Each month, I provide Ms. readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically underrepresented groups. I hope some of these outstanding new books will help you get through your winter doldrums!
Author: Karla Strand
Karla J. Strand is the Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian for the University of Wisconsin. She completed her doctorate in Information Science via University of Pretoria in South Africa with a background in history and library science, and her research centers on the role of libraries and knowledge in empowering women and girls worldwide. Karla is working on her first book, a history of the Office of the GWS Librarian, due out in 2020. Tweet her @karlajstrand.
February 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us
This month’s list includes 32 books that represent a wide variety of styles, topics and tastes. Which will you read?
January 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us
From gender identity to travel to the evolution of the soul, these 30 books are bound to get your 2020 journey off to an auspicious start.
Reads for the Rest of Us: Feminist Books Coming Out in 2020
While it had its ups and downs, 2019 was a great year for books written by women, trans and gender nonconforming writers and other historically marginalized writers. This year is shaping up to be even better—as evidenced by the 86 books in this very 2020 preview!
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Hidden Gems of 2019
I receive a lot of new and forthcoming books each month to be considered for review or inclusion on these lists, but it is damn near impossible for me to know about every book publishing every month—although I do try!—and I am bound to miss some. To make up for it, I’m going to share some of those with you now!
December 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us
This month’s list includes amazing reads to curl up with on a snowy night or to gift to friends and family for the holidays.
The Ms. Q&A: The Black, Feminist Subtext of Melanie S. Hatter’s Award-Winning Novel “Malawi’s Sisters”
“It was almost like they were saying, ‘okay, this is our story, we had a sister and this is similar to what happened to us.'”
November 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us
I’ve included 18 books on this month’s list. They are surprising, uncompromising, candid, groundbreaking and, in some cases, infuriating. I hope they inspire your resistance, activity, zeal and bravery—because there is a lot of work to do.
October 2019 Reads for the Rest of Us
As I was choosing the 23 books for this month’s list, one major theme emerged: triumph. I didn’t intend to pick books that centered this theme so strongly, it just happened. But I am so glad it did because I need this fierce inspiration lately. I hope you find some in these like I did.
Reads for the Rest of Us: September 2019
There are so many amazing books coming out this month. It’s bananas! I’ve managed to narrow this list down to 25 titles—which will you read?