Thread by @lillielainoff

I'm not saying that *every* book you include in a #DisabilityPrideMonth post has to be written by an openly disabled author... but maybe at least half the list/stack of books should be? And if it isn't, you should reflect on why that is?

Also maybe read what disabled folks have said about the representation in the titles you're featuring?
Seeing books with actively harmful representation be recommended for #DisabilityPrideMonth over books by disabled authors writing about their lived experiences is a gut punch.

This is the bare minimum. The lowest of bars.
And yet.
And yet, this applies to half the IG posts with book recommendations/displays for #DisabilityPrideMonth.

If you're wondering where to begin when curating lists/displays for #DisabilityPrideMonth, @thelaylanoor and @slangwrites have great threads that can serve as starting points.
Recent and upcoming:

https://twitter.com/slangwrites/status/1545430795560529923

Debut titles:

https://twitter.com/thelaylanoor/status/1544818297241305089

Also, ONE FOR ALL, my genderbent reimagining of The Three Musketeers with a main character with POTS syndrome happens to be on sale at Barnes & Noble and Amz*n and makes a great #DisabilityPrideMonth purchase so... 👀
B&N: bit.ly/3uR88oZ
Amz*n: amzn.to/2TJD2Tz