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‘Nothing Without Us Too’- Gordon, Cait. Johnson, Talia C.
Multi-genre fiction where once again, we are the stars. Nothing Without Us Too follows the theme of Nothing Without Us (a 2020 Prix Aurora Award finalist), featuring more stories by authors who are disabled, d/Deaf, Blind or visually impaired, neurodivergent, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness. The lived experiences of their protagonists are found across…
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ADHD, Adult, Age, Amputee, Anaemia, Anthology, Anxiety, Author, Autism, B, Book Type, C, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, cPTSD | Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, D, Deaf, Delusions, Depression, Disability, Disability Aid User, Dissociative Disorder, Down Syndrome, Eating Disorder, F, G, Glaucoma, H, Hearing Disability, Infertility, Intestinal Malrotation, Invisible Disability, J, L, M, Mental Health, Mobility Aid User, Neurodivergent, Neurological, New Adult, O, P, Physical Disability, Prosthetic Limb, PTSD, R, S, Schizoaffective Disorder, Scoliosis, Sensory Impairment, Short Stories, T, Tourette’s Syndrome, Trauma Injury, Trichotillomania, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User, Wrist Braces, Young AdultADHD, Adult, Amputee, Anaemia, Anthology, Anxiety, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Contemporary, cPTSD | Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Deaf, Delusions, Depression, Dissociative Disorder, Down Syndrome, Eating Disorder, Fantasy, Fiction, Glaucoma, Hearing Disability, Infertility, Intestinal Malrotation, Invisible Disability, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Multi-Genre, Multi-Setting, Multiple Contributors, Multiple Disability, Neurodivergence, New Adult, Non-Binary, Nothing Without Us, Physical Disability, Prosthetic Limb, PTSD, Realistic Fiction, Schizoaffective Disorder, Science-Fiction, Scoliosis, Sensory, Series, Short Stories, Short Story Anthology, Speculative Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Tourette’s Syndrome, Trauma Injury, Trichotillomania, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User, Wrist Braces, Young Adult -
‘Nothing Without Us’- Gordon, Cait. Johnson, Talia C.
We are the heroes, not the sidekicks. “Can you recommend fiction that has main characters who are like us?” This is a question we who are disabled, Deaf, neurodiverse, Spoonie, and/or who manage mental illness ask way too often. Typically, we’re faced with stories about us crafted by people who really don’t get us. We’re…
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A, Adult, Age, Amputee, Anthology, Arthritis, Author, B, Bipolar, Book Type, C, Cane User, Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Pain, Contemporary, D, Deaf, Disability, Disability Aid User, Dystopia, F, Fantasy, Fiction, G, Genetic Disorder, Genre, Hearing Disability, Horror, J, K, L, LGBTQ+, Limited Mobility, M, Mental Health, Mobility Aid User, Multi-Genre, Multiple Personality Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodivergent, Neurological, New Adult, Non-Binary, P, Personality Disorders, Physical Disability, Queer, Realistic, Rheumatoid Arthritis, S, Science-Fiction, Seizures, Short Stories, Speculative, Spinal Injury, W, Young Adult, ZAdult, Amputee, Anthology, Arthritis, Bipolar, Canada, Cane User, Chemical Sensitivity, Chronic Pain, Contemporary, Deaf, Fantasy, Fiction, Genetic Disorder, Hearing Disability, LGBTQ+, Limited Mobility, Mental Health, Mobility Aids, Multi-Genre, Multi-Setting, Multiple Contributors, Multiple Disability, Multiple Personality Disorder, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodivergence, Neurological, New Adult, Non-Binary, Nothing Without Us, Physical Disability, Queer, Realistic Fiction, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Science-Fiction, Seizures, Series, Short Stories, Short Story Anthology, Sign Language, Speculative Fiction, Spinal Injury, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Young Adult -
‘Lakelore’- McLemore, Anna-Marie
In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake – but can they keep their worlds above water intact? Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But…
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‘The Immeasurable Depth of You’- Mora, Maria Ingrande
How do you face your fears when everything is terrifying? Fifteen-year-old Brynn can’t stop thinking about death. Her intrusive thoughts and severe anxiety leave her feeling helpless—and hopeless. So after her mom interprets one of Brynn’s blog posts as a suicide note, she takes extreme measures, confiscating Brynn’s phone, blocking her Internet access, and banishing…
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‘How to Become a Planet’- Melleby, Nicole
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorite season, which also includes visits to the boardwalk arcade, working in her mom’s pizzeria, and her best friend Meredith’s birthday party. But this summer, none of that feels possible. A month before the end of the school…
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‘Harrow the Ninth’- Muir, Tamsyn
Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor’s haunted space station. She answered the Emperor’s call. She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend. In victory, her world has turned to ash. After…
