Micah True

"Sudden uncoolness" sounds like an admission that we were once very cool. I'll take it.

Colleagues, think about pitching a paper, research intro, or poster, or participate in a teaching roundtable!

17th-century, dammit.

✋ I have a new book! It's called "The Jesuit Relations: A Biography," and it tells overlooked stories about these famous 17th mission reports: how women, Indigenous people, editors in Paris, etc. were involved in their creation, how modern editions shape them, and more. www.mqup.ca/jesuit--rela...

Revised #CFP for the annual meeting of the Atlantic Medieval and Early Modern Group (AMEMG), October 24-25, 2025, in Moncton, NB. Jointly hosted by the Université de Moncton and Crandall University. Propose a paper, poster, or panel! Please help spread the word! amemg.digitalearlymodern.com

Tips on how to get myself placed on leave immediately without breaking any laws or doing anything dishonest/unethical?

At least four of them are online or will be live streamed, which is part of why I don't feel they can overlap much. The audiences might not be fully distinct.

This isn't the sign I was looking for.

Just said yes to a 7th speaking opportunity for the upcoming academic year (two conferences, three talks in support of the new book, two talks about a potential new book project). For various reasons, overlap between them will have to be minimal. 😬 Someone please tell me this is going to be fine.

Programmatic strategies for academic success in graduate health professions education: A scoping review Students face unique challenges to academic success. Downwards trends in licensure pass rates suggest institutions must better understand effective teaching and student supports. This scoping revie...

So proud to be able to share this, due to amazing collaboration with Bethany Nolan, Karolyn Miller, & Janna Mcgaugh though American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks for the kind words, Thomas. I hope you like it!

Be like Bella and check out my new book, just out from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social:

small dog licking its chops next to a book "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

...and liked it!

small dog licking a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

Bella licked it....

small brown yorkie on a chair looking at a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

Phoebe is considering booting it off the chair.

small white bichon frisée sitting on a chair next to a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

Zoe has agreed to be in the picture with my book, but you can tell she's not exactly thrilled about it.

small dog lying on a chair next to a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

Darby legitimately has not noticed it.

small yorkie lying on a chair next to a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True. The dog is looking away from the book.

Aubrey has definitely noticed it, and is snubbing it.

small brown yorkie on a chair next to a book entitled "The Jesuit Relations a Biography" by Micah True

Small dogs that do not care about my new book (and one that does): a thread

Mia is pretending she hasn't noticed it.

More like the Chicago Annual of Style, amirite?

Two adorable yorkies posing next to a book entitled The Jesuit Relations: A Biography.

Aubrey and Phoebe can’t wait to get their paws on my new book!
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

Two adorable yorkies posing next to a book entitled The Jesuit Relations: A Biography.

Aubrey and Phoebe can’t wait to get their paws on my new book!
@mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

Hi Eric! It’s been a minute. Say hi to K for us!

THREE strangers, in separate encounters, called out “good job” to me while I was on my morning run. Is my brain so broken that I’m taking this not as small-town friendliness, but as a sign that I now look older than you’d expect a runner at my (not especially fast) pace to be? …Maybe.

Opinion | When Novels Mattered

So: Gore Vidal, Norman Mailer, and Truman Capote used to be showered with attention, but “interest in contemporary writers overall has collapsed,” and now people are only interested in Sally Rooney, Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver. 🧐 Dude. C’mon.

YouTube video by The Muppets The Muppets | Pigs in Space | “Alien: Look Who’s Coming to Dinner”

A very well-known decolonial thinker at Duke once did the whole muppets “pigs in space” thing in my presence when this novel came up, but said Jesuits instead of pigs. A highlight of my academic career. m.youtube.com/watch?v=EmI7...

I look forward to that, Keith!

Hope you like it!

I wrote about some of the eureka! moments over the years that resulted in this book. TLDR: go read some fiction while working on your non-fiction book.

In the foreground, an ice cream pie. In the background, a book entitled The Jesuit Relations: A Biography.

Look at this beautiful thing! And the ice cream pie isn’t bad either. @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social