Reads for the Rest of Us
August 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
I can't stick to only 10 books; who am I kidding? Here are the 15 I'm recommending this month!
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
July 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
I receive hundreds of emails and many books each month to consider for my columns. I love it, but it's a LOT. Here are 10 I recommend for July 2026.
Reads for the Rest of Us
June 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Happy June! Happy Pride! Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month! Happy summer! Wherever you are and however you spend your month, I hope you are able to slow down, rest and enjoy life with a good book.
Reads for the Rest of Us
May 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Featuring some cool science titles and more. Expand your mind and always be learning, friends!
Reads for the Rest of Us
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Best Poetry of 2025 and 2026
With help from Violet, I picked the most exciting poetry collections 2025-2026 by women and trans poets of color.
Reads for the Rest of Us
April 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out the 25 books we’ve chosen to highlight this month, with special shoutouts to friends and colleagues with books releasing as well.
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March 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Check out We Are Each Other’s Liberations: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities (Haymarket Books, 2025), and the 24 books releasing this month.
Reads for the Rest of Us
February 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
This month, I reintroduce the column and suggest the 28 books that Violet and I are most excited about.
Reads for the Rest of Us
January 2026 Reads for the Rest of Us
Violet and I chose the 25 books by women and trans people of color, and by writers of the global majority, that we're most excited about in January 2026.
Reads for the Rest of Us
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026
Violet and I chose our most anticipated feminist books of 2026. There's something here for everyone, which ones of the 94 will you choose?
Just So You Know
Yes, you do have pronouns. Whether you like it or not.
The panic over pronouns isn't about ideology - it's about power, identity, and who gets to decide what counts as "normal."
Resource Guides
Yes, You Do Have a Pronoun Resource Guide
This resource guide accompanies my article "Yes, You Do Have Pronouns." It includes popular press articles, peer-reviewed journal articles, books, and websites, all vetted by me (an academic librarian with 20+ years of experience).