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Author Spotlight: Eliza Hull

A short look into the life and work of the award-winning musician, author and disability advocate, Eliza Hull.

#author spotlight #disabled author #australia #female author #charcot-marie-tooth disease #disabled parents #disability #the disability book archive #link

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[ID: A book cover. The title "The Fifth Healer" is written at the top in large yellow caps. Smaller yellow caps at the bottom of the cover read "A Teen Fantasy Novel" and "With Magic, Adventure and Modern Mythology". The background is various shades of black and grey and shows a person with pale skin standing in the foreground. They are holding a clock in front of the chest with both hands, the clock face facing outwards to show Roman numerals. In the background, a large crumbling structure made from marble pillars. /end]

hi. my wattpad YA fantasy is now complete (!) offering you many hours of free procrastination

So I’ve been playing with a YA contemporary/urban fantasy novel for years.

It’s about disabled teens (like my protagonist, I’m an amputee) who discover they may have access to healing magic. Including healing themselves. But if they choose to be healed, they lose their power to heal others. (X)

Dear Son,

If you are reading this letter:

1. We are dead. 2. You are currently wondering who you are and what your name is. 3. You’re probably in a hospital. If so, they will be coming for you any moment.

[ PLZ READ on Wattpad ]

#posts that make me finally get a wattpad account #thank you for the recommendation! #reblog #ebook #fantasy #young adult #amputee #disabled characters #disability books #disability representation #disability #magic #image #described #links

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Hi! Do you accept short stories for the archive?

Of course!

#the disability book archive #ask box

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Author Spotlight: Lillie Lainoff

A short look into the life and work of author and essayist, Lillie Lainoff.

#author spotlight #the disability book archive #disabled authors #female author #chronic illness #pots #pots syndrome

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Update: 07.04.2024

Fixes:

Added:

"Mexican-Cuban-American MC" tag

"Colombian-American LI" tag

"Peurto Rican-Mexican-American SC" tag

Aesthetic:

Other:

#update log #archive update #the disability book archive

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'Cemetery Boys'- Thomas, Aiden

Disability Rep: ADHD (LI)

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Fantasy, Contemporary

Age: Young Adult

Setting: USA

Additional Rep: Mexican-Cuban-American Transgender Gay Male MC, Columbian-American Gay Male LI, M/M, Peurto Rican-Mexican-American SC, Lesbian SC, Transgender Female SC

For more information on summaries, content warnings and additional tropes, see here:

#books #disability books #disability representation #disability #disabled characters #fiction #lgbtq books #lgbtq+ #lgbtq characters #lgbtq representation #latin characters #poc characters #adhd #gay #transgender characters #transgender #m/m #lesbian character #cemetery boys #link

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Update: 06.04.2024

Fixes:

"Cosy Mystery" to "Genre"

Updated tags on "'In the Ring'- Isley, Sierra"

Updated tags on "'Deathless Divide'- Ireland, Justina"

Updated tags on "'Borderline'- Baker, Mishell"

Updated tags on "'Black Sun'- Roanhorse, Rebecca"

Updated tags on "'A Spindle Splintered'- Harrow, Alix E."

Updated tags on "'10 Things I Can See From Here'- Mac, Carrie"

Updated tags on "'Six of Crows'- Bardugo, Leigh"

Added:

"Medical Fiction" genre category

"Medical Fiction" tag

Aesthetic:

Other:

Removed duplicate "Bisexual" tag

#update log #archive update #the disability book archive

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Disability in Books: International Asexuality Day

[ID: A poster. Large black text reading "International Asexuality Day" is in the centre. Above it, to the left, smaller black text reading "Disability in Books". The background is a straight diagonal version of the Disability Pride flag. In the upper right corner, the logo for the Disability Book Archive. In the lower left corner, the Asexual Pride flag. /end]

[ID: The same poster. The flag and logo have shrunken slightly in size. The title has been removed, replaced with two book covers and some text. The first cover is for "Asking For A Friend" by Ronnie Riley and is in the upper left hand corner. Black text listed next to it reads "Middle-Grade", "Contemporary", "Anxiety, ADHD", "Additional Biromantic Rep", and "June 2024 Release". The second cover is for "Deathless Divide" by Justina Ireland and is down the lower right side of the poster. Large black text listed next to it reads "Young Adult", "Historical, Horror, Fantasy", "Amputee", "Additional Bisexual Rep", "Zombies", and "Series". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have changed. The first cover is for "Hazel's Theory of Everything" by Lisa Jenn Bigelow. Large black text listed next to it reads "Middle-Grade, Young Adult", "Contemporary", "Wheelchair User SC", and "Additional Questioning and Aromantic Rep". The second cover is for "Learning Curves" by Ceillie Simkiss. Large black text listed next to it reads "New Adult, Adult", "Romance, Contemporary", "ADHD", "F/F; Fat Peurto-Rican Lesbian MC x Panromantic Asexual MC", and "Novella". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have changed. The first cover is for "Our Bloody Pearl" by D. N. Bryn. Large black text listed next to it reads "Adult", "Fantasy, Romance", "Paraplegic, PTSD, Sign Language, Vitiligo", "Additional Non-Binary, Transgender, Agender and Aromantic Rep", and "Series". The second cover is for "Tarnished Are the Stars" by Rosiee Thor. Large black text listed next to it reads "Young Adult", "Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Romance", "Heart Condition", "Additional Aromantic, Lesbian and Queer Rep", and "Space". /end]

