LADN's new SickLit Book Club will meet quarterly to discuss books that are either written by authors who have experience with chronic illness and disability or deal with those themes in their writing. By celebrating SickLit, our aim is to see shared experiences reflected in literature - both the challenges and the triumphs of life with illness.⁠ ⁠

We are so excited to announce our first SickLit Book Club selection: a sample of essays from Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, edited by Alice Wong. This is an amazing compilation of essays showcasing varied disability experiences. We encourage you to read the whole book, but we've chosen a selection of six stories that our book club will focus on (a total of 37 pages):⁠ ⁠

1. When You are Waiting to be Healed by June Eric-Udorie (53-58)⁠ ⁠

2. I’m Tired of Chasing a Cure by Liz Moore (75-81)⁠ ⁠

3. Imposter Syndrome and Parenting with a Disability by Jessica Slice (129-133)⁠ ⁠

4. How to Make a Paper Crane from Rage by Elsa Sjunneson (134-140)⁠ ⁠

5. Six Ways of Looking at Crip Time by Ellen Samuels (189-196)⁠ ⁠

6. The Beauty of Spaces Created for and by Disabled People by s.e. smith (271-275)⁠ ⁠

Our first meeting will take place Monday, February 19th from 5-6:30pm PST over Zoom! We will send a Zoom link that week. Sally K-W & Judy Craig will be facilitating.⁠ ⁠

The book is available in paperback, audible, and kindle from Amazon or your local bookseller (such as Vromans - copies on hand as of now) and hopefully at your local library too! If you are unable to find it to lend and cannot afford a copy, please email us (ladn@la-dn.org), and we'll help you get a copy!⁠ ⁠

Happy reading!!