A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke to Bryanna Bond, author of When We Jump, about romance tropes, mutism, and writing challenges.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke with YA author, Jade Adia, about their contemporary fiction book, Our Shouts Echo. Adia shared advice on writing mental health in YA fiction, the theme of power dynamics in her work, and romance tropes.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWith love and bragging rights on the line, the two former all-powerful gods do anything they can to prove themselves, sometimes putting mortal Jonathan in harm’s way.
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By Allison Stalberg Siebens“Without the doppelganger, I think Such Lovely Skin would still be an interesting (albeit less entertaining) story about grief and self-forgiveness, and those kinds of horror stories where the human component is still really compelling without the monster are my favorite. The monster just heightens everything that’s already there.”
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensThe author of The Speed of Light, spoke to us about writing a main character with MS, being a journalist, and the line between independence and refusing to accept help.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensImani Jones and Aaliyah Thomas start a business based on Imani’s photography and Aaliyah’s love of fashion. But when the past comes back to haunt them, can their bond get them through?
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWe spoke to author Regina Sage about Ocean’s Embrace, the disability representation in the novel, and creature romance.
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By Allison Stalberg Siebens“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.”
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensWhile 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.
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By Allison Stalberg SiebensFor 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.