Word of the day: bibliophile. Meaning: A lover of books. Used in a sentence: As a bibliophile, Alana Rowan found her future in the study of literature. With her mother’s influence, Rowan’s childhood was filled with the magic of stories. “My mom is an English teacher. She teaches elementary school English. She teaches fourth and fifth grade. She always instilled a … [Read more...] about Exploring literary worlds and ideas
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Alan Tinkler to the Missouri State University English Department! Dr. Tinkler will be fulfilling the roll of Associate Professor of English. In addition to his critical work on Jane Bowles, Janet Frame, and Italo Calvino, his fiction has been published in literary journals, including Post Road, Beloit Fiction Journal, and Black Ridge … [Read more...] about Please Welcome Dr. Alan Tinkler