Category: Historical

• ‘The Doctor’s Discretion’- Ottoman, E. E.

  New York City, 1831. Passion, medicine and a plan to break the law … When Doctor William Blackwood, a proper gentleman who prefers books to actual patients, meets retired Navy surgeon Doctor Augustus Hill, they find in each other not just companionship but the chance of pleasure–and perhaps even more. The desire between them is…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Amputee, Author, Book Type, Disability, Ebook, Fiction, Gay, Genre, Historical, Intersex, LGBTQ+, Novels, O, Physical Disability, Romance, Transgender

  1830s, Adult, Amputee, Black MC, Doctors, Ebook, Fiction, Gay, Historical, Historical Setting, Intersex, LGBTQ+, M/M, Novel, Physical Disability, Romance, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Transgender, USA

• ‘The Degenerates’- Mann, J. Albert

  In the tradition of Girl, Interrupted, this fiery historical novel follows four young women in the early 20th century whose lives intersect when they are locked up by a world that took the poor, the disabled, the marginalized—and institutionalized them for life. The Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded is not a happy place. The young…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Nov 2023

  Age, Author, Book Type, Club Foot, Disability, Down Syndrome, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, M, Neurodivergent, Novels, Physical Disability, Young Adult

  1920s, Black MC, Club Foot, Down Syndrome, F/F, Fiction, Genetic Disorder, Historical, Historical Setting, Italian MC, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Multiple POV, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, USA, Young Adult

• ‘Deathless Divide’- Ireland, Justina

  The sequel to Dread Nation is a journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you’re a girl trained in putting…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Age, Amputee, Asexual, Author, Bisexual, Book Type, Disability, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Horror, I, LGBTQ+, Novels, Physical Disability, Young Adult

  1880s, Amputee, Asexual, Bisexual, Black MC, Dread Nation, Dual POV, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Historical Setting, Horror, LGBTQ+, Novel, Physical Disability, POC, Series, Submitted Book, USA, Young Adult, Zombies

• ‘Physical Disability in British Romantic Literature’- Joshua, Essaka

  The modern concept of disability did not exist in the Romantic period. This study addresses the anachronistic use of ‘disability’ in scholarship of the Romantic era, providing a disability studies theorized account that explores the relationship between ideas of function and aesthetics. Unpacking the politics of ability, the book reveals the centrality of capacity and…

  The Disability Archives

  18th Nov 2023

  Academic, Age, Anthology, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Essays, Genre, Historical, J, Literature Studies, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Physical Disability

  Academic, Britain, British History, Disability History, Disability Studies, English Literature, Essays, Frankenstein, History, Literature Studies, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Read By Archivist, Romantic Literature, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots’- Sebastian, Cat

  New York City, 1973 Daniel Cabot doesn’t really know what he’s doing with his life. He’s lost faith in himself, his future, and maybe the world. The only things he knows that he cares about are the garden in the empty lot next to his crumbling East Village apartment building and his best friend. Alex…

  The Disability Archives

  16th Nov 2023

  Adult, Age, Author, Autism, Book Type, Disability, Fiction, Gay, Genre, Historical, LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, Novels, Queer, Romance, S

  1970s, Adult, Autism, Fiction, Friends-to-Lovers, Gay, Historical, LGBTQ+, M/M, Neurodivergence, Novel, Queer, Romance, Series, Submitted Book, The Cabots, USA

• ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’- Charlton, James I

  James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, C, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Journalism, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, Physical Disability

  Academic, Activism, Disability Activism, Disability Rights, Non-Fiction, Physical Disability, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, The Disabled Experience, USA

• ‘No Right to Be Idle’- Rose, Sarah F.

  During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Americans with all sorts of disabilities came to be labeled as “unproductive citizens.” Before that, disabled people had contributed as they were able in homes, on farms, and in the wage labor market, reflecting the fact that Americans had long viewed productivity as a spectrum that varied…

  The Disability Archives

  27th Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Author, Book Type, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Misc, Misc., Non-Fiction, R, Sociology

  Academic, American History, Disability History, Disability Studies, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Sociology, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, USA

• ‘Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star’- Noakes, Laura

  Cosima Unfortunate has spent all her life at the Home for Unfortunate Girls – a school where any disabled children, or children deemed different, are sent, whether their families want it or not. It is there that she meets her friends – Pearl, Mary and Diya – and they start to practise mini heists involving…

  The Disability Archives

  26th Oct 2023

  Adventure, Age, Author, Book Type, Childrens, Disability, Fiction, Genre, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Middle-Grade, N, Novels, Physical Disability, S

  Adventure, Childrens, Fiction, Fictional Setting, Historical, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, Illustrated, Middle-Grade, Novel, Physical Disability, Stand Alone, Submitted Book

• ‘Jubilee’- Johnston, KT

  A Junior Library Guild exclusive selection! Lis Hartel became paralyzed after contracting polio in 1944. Her dreams of riding horses and competing in the sport of dressage were shattered. After months in the hospital, doctors told her she’d never ride again. Lis tried anyway. How do you stay on a horse without using your legs?…

  The Disability Archives

  23rd Oct 2023

  Age, Author, Autobiography, Book Type, Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Aid User, Genre, Historical, J, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, O, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Books, Polio, Therapy Animal

  Childrens, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Denmark, Disability History, Dressage, History, Horses, Middle-Grade, Non-Fiction, Olympics, Paralysis, Physical Disability, Picture Book, Polio, Sports, Stand Alone, Submitted Book, Therapy Animal

• ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’- Skloot, Rebecca

  Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her enslaved ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though…

  The Disability Archives

  22nd Oct 2023

  Academic, Age, Autobiography, Book Type, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability, Disability Studies, Genre, Historical, Journalism, Misc, Non-Fiction, S, Terminal Illness

  American History, Biographical, Biopolitics, Black Politics, Body Politics, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Creative Non-Fiction, Disability History, Disability Studies, Healthcare, Henrietta Lacks, Journalism, Medical Consent, Medical Justice, Non-Fiction, POC, Racialised Medical Care, Read By Archivist, Science, Social Issues, Social Justice, Stand Alone, Terminal Illness, USA