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A small collection of books featuring disabled asexual characters in honour of International Asexuality Day!

Every book on this list features 1 or more asexual main characters. Honourable mention for the City of Spires series, which features a large cast of aspec characters, alongside characters who are deaf, have memory loss, PTSD, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and a main character with a condition that dulls his senses.

[ID: The same poster, with no text, showing 3 book covers. The books are "City of Strife", "City of Betrayal" and "City of Deceity", all by Claudie Arseneault. /end]

Books on this list:

♠ 'Asking For a Friend'- Ronnie Riley ♠ 'Deathless Divide'- Justina Ireland ♠ 'Hazel's Theory of Evolution'- Lisa Jenn Bigelow ♠ 'Learning Curves'- Ceillie Simkiss ♠ 'Our Bloody Pearl'- D. N. Bryn ♠ 'Tarnished Are the Stars'- Rosiee Thor ♠ 'City of Strife'- Claudie Arseneault ♠ 'City of Betrayal'- Claudie Arseneault ♠ 'City of Deceit'- Claudie Arseneault

Happy International Asexuality Day!

#books #disability books #disability representation #disability #disabled characters #lgbtq books #lgbtq+ #lgbtq characters #lgbtq representation #asexual #asexuality #asexual representation #international asexuality day #asexuality in books #images #described #the disability book archive #link

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every book i have read (or can remember reading) with a d/Deaf/hoh main character:

el deafo - cece bell - children’s - graphic novel memoir of bell’s experience as a raised-oral profound deaf kid in the 70s (i think?)

you don’t know everything, jilly p.! - alex gino - children’s fiction - a hearing white girl who has a deaf sister and her messy friendship with a Black Deaf boy.

give me a SIGN - anna sortino- ya fiction - main character has hereditary progressive hearing loss, and is a counselor at a deaf summer camp where she improves her asl and engages more with the wider Deaf community.

you’re welcome, universe - whitney gardner - ya fiction - a Deaf of Deaf high schooler is expelled from her private school for graffiti and starts mainstream school; outside of school, she is engaged in a graffiti battle all over town with a mysterious fellow artist who keep ruining her pieces.

the silence between us - alison gervais - ya fiction - main character is late deafened; after moving states, she attends mainstream school for the first time since losing her hearing, where she faces a lack of accessibility and the ignorance of her classmates.

the words in my hands - asphyxia - ya fiction - deaf raised-oral main character who meets a coda and begins to learn auslan, involve herself in the Deaf community, and participate in community activism.

true biz - sara novic - adult fiction - follows the community at a deaf institution. main characters include the CODA headmistress, a fourth-generation Deaf student whose popularity somewhat stems from being from a deaf “legacy” family, and a language-deprived student who failed out of mainstream school.

the sign for home - blair fell - adult fiction - DeafBlind main character who takes a college writing course that helps him explore his past trauma from his childhood and the deaf institution he grew up at.

#reblog #disability books #deaf books #hoh books #book list #book recs

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[ID: The asexual pride flag. /end]

Happy (Upcoming) International Asexuality Day 2024!

April 6 marks International Asexuality Day, and we’re celebrating by championing books all over the ace spectrum. For even more recs, check past years’ International Asexuality Day/Ace Week posts! To Read Now Middle Grade Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid There’s the part of me that doesn’t understand kissing or cuteness or attraction, and then there’s the part of me that feels so lonely. How do I…

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#reblog #asexual #asexuality #lgbtq+ #lgbtq books #ace books #link

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Update: 05.04.2023

Fixes:

Added:

"Johnny Appleseed" to "Themes & Tropes"

"Paul Bunyan" to "Themes & Tropes"

"Folklore" to "Genre"

"Gothic" to "Genre"

"Dark Fantasy" to "Genre"

"Lawson, Shayla" to "Disabled Authors"

Aesthetic:

Other:

#update log #archive update #the disability book archive

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'Before the Devil Knows You're Here'- Krause, Autumn

Disability Rep: Dyslexia (LI)

Genre: Horror, Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Historical, Retelling

Age: Young Adult

Setting: 1830s America

Additional Rep: Mexican American MC, F/M

For more information on summaries, content warnings and additional tropes, see here:

