A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
Allison Stalberg Siebens is an indie author and cat mom to Trico and Frisk. She holds a Masters in Fiction from Southern New Hampshire University.
“I certainly can be guilty of black-and-white thinking at times, which is a common neurodivergent trait: something is ultimately right or wrong. Writing is a way to help me question that and find the gray in-between.”
While Bangladeshi teen Zahra Khan’s plans for financial security this summer involve working long hours at Chai Ho and saving up for college writing courses, Amma is convinced that all Zahra needs is a “good match,” Jane Austen-style. We spoke with author Priyanka Taslim about her debut novel, The Love Match.
For our seventy-fifth post at Knee Brace Press, we interviewed award-winning novelist Lillie Lainoff about POTS rep, feminist retellings, and her future writing plans in the context of her YA debut, One For All.
We spoke to award-winning author Etaf Rum about her latest book, Evil Eye, and her 2019 debut, A Woman Is No Man. In this interview, we discussed mental health, writing as therapy, and Rum’s future plans.
Renown romance author Mariah Ankenman is back with Perfect Imperfections, a swoon-worthy romance with important representation.
In All Water Has Perfect Memory, debut author Nada Samih-Rotondo explores themes of intergenerational trauma, the impact of war, and the familial ties we can never escape.
In her forthcoming YA horror debut, Bleak Falls, author Shauna C. Highcroft writes about bodily autonomy and the horror that comes from having that stripped away.
We spoke with Matthew Arnold Stern, author of The Remainders, about mental health, masculinity, and his future plans for his writing.
“While disabled authors may certainly choose to explore themes of disability in their fiction, it, by no means, should be considered obligatory.”
For our fiftieth post at Knee Brace Press, we interviewed the indomitable Cait Gordon, author of Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space and previous Knee Brace Press contributor.