Reading for International Day of People with Disability

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Anna Whateley

At sixteen, neurodivergent Peta Lyre is the success story of social training. That is, until she finds herself on a school ski trip - and falling in love with the…

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My Friend Fox

Heidi Everett

An exquisite literary memoir about the the wonder, the humour, and the realities that exist beyond what is printed in a mental health file

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Ill Feelings: Stories of Unexplained Illness

Alice Hattrick

A moving and defiant debut from a bold new voice in narrative nonfiction,

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Disability Visibility

Alice Wong

A groundbreaking collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience.

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Future Girl

Asphyxia

Future Girl explores what it means to come of age as a Deaf teenager, against the backdrop of a near-future Melbourne on the brink of environmental catastrophe.

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The Shape Of Sound

Fiona Murphy

A vivid and essential memoir of deafness, disability and identity by Australian writer Fiona Murphy

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Meet Me at the Intersection

Meet Me at the Intersection is an anthology of short fiction, memoir and poetry by authors who are First Nations, People of Colour, LGBTIQA+ or living with disability. The focus…

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Stars in their Eyes

Jessica Walton

Pop culture-obsessed Maisie can’t wait to get to her first Fancon. But being a queer, disabled teenager with chronic pain comes with challenges.

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Growing Up Disabled in Australia

Carly Findlay

Growing Up Disabled in Australia is the fifth book in the highly acclaimed, bestselling Growing Up series. It includes interviews with prominent Australians such as Senator Jordon Steele-John and Paralympian…

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Able: Fully Updated Edition

Dylan Alcott

The incredible life of an astonishing athlete and now disability advocate - fully updated to include Wimbledon and French Open wins and more

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Human Looking

Andy Jackson

The poems in Human Looking speak with the voices of the disabled and the disfigured, in ways which are confronting, but also illuminating and tender

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