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Karla J. Strand

Information Specialist – Freelance Writer

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Poetry for the Rest of Us 2022 – Ms. Magazine

Posted on April 20, 2022September 12, 2022 By Karla Strand

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 most exciting and necessary collections published late last year and forthcoming in 2022.  Last year I…

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April 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

Posted on April 1, 2022September 12, 2022 By Karla Strand

Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups.

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As Book Bans Target LGBTQ+ Writers and Writers of Color, Here’s What Banned Books We’re Reading – Ms. Magazine

Posted on March 18, 2022April 21, 2022 By Karla Strand

In the last few years, attempts at banning books in schools and libraries are occurring at a furious rate.

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March 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

Posted on March 2, 2022April 21, 2022 By Karla Strand

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: I want to do my part in the disruption of what has been the acceptable “norm” in the book world for far too long—white, cis,…

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February 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

Posted on February 18, 2022April 21, 2022 By Karla Strand

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: I want to do my part in the disruption of what has been the acceptable “norm” in the book world for far too long—white, cis,…

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Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022 – Ms. Magazine

Posted on February 7, 2022March 7, 2023 By Karla Strand

You’ve seen the other “most anticipated books for 2022” lists, now read this one… you know, for the rest of us!

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January 2022 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

Posted on January 10, 2022April 21, 2022 By Karla Strand

I hope you can find some nuggets of reading joy here and that they set your new year up right!

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Reads for the Rest of Us – 2021 Best of the Rest – Ms. Magazine

Posted on December 20, 2021March 7, 2023 By Karla Strand

Each year, I choose my favorite books of the year for Ms. Magazine. Here are my top 50 Reads for the Rest of Us for 2021.

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December 2021 Reads for the Rest of Us – Ms. Magazine

Posted on December 1, 2021February 15, 2022 By Karla Strand

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 women and girls around the world; share innovative projects and initiatives that focus on information, literacies,…

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Laurie Halse Anderson on Her New Book, Writing Graphic Novels and Wonder Woman – Ms. Magazine

Posted on June 18, 2020October 12, 2021 By Karla Strand

Karla talked to beloved writer Laurie Halse Anderson about her new book, writing graphic novels and Wonder Woman.

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