Archive
Why I’m No Longer Observing Thanksgiving
And what I’m doing instead.
Karla J. Strand
With bibliotherapy, astrology, tarot, and genealogy, I empower people in midlife with knowledge and skills to disrupt harmful conditioning, heal trauma, and discover their authentic selves.
Reads for the Rest of Us
November Reads for the Rest of Us
The feminists are heading to NWSA in Puerto Rico this month! And we're reading these books.
Reads for the Rest of Us
October 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
In a time when we need it the most, these 20 books will provide the knowledge, respite, ideas, empathy and rage we need right now to continue the work of liberation.
Featured
Random Thoughts for a Rainy Saturday Morning
After a week of COVID, I am salty and antsy to get moving and try something new. What good trouble can I get into?
Reads for the Rest of Us
September 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 25 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
Reads for the Rest of Us
August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 25 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
Reviews
A Cure for What Ails You
An early review of Stephanie Allen's 2019 book Tonic and Balm that was featured in Medium Books.
Reads for the Rest of Us
July 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the top 22 books that Ms. intern, Violet Pandya, and I are excited about this month!
Reads for the Rest of Us
June 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Reading even just one or two of the 25 books below is a first step towards sending the message that we will continue to support the arts and prioritize the stories being told by and about marginalized groups.
Reads for the Rest of Us
May 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The 26 books on this month’s list provide some of that much-needed hope and joy as well. They tell stories of strength and resilience, of relationships and love, of imagination and dreams.
Reads for the Rest of Us
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of 2024 and 2025
Some of the most exciting and extraordinary poetry titles I’ve read in 2024=2025.
Reads for the Rest of Us
April 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
I hope you find some titles among the 25 here that will provide you with what you need now so that you can continue to keep going in your corner of the world.