Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story by Esther Simbi
Beyond Calamity: A South Sudanese Refugee’s Story is a memoir by Esther Simbi, and her journey as a refugee with a disability. The memoir follows her early years and upbringing…
The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya
“I’ve seen enough to know that you can be a human with a mountain of resources and you can be a human with nothing, and you can be a monster…
Say Hello by Carly Findlay
“Why is it more important to defend yourself from accusations of ableism than to listen to my story of experiencing it?” Say Hello is an important book if you’re going…
Sissy by Jacob Tobia
“But here’s the remarkable thing about self-love: When you start to love yourself for the first time, when you start to truly embrace who you are—flaws and all—your scars start…
Laughing at my Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
Having only “discovered” Shane Burcaw and his work fairly recently, I’m a bit late to the party of Laughing At My Nightmare (I mean he’s already written an entirely new book, Strangers Assume…