A bimonthly book club dedicated to chronic illness & disability representation.
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"Disability justice means we are not left behind; we are beloved, kindred, needed."
- Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Care Work
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Our mission is to create a community for our fellow bookish friends that highlights and centers disabled voices. Every other month, we read a book with disability representation & discuss our thoughts at the end of the month via a group chat.
Although we hope to find fellow spoonies & disabled book lovers, this club is open to everyone seeking to diversify their shelves!
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October’s Book: The Unexpected Consequences of Bleeding on a Tuesday by Kelsey B. Toney (endometriosis rep)
November’s Book: The Future is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (chronic illness & autism rep)
Book Review: King of the Neuro Verse by Idris Goodwin
Check out @LibraryOfDreaming’s review of KING OF THE NEURO VERSE by Idris Goodwin, a wonderful YA novel-in-verse about a teen with ADHD based on personal experience. This genre-defying book was a work of art and a new all time favorite!
Book Club Schedule (October & November 2025)
Announcing our October and November 2025 reads: the YA contemporary THE UNEXPECTED CONSEQUENCE OF BLEEDING ON A TUESDAY and the nonfiction essay collection on chronic illness/disability, THE FUTURE IS DISABLED. Find full descriptions, content warnings, and links to buy in this post. Also, nominate our January 2026 read in the comments!
Discussion Post for Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
We selected DEATH OF THE AUTHOR by Nnedi Okorafor, a sci-fi literary epic with paralyzation and wheelchair user rep, for our July read. Find ten formal discussion questions and a brief summary of our Instagram discussion in this post. This was a rather confusing and divisive read for our group that sparked a lot of questions.
Discussion Post for Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
We selected SOMETHING MORE by Jackie Khalilieh, a sweet YA romance featuring an autistic heroine for our May read. Find ten formal discussion questions and a brief summary of our Instagram discussion in this post.
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