Category: Neurodivergent
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‘Pomegranate’- Lee, Helen Elaine
A gripping and powerful novel of healing, redemption, and love, following a queer Black woman who works to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison. Ranita Atwater is “getting short.” She is almost done with her four-year sentence for opiate possession at Oak Hills Correctional Center. With three years…
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‘The Lightning Thief’- Riordan, Rick
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s…
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‘The Outside’- Hoffman, Ada
Autistic scientist Yasira Shien has developed a radical new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. But when she activates it, reality warps, destroying the space station and everyone aboard. The AI Gods who rule the galaxy declare her work heretical, and Yasira is abducted by their agents. Instead of simply executing her,…
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‘Our Bloody Pearl’- Bryn, D. N.
This adult fantasy novel featuring an nonbinary disabled protagonist is a voyage of laughter and danger where friendships and love abound and sirens are sure to steal—or eat—your heart. The ocean is uncontrollable and dangerous. But to the sirens who swim the warm island waters, it’s a home more than worth protecting from the humans…
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Adult, Age, Agender, Aromantic, Asexual, Author, Autoimmune Disease, B, Book Type, Chronic Illness, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Novels, Panromantic, Paralysis, Physical Disability, PTSD, Romance, Skin Condition, Transgender, VitiligoAdult, Agender, Agender MC, Aromantic, Aromantic MC, Asexual, Asexual MC, Autoimmune Disease, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Merfolk, Mermaids, Neurodivergence, Non-Binary, Non-Binary MC, Novel, Paralysis, Physical Disability, PTSD, Romance, Series, Sign Language, Skin Condition, Submitted Book, The Ocean, These Treacherous Tides, Transgender, Vitiligo -
‘On the Edge of Gone’- Duyvis, Corinne
January 29, 2035. That’s the day the comet is scheduled to hit—the big one. Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter near their hometown of Amsterdam to wait out the blast, but Iris is nowhere to be found, and at the rate Denise’s drug-addicted mother is going, they’ll…
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‘Once Stolen’- Bryn, D. N.
Return to Our Bloody Pearl‘s steampunk-inspired world of merfolk in this fun, fast-paced adventure with a hate-to-love romance, a boat-load of sass, and even more heart. No one with half a brain would rob the jungle’s most notorious energy cartel. The vibrations of their power-producing stones are the only thing that calms the mer-snake Cacao’s…
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Adult, Age, Anxiety, Author, Autism, B, Bisexual, Book Type, Deaf, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Genderqueer, Genre, Hearing Disability, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Novels, Pansexual, Romance, Science-Fiction, Sensory ImpairmentAdult, Anxiety, Autism, Bisexual, Deaf, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Gay, Genderqueer, Hearing Disability, LGBTQ+, M/NB, Mental Health, Merfolk, Mermaids, Neurodivergence, Non-Binary, Novel, Pansexual, Pansexual MC, Romance, Science-Fiction, Sensory, Series, Sign Language, Submitted Book, These Treacherous Tides -
‘Odder Still’- Bryn, D. N.
Rubem of No-Man’s Land was content keeping to his wine, his pets, and his extensive collection of fishnets. But since a sentient, fuel-producing parasite bonded to his brainstem, every morally-depraved scientist and hardcore rebel for a hundred miles wants to ruthlessly dissect him. The parasite itself is no better, influencing his emotions and sassing him…
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Addiction, Adult, Age, Anxiety, Author, B, Bisexual, Blind, Book Type, Depression, Disability, Disability Aid User, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay, Genderqueer, Genre, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Mobility Aid User, Neurodivergent, Non-Binary, Novels, Romance, Science-Fiction, Transgender, Visual Disability, Wheelchair UserAddiction, Adult, Anxiety, Biracial MC, Bisexual, Black MC, Blind, Depression, Fantasy, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Gay, Genderqueer, LGBTQ+, M/M, Mental Health, Mobility Aids, Neurodivergence, No Man’s Lander, Non-Binary, Novel, Physical Disability, Romance, Science-Fiction, Series, Submitted Book, These Treacherous Tides, Transgender, Visual Disability, Wheelchair User -
‘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 -
‘The No-Girlfriend Rule’- Randall, Christen
Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose foray into fantasy tabletop roleplaying brings her new confidence, true friends, and a shot at real, swoon-worthy love. Hollis Beckwith isn’t trying to get a girl—she’s just trying to get by. For a fat, broke girl with anxiety, the start…
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ADHD, Age, Anxiety, Author, Book Type, Comedy, Contemporary, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Mental Health, Neurodivergent, Novels, Queer, R, Romance, Young Adult
