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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
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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Best Reads (and Book Gifts) for the Rest of Us – 2018
Reads for the Rest of Us

Best Reads (and Book Gifts) for the Rest of Us – 2018

Best Reads (and Book Gifts) for the Rest of Us – 2018 – Here are my favorites books of 2018, just in time for gift-giving!

Karla Strand
December 9, 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 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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A Life Well Lived: A Review of Rachel Heng’s SUICIDE CLUB
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A Life Well Lived: A Review of Rachel Heng’s SUICIDE CLUB

Would you want to live forever? In her debut novel Suicide Club, Rachel Heng reaffirms the notion of "be careful what you wish for" and...

Karla Strand
July 15, 2018October 12, 2021
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Shadows We Leave Behind: A Review of Peng Shepherd’s THE BOOK OF M
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Shadows We Leave Behind: A Review of Peng Shepherd’s THE BOOK OF M

I’ve always enjoyed dystopian and post-apocalyptic books and films but admittedly, I am no expert in these genres. I appreciate the creativity and uniqueness of...

Karla Strand
July 14, 2018October 12, 2021
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The Light Within: A Review of Shobha Rao’s GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER
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The Light Within: A Review of Shobha Rao’s GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER

Shobha Rao’s Girls Burn Brighter is an intense story of survival and sisterhood.  And so much more. Set in India against a backdrop of a...

Karla Strand
April 16, 2018October 12, 2021
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Escaping Captivities: A Review of SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik
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Escaping Captivities: A Review of SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik

Jasmin Darznik’s latest book is a novel based on the life and work of Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Darznik’s first book, entitled The Good Daughter:...

Karla Strand
February 28, 2018October 12, 2021
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Resist or regret? A review of Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
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Resist or regret? A review of Red Clocks by Leni Zumas

What do a polar explorer, a teenage girl, an aging teacher and writer, an unfulfilled wife and mother, and an eccentric healer have in common?...

Karla Strand
January 27, 2018October 12, 2021
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