July is Disability Pride Month

July is Disability Pride Month, marking the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act passing into law in 1990. The month is dedicated to celebrating people with disabilities, increasing visibility, and fighting ableism.  

We’re starting this month’s Disability Pride coverage with a list of books written by disabled authors! Some authors on this list have visible disabilities. Many of them use mobility aids. Others on the list have invisible disabilities, like chronic illnesses or neurodivergence. But all of them have chosen to share their experiences through their stories. 

Composed entirely of 2023 titles, we included a few to look forward to so you can continue to uplift disabled authors year-round. 

Middle Grade

No Matter the Distance by Cindy Baldwin 

Jude Saves the World by Ronnie Riley (Read the Indies Introduce interview!)

Young Adult

The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown

Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings (Coming August 2023)

Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest (Read the Indies Introduce interview!)

Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson (Coming December 2023)

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh 

Love Letters for Joy by Melissa See 

Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino (Coming July 2023) (Read the Indies Introduce interview!)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White (Coming September 2023)

Adult

The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes Beyond Access by David Gissen (Nonfiction)

Floppy: Tales of a Genetic Freak of Nature at the End of the World by Alyssa Graybeal (Memoir)

Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It by Greg Marshall (Memoir)

The Wounds That Bind Us by Kelley Shinn (Memoir)

The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth (Coming September 2023)