#books #disability books #disability #disability representation #disabled characters #fiction #dyslexia #dark fantasy #historical fiction #historical setting #retelling #gothic #folklore #horror #link

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'How to Live Free in a Dangerous World'- Lawson, Shayla

Subtitle: A Decolonial Memoir

Discusses: Race, Gender, Disability, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Travel, Recovery, Drag Culture, Death, Poetry, Identity

Published: 2024

Publisher: Tiny Reparations

Available Formats: Hardcover, Kindle Edition

For more information on summaries, content warnings and additional tropes, see here:

#books #disability books #disability #disability representation #lgbtq books #lgbtq+ #lgbtq representation #black writers #poc #ehlers danlos syndrome #memoir #essays #poetry #non binary #non fiction #link

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'Bone Gap'- Ruby, Laura

Disability Rep: Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) (MC), Colour Blind (SC)

Genre: Magical Realism, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary, Mystery

Age: Young Adult

Setting: USA

Additional Rep: F/M, Gay SC

For more information on summaries, content warnings and additional tropes, see here:

#books #disability books #disability #disability representation #disabled characters #fiction #lgbtq characters #face blindness #colour blindness #f/m #magical realism #fantasy #romance #contemporary #mystery #link

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Update: 04.04.2024

Fixes:

Added:

"Mooring, Meredith" to "Disabled Authors"

"White, Andrew Joseph" to "Disabled Authors"

"Chronic Infection" Category

"Chronic Infection" Tag

"Colour Blind" Category

"Colour Blind" Tag

Aesthetic:

Other:

Removed "City of Spires" series from "Under Review" list after clarifying disability representation with author.

#update log #archive update #the disability book archive

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Thanks for the shoutout!

I haven't read every book on the list I'm about to give you, but I have researched them all. So while I can't guarantee they'll all be exactly what you had in mind, I've done my best to pick out ones that seem like they will fit best.

Fantasy

[Plain text: Fantasy]

Anthologies:

[Plain Text: Anthologies]

Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy- Thomas, Lynne M. et. al.

Magazine Anthology

Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry

This is issue #30 of the Uncanny Magazine publication. A list of contributors to this issue can be found on the archive entry.

Novels:

[Plaint Text: Novels]

One For All- Lainoff, Lillie

Young Adult

MC with POTS | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

Retelling of the story of The Three Musketeers

I do believe that this book is very much an "ownvoices" book, as the author also has POTS.

Six of Crows- Bardugo, Leigh

Young Adult

Six of Crows and Grishaverse series

Magic and Crime

Cane User with Chronic Limp, Chronic Pain and Touch Aversion MC, Dyslexic MC, MC Gambling Addiction and Implied ADHD, Multiple MCs with PTSD

I've read this book. There's one part in particular, in the beginning of the book, where it refers to one of the MCs feeling more pain in his leg when it's cold which I've never really seen discussed in a book before. The characters in this book are also present in an original storyline in the Shadow and Bone TV series.

Science-Fiction

[Plain Text: Science-Fiction]

Anthologies:

[Plain Text: Anthologies]

Defying Doomsday- Dolichva, Tsana

Multiple Disabilities

Apocalyptic/Dystopian Fiction

Short Stories by Disabled Authors

Disabled people surviving in various apocalyptic situations. There is a list of contributors and a list of as many disabilities as I could find on the archive entry for this book.

Rebuilding Tomorrow- Dolichva, Tsana

Multiple Disabilities

Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian Fiction

Short Stories by Disabled Authors

Follow up to 'Defying Doomsday'

Essentially what happens after surviving the apocalypse. Again, a list of contributors and as many disabilities as I could find can be found on the archive entry for this book.

Uncanny Magazine: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction- Sjunneson-Henry, Elsa et. al.

Magazine Anthology

Fiction, Non-Fiction, Personal Essays and Poetry

This is issue #24 of the Uncanny Magazine publication. A list of contributors as well as article titles can be found on the archive entry.

Novels:

[Plain Text: Novels]

An Unkindness of Ghosts- Solomon, Rivers

Adult

Autism

Space and Mystery

Solomon is consistently suggested to me as a good source of neurodiverse, queer and intersex representation. This book is actually their debut novel.

Hench- Walschots, Natalie Zina

Adult

Hench series

Cane User MC with Mobility Impairment, Chronic Pain, Improperly Healed Bone, PTSD and Possible TBI

Superheros and Supervillains

I've never personally read this one, but in the interest of adding variety to the list I think it's a good addition. It's not the "person becomes villain because they're now disabled" trope, it's the "person becomes villain after seeing the continued destruction caused by hero, also they're now disabled" trope.

I also have an entry for @nopoodles Unlicensed Delivery, which you can find here!

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If you're interested, you can find more books like this on the archive. Hopefully this list has given you a better idea of where to look for the representation you want.

