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
Reads for the Rest of Us
My most anticipated queer and feminist books of 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.)
Reads for the Rest of Us
What would possess me to write about poetry?
Reads for the Rest of Us
This is Part II of my 2018 Must Reads for the Rest of Us, first published on my blog.
Reads for the Rest of Us
My first Reads for the Rest of Us appeared on my blog in January of 2018.
Reads for the Rest of Us
This column was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Apr. 22, 2020. April is National Poetry Month! And as we all shelter in place, don’t we need poetry now more than ever? Last year my dormant love of poetry was reignited and I am happy to say that my
Reads for the Rest of Us
This column was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Apr. 19, 2021. April is National Poetry Month! Since my dormant love of poetry was reignited, I’ve found it so refreshing and inspiring to read beautiful collections each year and share my thoughts with you. Listed below are some of
Reads for the Rest of Us
This column was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Apr. 20, 2022. April is National Poetry Month! Since my dormant love of poetry was reignited, I’ve found it so refreshing and inspiring to read beautiful collections each year and share my thoughts with you. Below are some of the
Reads for the Rest of Us
This column was originally published by Ms. Magazine on Apr. 20, 2023. Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: 1. I want to do my part in the disruption of