Category: Creative Non-Fiction

• ‘How to Live Free in a Dangerous World’- Lawson, Shayla

  “Phenomenal…. A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose…. This is a book to read, read again, and remember.”—Imani Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award winner South to America Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist This Is Major with…

  The Disability Archives

  5th Apr 2024

  Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, EDS | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Essays, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Non-Binary, Non-Fiction, Poetry

  Black Writer, Chronic Illness, EDS | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Essays, Gender, Gender Identity, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Non-Binary, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Race, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Travel

• ‘We’re Not Broken’- Garcia, Eric

  “This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also my love letter to autistic people. For too long, we have been forced to navigate a world where all the road signs are written in another language.” With a…

  The Disability Archives

  30th Mar 2024

  Academic, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, G, Genre, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction

  Autism, Creative Non-Fiction, Education, Healthcare, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, POC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘Unmasking Autism’- Price, Devon

  A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity“A remarkable work that will stand at the forefront of the neurodiversity movement.”—Barry M. Prizant, PhD, CCC-SLP, author of Uniquely A Different Way of Seeing Autism…

  The Disability Archives

  6th Dec 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Genre, Guidebook, LGBTQ+, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, P, Psychology, Self-Help, Transgender

  Adult, Autism, Gender Identity, LGBTQ+, Masking, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Self-Help, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, Transgender

• ‘Uncomfortable Labels’- Dale, Laura Kate

  “So while the assumption when I was born was that I was or would grow up to be a neurotypical heterosexual boy, that whole idea didn’t really pan out long term.” In this candid, first-of-its-kind memoir, Laura Kate Dale recounts what life is like growing up as a gay trans woman on the autism spectrum.…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Autism, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, D, Disability, Gay, Genre, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Transgender

  Autism, Autobiography, Creative Non-Fiction, Gay, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, Transgender

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

  The September/October 2019 Disabled People Destroy Fantasy special issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Sarah Gailey, Lane Waldman, Jei D. Marcade, Tochi Onyebuchi, Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, and Aysha U. Farah. Essays by Kari Maaren, Gwendolyn Paradice, Day Al-Mohamed, A.T. Greenblatt, Cara Liebowitz and Dominik Parisien, poetry by Roxanna Bennett, Toby MacNutt,…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Nov 2023

  Age, Anthology, Author, B, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, D, Disability, Essays, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Magazine, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Short Story/ies, T

  Anthology, Fantasy, Fiction, Magazine, Magazine Anthology, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

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

  COVER “And With the Lamps We Are Multitudes of Light” by Likhain EDITORIAL “The Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Manifesto” by Elsa Sjunneson-Henry and Dominik Parisien FICTION “The House on the Moon” by William Alexander “Birthday Girl” by Rachel Swirsky “An Open Letter to the Family” by Jennifer Brozek “Heavy Lifting” by A. T. Greenblatt…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Nov 2023

  Age, Anthology, Author, B, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Essays, Fiction, Genre, H, L, Magazine, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, P, Poetry, S, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Short Story/ies, T

  Anthology, Essays, Fiction, Magazine, Magazine Anthology, Multiple Contributors, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science-Fiction, Short Stories, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience

• ‘The Third Person’- Grove, Emma

  In the winter of 2004, a shy woman named Emma sits in Toby’s office. She wants to share this wonderful new book she’s reading, but Toby, her therapist, is concerned with other things. Emma is transgender, and has sought out Toby for approval for hormone replacement therapy. Emma has shown up at the therapy sessions…

  The Disability Archives

  25th Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, DID, Disability, G, Genre, Graphic Novels, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Mental Health, Misc, Neurodivergent, Non-Fiction, Transgender

  Adult, DID | Dissociative Identity Disorder, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ+, Memoir, Mental Health, Neurodivergence, Non-Fiction, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Therapy, Transgender

• ‘Sounds Like Home’- Wright, Mary Herring

  Mary Herring Wright’s memoir adds an important dimension to the current literature in that it is a story by and about an African American deaf child. The author recounts her experiences growing up as a deaf person in Iron Mine, North Carolina, from the 1920s through the 1940s. Her story is unique and historically significant…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Deaf, Disability, Genre, Hearing Disability, Historical, Misc, Non-Fiction, W

  American History, Black Writer, Deaf, Hearing Disability, Historical, Memoir, Non-Fiction, POC, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘Sitting Pretty’- Taussig, Rebekah

  A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Anthology, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Aid User, Essays, Genre, Memoir, Mobility Aid User, Non-Fiction, Paralysis, Physical Disability, T, Wheelchair User

  Activism, Adult, Autobiography, Disability Representation, Essay Anthology, Essays, Memoir, Mobility Aids, Non-Fiction, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA, Wheelchair User

• ‘QDA: A Queer Disabled Anthology’- Luczak, Raymond

  Featuring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics by 48 writers from around the world, QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology proves that intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a penetrating and unforgettable look into the hearts and souls of those defiant enough to explore their own vulnerabilities and demonstrate their own strengths. “Queer sexuality and disability places…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Essays, Fiction, Genre, L, LGBTQ+, Lyrical, Misc, Misc., Multi-Genre, Non-Fiction, Queer, Short Stories

  Academic, Anthology, Comics, Creative Non-Fiction, Essays, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Multi-Genre, Multiple Contributors, Multiple Disability, Multiple POV, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Queer, Short Stories, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, The Queer Experience