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Karla J. Strand
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Feminist librarian, historian, educator, writer @msmagazine
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March 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Looking for a way to channel your rage at the #Stonewall bullshit? One thing you can do is preorder Tourmaline’s @tourmaliiine.bsky.social new book MARSHA: THE JOY AND DEFIANCE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON. Marsha would want you to. Coming May 20!
Photo showing the cover of Tourmaline’s forthcoming book on Marsha P. Johnson, which shows a bright, beautiful brown skinned Marsha with a big red-lipped smile and a crown of multicolored flowers on her head. She’s wearing a pink dress with bare shoulders. The background is also flowers. Tourmaline’s name is in yellow across the top and the title is in white in bold letters across the bottom half of the cover.
February 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Me: Ima stay up alll night and finish this book!

Also me:
November 27, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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Photo of a furry blonde rat terrier mix sitting on a brown leather couch. He has his mouth wide open in a smile and his eyes are shining. Photo still from the movie Amadeus of Tom Hulce as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He’s wearing a big pink wig, flowered finery, and a big open mouthed smile. His arms are raised as he directs an (out of photo) orchestra. Behind him is an audience of people wearing white wigs in a grand concert hall with bright chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. He looks jubilant.
November 24, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Shoutout to all the folks w covid puppies who are severely under-socialized and leash-reactive. Uffda it’s a struggle. #blueskydogpark #pitties #dogsofbluesky #showmeyourpitties
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November 22, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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Yooo if you are a woman/femme/nb/trans writer and/or a writer of the global majority and you have a book coming out in 2025, lemme know! Working on my most anticipated list for @msmagazine.bsky.social #writingcommunity 💙📚
Photo added for attention and bc she’s cute with books. Please share!
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November 21, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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What’s worse than going thru putting your cat down? Watching your son have to do it. 😭 Rest easy, Holly.
Photo of Holly, a black and white cat, in a cowgirl Halloween costume. She’s got a brown cowgirl hat on, her front legs sticking thru the legs of blue jeans, and stuffed arms sticking out of a white shirt with a blue jean vest and red bandanna.
November 18, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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I mentioned earlier that I missed #nwsa2024 because one of my dogs was sick. For those wondering how he’s doing, he’s pretty much back to normal, thanks!
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November 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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It’s ANY intelligence that he targets, tho, right?
November 13, 2024 at 2:44 AM
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HAHAHAHA those two are going to run an office of EFFICIENCY?!? This must be The Onion. That is fucking hilarious. At least in between all the fear and hate and poverty we’ll get some laughs during this administration. Jfc
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November 13, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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July 17, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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Belated congratulations to my friend Lachrista on her amazing book deal!! 💛 The Guerrilla Feminist is coming in 2025 from Iskra Books; watch for it!
June 20, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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If you haven’t yet checked out the #Sudanese #Feminist #Reading List, now would be a good time to do so. 🇸🇩

New resources were just added and it remains imperative that people get informed about what’s happening there.

sudanesefeministreading.org

#readinglist #freesudan #keepeyesonsudan #sudan
April 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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January 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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January 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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While the ICJ ruling was a win, they fell short of demanding a ceasefire, so we must continue to.

You can learn more by reading the nonfiction titles and memoirs on the Palestinian Feminist Reading List.

Let’s go.

palestinianfeministreading.org
January 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Friends, I am teaming up with Desi Book Aunty (Gayatri Sethi) to create a Feminist Palestinian Reading List. Coming soon - watch this space.

If you have suggestions of feminist Palestinian writers of recent adult publications, please reply! 👇 👇 🍉 🍉 And please boost this post!
Photo of signs taped to the inside of an office window while a Free Palestine protest is going on outside. The signs read, "End the Occupation," "Free Palestine," "Cease Fire Now," and "Freedom for Palestine."
January 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Who are your go-to Native creators??

Let me know below and share so we can keep supporting them all year long! 💙📚 🔥
November 27, 2023 at 3:24 PM
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I have some very overdue, very big news!

I am now contributing a monthly books column for Literary Craft Editorial, the publication of the amazing new Spirit Bound Press.

spiritboundpress.com/literary-cra...
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November 25, 2023 at 6:13 PM