs, no. 32original ↗
4 May 2021
Give Love. #PlagueSongs, no. 31original ↗
2 Apr 2021
Wild Visionary: Maurice Sendak in Queer Jewish Contextoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2021
A 2nd shot in the armoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2021
Still worthwhile. #PlagueSongs, no. 30original ↗
16 Mar 2021
Happy Birthday, Linda!original ↗
14 Mar 2021
A shot in the armoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2021
Seuss, Racism, and Resources for Anti-Racist Children’s Literatureoriginal ↗
9 Mar 2021
Racism is a National Emergencyoriginal ↗
2 Mar 2021
Don’t worry that it’s not good enough. #PlagueSongs, no. 29original ↗
1 Mar 2021
Call for Papers: MLA, Jan 6-9, 2022, Washington, DCoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2021
Don’t run. #PlagueSongs, no. 28original ↗
9 Feb 2021
Over 100 Kansas Distinguished Profs to KBOR: Rescind New Termination Policy Immediately.original ↗
2 Feb 2021
Keywords for Children’s Literature 2.0, unboxed!original ↗
6 Jan 2021
I’m lucky to be here. #PlagueSongs, no. 27original ↗
5 Jan 2021
Children’s Literature, Comics/Graphic Novels, and Childhood Studies at MLA 2021original ↗
1 Jan 2021

2020

I got the medicine. So, you should keep your eyes on the ball. #PlagueSongs, no. 26original ↗
21 Dec 2020
Unboxing Barnaby vol. 4!original ↗
8 Dec 2020
Plague Is Halfway Over (If You Want It)original ↗
18 Nov 2020
Go tell that long-tongued liar. #PlagueSongs, no. 25original ↗
17 Nov 2020
What’s that sound? #PlagueSongs, no. 24original ↗
3 Nov 2020
Don’t write yourself off yet. #PlagueSongs, no. 23original ↗
27 Oct 2020
Barnaby Vol. 4 is here!original ↗
20 Oct 2020
This Mix Kills Fascistsoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2020
A Democracy, If We Can Keep It.original ↗
29 Aug 2020
Banish sadness and strife. #PlagueSongs, no. 22original ↗
11 Aug 2020
Mann, wer hätte das gedacht, dass es einmal soweit kommt #PlagueSongs, no. 21original ↗
4 Aug 2020
4′ 33″ #PlagueSongs, no. 20. AND 43 notes on silence, time, & the corona eraoriginal ↗
28 Jul 2020
Ruth Krauss in Germanoriginal ↗
25 Jul 2020
Can’t control my brain. #PlagueSongs, no. 19original ↗
21 Jul 2020
Someday we’ll find it. #PlagueSongs, no. 18original ↗
14 Jul 2020
Kansas’ Distinguished Professors call for end to International Student Banoriginal ↗
11 Jul 2020
Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives, and I decline. #PlagueSongs, no. 17original ↗
7 Jul 2020
Live to see another day. #PlagueSongs, no. 16original ↗
30 Jun 2020
What’s Your COVID-19 Routine? Part 5original ↗
29 Jun 2020
If you’re lost, I’m right behind. #PlagueSongs, no. 15original ↗
23 Jun 2020
My neighbor and my friend. #PlagueSongs, no. 14original ↗
16 Jun 2020
This is the time. #PlagueSongs, no. 13.original ↗
9 Jun 2020
Love. #PlagueSongs, no. 12original ↗
2 Jun 2020
No matter how I struggle and strive. #PlagueSongs, no. 11original ↗
26 May 2020
In the end, they’ll be the only ones there. #PlagueSongs, no. 10original ↗
19 May 2020
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