Genealogy and History - Karla J. Strand, DPhil, MLIS

A photo from Barbados of columns and a checkered floor with palm trees outside.

Reviews

A Review of Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK

This review of Esi Edugyan's WASHINGTON BLACK was first posted in my 2018 blog.

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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.

Phot of Valle de Cocora in Colombia, with trees, mountains, and low clouds.

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.

Photo of flags waving against a blue sky at Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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

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

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