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• Act Normal

  Davis Halifax, Nancy Viva, 1956-

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  Nancy Viva Davis Halifax is a critical disability scholar who identifies as "queer and crip." In this collection of poetry, she addresses the horrific experiences of disabled children institutionalized in the Huronia Regional Centre, which operated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blackheart Man

  Hopkinson, Nalo,

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  Veycosi doesn't believe in magic. He is training to be a historian, and hopes to become an eminent scholar. When children start disappearing, Veycosi is forced to confront his beliefs. A new fantasy novel based on Caribbean folklore from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disfigured

  on Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

  Leduc, Amanda,

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  In Disfigured, Amanda Leduc takes on fairy tale tropes. Why is the villain always disfigured? Why do so many antagonists have disabilities? And what if you see yourself in the villain, not the hero? From Grimm's, to Disney, and well beyond - Leduc…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Falling for Myself

  a Memoir

  Palmer, Dorothy Ellen

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  Dorothy Ellen Palmer was born in the 1950s, a time when her congenital anomalies were described as birth defects. She has a limb difference in both her feet and so, like her book title suggests, she falls down a lot. In her hilariously honest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Future Is Disabled

  Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

  Piepzna-Samarasinha, Leah Lakshmi, 1975-

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  This is a collection of essays about disability justice that was written during the COVID-19 pandemic. It imagines a not-so-distant future that is radically shaped by disabled knowledge, community, and culture, and where disabled wisdom is the key…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Lose Everything

  a Memoir

  Couture, Christa, 1978-

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  Christa Couture is an Indigenous, queer, and disabled singer-songwriter. Couture has survived childhood cancer that took her left leg, the deaths of two children, and the end of her marriage. Her story of loss is candid, brave, and unsentimental.

• Interesting Facts About Space

  Austin, Emily (Emily R.)

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  Interesting Facts About Space is a funny novel told in short vignettes by Enid, an eccentric lesbian who is obsessed with space facts and true crime, has a phobia of bald men, is deaf in one ear, and is convinced that someone is following her. The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

  a Memoir

  Kurchak, Sarah, 1982-

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  As a child, Sarah Kurchak didn't know she was autistic. She spent so much time masking and hiding her autism that she was diagnosed with anxiety instead. It wasn't until she was an adult that she received an accurate diagnosis. This memoir…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Living Disability

  Building Accessible Futures for Everybody

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  A collection of essays and interviews from 35 disabled writers on their stories and strategies for equitable city building. Move beyond accessibility checklists and compliance and towards more inclusive communities and cities for all.

• Look Ma, No Hands

  a Chronic Pain Memoir

  Drolet, Gabrielle,

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• Making a Home

  Assisted Living in the Community for Young Disabled People

  Powley, Jen,

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  Canadian provinces have a long history of housing people with disabilities in long-term care facilities. In this book, Jen Powley describes what it’s like to be a non-senior person who needs assistive care in a system that is not designed for their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Monster and the Mirror

  Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell

  Aiello, K. J.,

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  Part memoir and part cultural analysis, Aiello explores magic and monsters in fiction and fantasy. How do we define madness? Why are madness and evil linked? Who gets to share their story, and how are they portrayed? Aiello shares their thoughts on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Never Been Better

  Toshiko Simpson, Leanne,

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  Three friends - Matt, Dee, and Misa - met in the psych ward. Now, Misa and Matt are getting married. But Dee has been in love with Matt since they met. His destination wedding may be the last chance for her to confess her feelings. For fans of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Phantompains

  Estacion, Therese, 1983-

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  In this poetry collection, Therese Estacion draws on Filipino mythology and the Visayan language to navigate themes of disability, grief, and mourning. Estacion survived a rare bacterial infection that took several limbs and organs.

• Spellbound

  My Life as a Dyslexic Wordsmith

  Hanley, Phil,

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  What do you do for work when you can't read? Struggling with debilitating dyslexia, Phil Hanley became a runway model and then a stand-up comedian. In this book, Hanley shares the twists and turns his life took to reach his version of success.

• The Winter Knight

  Battis, Jes, 1979-

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  The Winter Knight is based on Arthurian legends. It is a queer urban fantasy slash mystery, with lots of murder, several knights, runesmiths, and a Valkyrie acting as a detective. The protagonist, Wayne, is an autistic college student. The author,…Read moreRead more of this annotation