♿️ The Bookish Mutant’s Books for Disability Pride Month – 2024 Edition ♿️

Happy Monday, bibliophiles!

Here in the U.S., July is Disability Pride Month! In the three years that I’ve been making these lists, disability is still forgotten even in many intersectional feminist circles, and the importance for uplifting the disabled community has never been more important than know, what with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, where disabled people, especially those who are immunocompromised, were disproportionately affected. Every year, even though I look in as many places as I can, it’s difficult for me to find books with disabled stories at the forefront that don’t center suffering or being “inspiring.” (As of now, I have only ever read one book with my disability, SPD, and heard of only one other. Inspiration for me to write my own stories…) So with these lists, I hope to provide disabled books with a wide range of representation, both in terms of disability and in the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality.

NOTE: my memory (and the internet) is imperfect, so if I’ve misrepresented/mislabeled any of the specific rep in these books, don’t hesitate to let me know!

KEY FOR TERMS IN THIS POST:

• MC: Main character
• LI: Love interest
• SC: Side character

For my previous lists, click below:

• 2023
• 2022
• 2021

Let’s begin, shall we?

♿️THE BOOKISH MUTANT’S BOOKS FOR DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH (2024 EDITION)♿️

FANTASY:

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth – Andrew Joseph White | YA | Autistic MC, Nonverbal autistic SC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
• Squire – Sara Alfageeh & Nadia Shammas | Middle Grade | MC with prosthetic arm | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Echo North – Joanna Ruth Meyer | YA | MC with facial scars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• Godkiller – Hannah Kaner | Adult | MC with facial scars and prosthetic leg, Deaf SC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• A Prayer for Vengeance – Leanne Schwartz | YA | Autistic MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• The Whispering Dark – Kelly Andrew | YA | Deaf MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️

SCIENCE FICTION:

• Junker Seven – Olive J. Kelley | Adult | Autistic MC with facial scars and prosthetic leg, Deaf SC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• Floating Hotel – Grace Curtis | Adult | Blind MC, MC with speech impediment | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Hunger Makes the Wolf – Alex Wells | Adult | Visually impaired MC (wears eye patch) | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• Machinehood – S.B. Divya | Adult | Epileptic MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75, rounded up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• The Spare Man – Mary Robinette Kowal | MC with chronic pain (uses cane and a service dog) | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• The Other Side of Infinity – Joan F. Smith | YA | Dyslexic MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

REALISTIC FICTION:

• The Luis Ortega Survival Club – Sonora Reyes | YA | Autistic/Selectively Mute MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• So Lucky – Nicole Griffith | Adult | MC with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Where You See Yourself – Claire Forrest | YA | MC with cerebral palsy (wheelchair user) | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
• Give Me a Sign – Anna Sortino | YA | Deaf MC, LI, and SCs | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
• Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling – Elise Bryant | YA | MC with chronic migraines, Dyslexic MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
• Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl – Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum | YA | Autistic MC | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! Have you read any of these books, and if so, did you enjoy them? What are some of your favorite books with disabled rep? Let me know in the comments!

Today’s song:

That’s it for this month’s recommendations! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!