connect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, Insta Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Karla J. Strand is a historian, librarian and writer. I’m (mostly) out. Find me on Instagram and Threads @karlajstrand. The @GWSLibrarian will be at those also. @karlajstrand.bsky.social
Pieces You'll Never Get Back: A Memoir of Unlikely Survival
Samina Aliconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaA hopeful and loving memoir about the most terrifying and challenging events in her life: the traumatic birth of her first son and the accompanying brain injury that left her a shell of the person she once was. This is an inspiring story of recovery that you won’t want to miss.
Hardcover, 2025
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real about the End
Alua Arthurconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaAs a death doula, Alua Arthur has witnessed many aching for peace in life’s last moments. In her insightful debut memoir, she compassionately shares how reflecting upon our inevitable impending death can breathe new life into each of us.
Hardcover, 2024
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Walking Gentry Home: A Memoir of My Foremothers in Verse
Alora Youngconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaWhat you’ve heard about Alora Young and her debut is all true. She’s extraordinary, the book is phenomenal and you just need to get a copy in your hands ASAP. This month’s #RequiredReading.
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Transit: Being Non-Binary in a World of Dichotomies
Dianna E. Andersonconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaThank goodness Dianna E. Anderson has written this essential exploration into non-binary identity, history and theory. Not only is it informative, but it’s personal, accessible and compassionate.
Hardcover, 2022
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Counterfeit
Kirstin Chenconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaWhat happens when two former college roommates go all-in on a counterfeit handbag scheme? You will enjoy finding out in Chen’s frank, feminist and funny new novel.
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Head Above Water: Reflections on Illness
Shahd Alshammariconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaOn page 78 of 200 of Head Above Water, by Shahd Alshammari https://t.co/gCBjz9kjYe
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Rise
Marie Arnoldconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaThis is a book for our times, full of outrage, heartbreak, injustice and yes, hope. Thank goodness for hope. And healing. And for ancestors, wisdom, friends and collectives. Take care when reading this one, but do read it.
Paperback, 2023
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
We Lie Here: A Thriller
Rachel Howzell Hallconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaIf you haven’t read Rachel Howzell Hall yet, now’s the time. She’s a master of the twisty, suspenseful crime thriller. And she just keeps getting better.
Paperback, 2022
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop
Danyel Smithconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, Insta@JalisaNichole Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop by Danyel Smith
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unwieldy Creatures
Addie Tsaiconnect w me on Threads, Tribel, BlueSky, InstaIf you know the literary me, you know my mad love for Mary Shelley and Frankenstein. And after my own heart, Addie Tsai has gifted us this breathtaking retelling full of queer, biracial, gender-swapping goodness.
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book