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‘Gideon the Ninth’- Muir, Tamsyn
The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her…
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‘Fight + Flight’- Machias, Jules
Avery Hart lives for the thrill and speed of her dirt bike and the pounding thump of her drum kit. But after she’s diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a disease that affects her joints, Avery splits her time between endless physical therapy and worrying that her fun and independence are over for good. Sarah Bell…
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‘Everyone Belongs’- Avis, Heather
A joyful rhyming book that encourages children to not only value all people but to also make room for their differences in order to make a better, brighter, and more beautiful world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Different—A Great Thing to Be! “We know everyone’s different; no two are the same. You…
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‘The Things We Don’t Say’- Morgenlender, Julie
Chronically ill people don’t always talk about it. Until now. Spanning different ages, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, and diagnoses, forty-two authors from around the world open up in fifty true stories about their chronic illnesses and their search for answers, poor treatment by doctors, strained relationships with loved ones, self-doubt, and more. They share the…
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Adenomyosis, Adrenal Disorder, Age, Anosmia, Anthology, Anxiety, Arthritis, Author, Autism, Autobiography, Autoimmune Disease, Autonomic Neuropathy, Bartholin’s cyst, Bipolar, Book Type, Brace User, Cane User, Celiac Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Colitis, Connective Tissue Disorder, Contemporary, Crohn’s Disease, CRPS | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Crutch User, Degenerative Disc Disease, Depression, Disability, Disability Aid User, Disembarkment Syndrome | Mal de Debarquement, Disfigurement, Dysautonomia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, EDS | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Endometriosis, Essays, Fibromyalgia, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gastroparesis, Genre, Glycogen Storage Disease, GORD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Hashimoto’s Disease, Heart Condition, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Hypothyroidism, IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Infertility, Insomnia, Interstitial Cystitis, Keratoconus, LGBTQ+, Lichen Sclerosus, Light Sensitivity, Liver Dysfunction, Lupus, M, Mental Health, Misc, Mitochondrial Disease, Mobility Aid User, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Atrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurodivergent, Neurological, Non-Fiction, OCD, Organ Disfigurement, Organ Failure, Osteoporosis, Ovarian Cyst, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, POTS | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, PTSD, Pudendal Neuralgia, Pulmonary Embolism, Raynaud’s Disease, Seizures, Sensory Impairment, Sjögren’s Syndrome, Skeleton Disfigurement, Skin Condition, Sleep Disorder, Sound Sensitivity, Tachycardia, Tourette’s Syndrome, Tuberculosis, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Vasovagal Syncope, Ventricular Septal Defect, Vision Loss, Visual Disability, Walker User, Wheelchair UserAdenomyosis, Adrenal Disorder, Anorexia, Anosmia, Anthology, Anxiety, Arthritis, Autism, Autoimmune Disease, Autonomic Neuropathy, Bartholin’s cyst, Bipolar, Brace User, Cane User, Celiac Disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Colitis, Connective Tissue Disorder, Crohn’s Disease, CRPS | Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Crutch User, Degenerative Disc Disease, Depression, Disembarkment Syndrome | Mal de Debarquement, Disfigurement, Dysautonomia, Dyslexia, EDS | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Endometriosis, Essay Anthology, Essays, Fibromyalgia, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gastroparesis, Glycogen Storage Disease, GORD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Hashimoto’s Disease, Heart Condition, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Hypothyroidism, IBD | Inflammatory Bowel Disease, IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Infertility, Insomnia, Interstitial Cystitis, Keratoconus, LGBTQ+, Lichen Sclerosus, Light Sensitivity, Liver Dysfunction, Lupus, Mental Health, Mitochondrial Disease, Mobility Aids, Multiple Contributors, Multiple Disability, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Atrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, OCD, Organ Disfigurement, Organ Failure, Osteoporosis, Ovarian Cyst, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Pleurisy, Pneumonia, POTS | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, PTSD, Pudendal Neuralgia, Pulmonary Embolism, Raynaud’s Disease, Seizures, Sensory, Sjögren’s Syndrome, Skeleton Disfigurement, Skin Condition, Sound Sensitivity, Tachycardia, Tourette’s Syndrome, Tuberculosis, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Vasovagal Syncope, Ventricular Septal Defect, Vision Loss, Visual Disability, Walker User, Wheelchair User