Happy browsing!

I wish there was more representation of disabilities and chronic illness in fantasy, science fiction and action genres.

Not just a side character with 30 seconds of screentime. An important character that doesn't just exist to further the storylines of other characters. I want a character that doesn't get "cured" or healed. A character that stays disabled and/or chronically ill. A character that isn't afraid to ask for help. One that doesn't think they're a burden and doesn't try to hide their disability/ chronic illness.

I want to see how it affects them, not just know they're disabled/chronically ill and it jist never gets mentioned again. I don't mean it should be their entire personality but being disabled and or chronically ill can affect many parts of life.

I just wish there was more representation of disabilities and chronic illness that shows every part of it. Especially in fantasy and science fiction it's lacking.

#reblog #books #disability books #disability representation #science fiction #fantasy #book list #the disability book archive #links

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Meet Some of Duck Prints Press’s Transgender Authors!

Today, March 31st 2024, is Transgender Day of Visibility! We’re celebrating by shining the spotlight on 11 trans authors who’ve published with us, and three more who are contributing to projects that are in the pipeline. Duck Prints Press works with many trans creators, but we never disclose such information without explicit permission – there are way more than 11 trans folks working with us, but the people highlighted in this post all opted in to be included: they’re here, they’re trans, and they’re happy for y’all to know that about them!

Most of these authors have published more than one work with Duck Prints Press; we’re mostly highlighting one story each for this post, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t more to read!

Aether Beyond the Binary is our most recent anthology (Kickstarted in January, expected to go up for sale in late spring or early summer). About half the contributors are transgender or genderqueer, including four who volunteered to be included in this post!

S. J. Ralston, who contributed the story Razzmatazz, about a dystopian Hollywood where robots of long-dead stars are forced to make movies, and about the non-binary mechanic who services them.

Kelas Lloyd, who contributed the story True, about a non-binary teen going to a remedial camp to help them learn to channel aether.

Catherine E. Green, who contributed the story To Hold the World Close, about an established non-binary couple working together to try to take down a corporation that’s trying to control access to the world-wide aether network.

Zel Howland, who contributed the story Flower and Rot, about a world where channeling aether causes human bodies to sprout plants, and about the people who sprout fungi instead.

Meet the other contributors, too!

All of our anthologies have had trans contributors; highlighted here also is And Seek (Not) to Alter Me: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” contributed to by Adrian Harley (a character study of modern-day Benedick’s coming out as a trans man) and Nickel J. Keep (a wlw historical story about the characters returning home after serving in World War 2).

You can read about all the contributors to Aether Beyond the Binary here.

And other works by our trans authors…

Of Loops and Weaves by Catherine E. Green: a trans woman works on a knit for her crush.

Sarisa by N. C. Farrell: a bigender he/she mecha mechanic navigates the challenges of a new pilot arriving on the ship. (N. C. Farrell also contributed to our anthology She Wears the Midnight Crown.)

Whispers of Atlantis: A Tale of Discovery and Belonging by Neo Scarlett: a family subjected to bullying because of their mixed elvish/human heritage seek a new places to live.

Chrysopoeia by Zel Howland: what happens when a witch is trapped with her personal demon…

Many Drops Make a Stream by Adrian Harley: one of only four novels Duck Prints Press has released so far, Many Drops Make a Stream introduces the shapeshifter Droplet as she and carpenter Azera search for Azera’s kidnapped friend.

A Shield for the People by Puck Malamud: a trans Jewish man uses his powers to protect the common people from the creatures of the night. (Puck Malamud also contributed to our anthology Add Magic to Taste.)

This Treatment for Chronic Pain has an Unbelievable Side Effect! by Xianyu Zhou: a man gets more than he bargained for when he participates in an experimental treatment plan for his chronic pain… (spicy!) (Xianyu Zhou also contributed to our anthology Aim For The Heart: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s “The Three Musketeers.”)

LA Photographs Itself by YF Ollwell: a steamy erotica story set in 1970s LA, about an encounter between a photographer and a trans actor.

And we’ve got upcoming projects featuring even more trans authors!

Our next anthology, Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica is slated to Kickstart in April or May and includes several trans authors, including YF Ollwell, Cedar McCafferty-Svec, and Alex Bauer! Cedar also has a story coming to the Duck Prints Press Patreon this coming week. Meet all the contributors to Many Hands.

The third installment in our Queer Fanworks Inspired By… series, A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” also includes creators who chose to participate in this post: May Barros, who is an artist, and Xianyu Zhou!

So come check out Duck Prints Press, an indie press that works with fancreators to publish their original works, and support some awesome trans creators this Transgender Day of Visibility!

#reblog #duck prints press #transgender #transgender day of visibility #tdov #trans pride #transgender pride #transgender authors #transgender creators #links