The Publications Committee of the Modern Language Association of America has approved the development of a volume of essays on teaching the African novel. This volume, planned as part of the Options for Teaching series, will be edited by Gaurav Desai. As currently projected, the volume will be structured in three main sections, the first devoted to theoretical approaches (e.g., Afrocentric, feminist/womanist, theories of orature), the second to thematic concerns (e.g., political resistance, nationalism, multiculturalism), and the third to a variety of course and institutional contexts in which the novels are taught (e.g., seminar course, foreign language course, women’s studies course, historically black colleges). The volume will also include a section on resources that may be helpful to teachers of African novels. One-page abstracts are invited by 1 December 2004, although the editor strongly encourages potential contributors to contact him well in advance of the deadline at gaurav@tulane.edu.