Books and Bibliotherapy

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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.

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Reviews

A Life Well Lived: A Review of Rachel Heng’s SUICIDE CLUB

This review was originally posted on my blog in 2018.

Reads for the Rest of Us

February 2024 Reads for the Rest of Us

Originally published 2/16/2024 at Ms. Magazine. The Feminist Know-It-All: You know her. You can’t stand her. Good thing she’s not here! Instead, this column by gender and women’s studies librarian Karla Strand will amplify stories of the creation, access, use and preservation of knowledge by

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Reviews

Shadows We Leave Behind: A Review of Peng Shepherd’s THE BOOK OF M

This review of Peng Shepherd’s THE BOOK OF M was originally posted on my blog in June 2018.

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Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024

My most anticipated queer and feminist books of 2024.

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Reviews

C.A. Wittman’s SYNANON KID: A Brief Review

This review of CA Wittman's SYNANON KID was originally on my blog in 2018.

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Reviews

Leaving the Queer Desert: A Review of Genevieve Hudson’s A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH EVERYONE

This review of Gen Hudson's A LITTLE IN LOVE WITH EVERYONE was originally published on my blog in 2018.

The Light Within: A Review of Shobha Rao’s GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER

Reviews

The Light Within: A Review of Shobha Rao’s GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER

A review of Shobha Rao's GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER from my 2018 blog.

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Reviews

Tanaz Bhathena's A GIRL LIKE THAT: A Brief Review

This review of Tanaz Bhathena's A GIRL LIKE THAT originally appeared on my blog in 2018.

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Reviews

Escaping Captivities: A Review of SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik

My 2018 blog review of Jasmine Darznik's SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD.

Reads for the Rest of Us

January 2024: Reads for the Rest of Us

Check out these 30 new titles ranging from necessary nonfiction to fantastic fiction. (I do love me some alliteration.)

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