Karla J. Strand - Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS (Page 2)

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Reviews

Jill Soloway’s SHE WANTS IT – A Brief Review

This review of Jill Soloway's SHE WANTS IT was first published in my blog in 2018.

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Featured

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon - Reprising an Early Review

In 2018, I wrote a blog post reviewing The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon, and it's been one of my top five visited pages on my website. I'm reprising it here after minimal updates.

Reads for the Rest of Us

April 2024 Reads for the Rest of Us

Here are 25 fantastic books releasing this month that I recommend you dig into.

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Reviews

A Review of Ogenna Ojukwu’s THE TEACHER, THE SEAMSTRESS AND THE PIANIST

This review of Ogenna Ojukwu's THE TEACHER, THE SEAMSTRESS AND THE PIANIST was first published in my blog in 2018.

Books and Bibliotherapy

Literary Websites

A list of literary websites from a 2018 blog post by Karla J. Strand.

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Reviews

A Review of Kevin Powell’s MY MOTHER. BARACK OBAMA. DONALD TRUMP. AND THE LAST STAND OF THE ANGRY WHITE MAN.

This review of Kevin Powell's MY MOTHER was originally published in my blog on Sept. 9, 2018.

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Reviews

F*ck Your Fatphobia. A Review of Virgie Tovar’s YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT

This review of Virgie Tovar's YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN FAT was originally published on my blog in 2018.

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From Reluctance to Rebellion: A Review of Bina Shah’s BEFORE SHE SLEEPS

This review of Bina Shah's BEFORE SHE SLEEPS was first published on my 2018 blog.

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Reviews

Camille Perri’s WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY: A Brief Review

This review of WHEN KATIE MET CASSIDY was first published on my blog in 2018.

Reads for the Rest of Us

March 2024 Reads for the Rest of Us

The 25 books on this list are just a small representation of the hundreds of books being released this month. March is a big one, so I had to be discerning and make some tough choices.

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Reviews

Chula’s Colombia: A Review of Ingrid Rojas Contreras’ FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE

This review of Ingrid Rojas Contreras' FRUIT OF THE DRUNKEN TREE was originally published on my blog in 2018.

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Reviews

Buy This Book! Naomi Klein’s THE BATTLE FOR PARADISE: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists

This review of Naomi Klein's THE BATTLE FOR PARADISE was originally published on my blog in 2018.