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November Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

November 8, 2022November 25, 2022
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October Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

October 3, 2022November 25, 2022
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September 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

September 1, 2022November 25, 2022
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August 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

August 9, 2022September 12, 2022
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July 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

July 5, 2022September 12, 2022
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June 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

June 1, 2022September 12, 2022
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May 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

May 6, 2022September 12, 2022
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Poetry for the Rest of Us 2022 – Ms. Magazine

April 20, 2022September 12, 2022
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April 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

April 1, 2022September 12, 2022
Book review: In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms – Canadian Journal of History
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Book review: In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms – Canadian Journal of History

With In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms, editors Sarah Nickel (Tk’emlúpsemc, Ukrainian, French Canadian) and Amanda Fehr (white settler) have compiled...

Karla Strand
December 10, 2021February 15, 2022
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Poetry for Everyone – Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review
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Poetry for Everyone – Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review

Karla J. Strand’s review of How Poetry Can Change Your Heart for Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review.

Karla Strand
July 1, 2020October 12, 2021
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In New Memoir, Deborah J. Cohan Explores the Complexities of Love, Illness and Parental Abuse – Ms. Magazine
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In New Memoir, Deborah J. Cohan Explores the Complexities of Love, Illness and Parental Abuse – Ms. Magazine

With her new book, sociologist Deborah J. Cohan explores the complexities of caring for an aging parent with a history of abusive behavior.

Karla Strand
March 12, 2020October 12, 2021
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A Cure for What Ails You – Medium Books
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A Cure for What Ails You – Medium Books

A Review of Stephanie Allen’s Tonic and Balm Tonic and Balm is a book about medicine shows. The thing about medicine shows is that they...

Karla Strand
December 20, 2019October 12, 2021
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A Brief Review of Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES
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A Brief Review of Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES

Arushi Raina’s WHEN MORNING COMES occurs during South Africa’s oppressive apartheid regime where four students plan to fight back – but at what cost?

Karla Strand
February 28, 2019October 12, 2021
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Review of HEARTS OF CLAY by Dosun Adeleye
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Review of HEARTS OF CLAY by Dosun Adeleye

Dosun Adeleye's Hearts of Clay follows the journey of Grace, a young woman living in the United Kingdom who travels to Nigeria in search of the answer...

Karla Strand
December 19, 2018October 12, 2021
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A Review of WHEN A BULBUL SINGS by Hawaa Ayoub
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A Review of WHEN A BULBUL SINGS by Hawaa Ayoub

Hawaa Ayoub's chilling debut novel centers on 14-year-old Eve who, after being taken from her home to remote Yemen under the pretense of a temporary...

Karla Strand
December 3, 2018October 12, 2021
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A Review of GO TOGETHER by Shola Richards
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A Review of GO TOGETHER by Shola Richards

I have a few close work colleagues—friends, really—who I go to for support, consolation, venting, and laughs. The group of us get together regularly for...

Karla Strand
November 25, 2018October 11, 2021
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A Review of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER
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A Review of Oyinkan Braithwaite’s MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER

Oyinkan Braithwaite's debut novel, My Sister, the Serial Killer, is a wickedly comedic story of Korede and her sister, Ayoola. Despite their differences, the sisters...

Karla Strand
November 19, 2018October 12, 2021
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A Review of Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK
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A Review of Esi Edugyan’s WASHINGTON BLACK

When I picked up Washington Black, the latest novel by Esi Edugyan, I prepared myself for a challenging story about slavery, violence, and injustice. What...

Karla Strand
November 17, 2018October 12, 2021
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