Matt Ryan hosts #CanonChat on Twitter
@mattryanelateach.bsky.social
HS English teacher; #CanonChat; Jane Austen and Van Halen enthusiast; Catholic; Hockey fan; I teach diverse books and defend the canon; Matthew 5:44
Part One of "Till We Have Faces" is strong, but Lewis reaches another level in Part Two when Orual rereads her own story and confronts her blindness.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Part One of "Till We Have Faces" is strong, but Lewis reaches another level in Part Two when Orual rereads her own story and confronts her blindness.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I just saw that Elizabeth Franz had passed away a couple of weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to see her on stage in "Death of a Salesman" in 2000. She played the character of Linda Loman with such strength. Prayers for her family and friends.
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I just saw that Elizabeth Franz had passed away a couple of weeks ago. I was fortunate enough to see her on stage in "Death of a Salesman" in 2000. She played the character of Linda Loman with such strength. Prayers for her family and friends.
Two high quality books with resonant themes that my students have enjoyed this year.
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Two high quality books with resonant themes that my students have enjoyed this year.
#CanonChat's final selection of 2025: Kent Haruf's "Plainsong." Visit canonchat.com for a bunch of resources on the novel and join us over on X on December 9. If you've never read it, you're in for a treat!
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
#CanonChat's final selection of 2025: Kent Haruf's "Plainsong." Visit canonchat.com for a bunch of resources on the novel and join us over on X on December 9. If you've never read it, you're in for a treat!
Announcing #CanonChat's next selection. Please join us as we read Willa Cather's "My Ántonia." And as always, visit canonchat.com for resources on the novel.
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Announcing #CanonChat's next selection. Please join us as we read Willa Cather's "My Ántonia." And as always, visit canonchat.com for resources on the novel.
#CanonChat is reading "All The Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. Visit www.canonchat.com for resources on the novel.
September 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#CanonChat is reading "All The Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. Visit www.canonchat.com for resources on the novel.
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One more round of “Moby-Dick” coming up. All are welcome to join us! #CanonChat www.canonchat.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
One more round of “Moby-Dick” coming up. All are welcome to join us! #CanonChat www.canonchat.com
Our second chat on "Moby Dick" is fast approaching. All are welcome to join #CanonChat! www.canonchat.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Our second chat on "Moby Dick" is fast approaching. All are welcome to join #CanonChat! www.canonchat.com
Moby-Dick #CanonChat www.canonchat.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Moby-Dick #CanonChat www.canonchat.com
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