Women's History Month Series
History of reproductive justice reading list
The fight for reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy continues
Women's History Month Series
The fight for reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy continues
Women's History Month Series
Women's histories of resistance
Astrology and Tarot
Choose the right decks for you, or try one of my favorites
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Honoring introversion without giving in to depression and anxiety
Women's History Month Series
Happy Women's History Month! When the world feels like a dumpster fire, I am so glad we still have books. If you've read Ms. Feminist Know-It-All, my column with Ms. Magazine, you'll know how much I love books and the escape reading provides in
Reads for the Rest of Us
April is National Poetry Month, and it's coming on fast! As you may know, I write a poetry column for Ms. Magazine each year, so if you are a publisher or writer and haven't sent me your latest collection yet, please send them along or get
Reads for the Rest of Us
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Mar. 4, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my
Choose the right decks for you, or try one of my favorites
Top 100 Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025 at Ms. Magazine - Karla J. Strand
After 40, the menstrual floodgates open.
I was lucky enough to chat with Kathleen Hanna about her book, the writing process and how her feminism has changed over time.
Books and bibliotherapy, astrology and tarot, history and genealogy, all serving your midlife renaissance.
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Feb. 18, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my
Note: This article was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Jan. 31, 2025. Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my
Top 100 Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025 at Ms. Magazine - Karla J. Strand
These 18 July release books below may just give you some respite, order, distraction or—dare I say—hope. So, let’s do this.
After 40, the menstrual floodgates open.
You may think I was just a slut, that I deserved what I got. You may even believe me when I say I felt in control.
This month, I’m recommending 21 books that stood out to me for various reasons. The topics are diverse, from strange and spell-binding fiction, to nurturing and necessary nonfiction.
I was lucky enough to chat with Kathleen Hanna about her book, the writing process and how her feminism has changed over time.
...answer the call, get in there, do your best. Then rest, read and revitalize before relieving someone else. The 24 books on my list this month are certain to help you to strategize, reenergize and mobilize.
This review was originally posted on my blog in 2019.
This review was originally posted on my blog in 2018.
This review of Hawaa Ayoub's WHEN A BULBUL SINGS was first published on my blog in 2018.