Disability in LIS (DisLIS)

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Featured Content

  • Journal Article
    10 October 2026

    Interview with James and Lucy Catchpole on You're SO Amazing!

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews James and Lucy Catchpole about their children’s books, including their co-authored You’re SO Amazing! and their co-edited anthology Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words, as well as James’s book What Happened to You? and Lucy’s book Mama Car. They also talk about their respective mobility disabilities, their experiences as disabled parents, and their thoughts on disability exceptionalism.
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  • Journal Article
    10 October 2026

    Interview with Carol Scheina on 'Bottled Words'

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Carol Scheina about her short stories “Bottled Words” and “All of These Inscriptions Are for Me.” They also discuss her hearing loss and how that led her to start writing as a child, her thoughts on generative AI as an assistive service for those with hearing loss, and her upcoming projects.
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Current Articles

  • Journal Article4 February 2026

    Interview with Alex Brown on The Hidden History of Napa Valley

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Alex Brown about their book The Hidden History of Napa Valley, Luddism and information literacy in a high school setting, their work doing book reviews and sensitivity reading, and why we keep fighting for progress.
  • Journal Article18 February 2026

    The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story [book review]

    Valarie Turner
    Lexi Haas's voice and body were stolen when unmonitored newborn jaundice caused her to develop a rare form of cerebral palsy. This dual timeline memoir takes you on a gift-discovering journey, illustrating that Lexi's spirit speaks volumes.
  • Journal Article17 August 2026

    Interview with Boum on The Jellyfish

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Boum about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning.
  • Journal Article6 October 2026

    Interview with John Wiswell on Someone You Can Build a Nest In

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews John Wiswell about his books Someone You Can Build a Nest In, Wearing the Lion, and his newest title, The Dragon Has Some Complaints. They also talk about the author’s disabilities, how they intersect with his creative process, and his response to generative AI as a disabled author.
  • Journal Article7 October 2026

    Interview with Jordan Kurella on The Death of Mountains

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Jordan Kurella about his Nebula nominated novella, The Death of Mountains. Jordan also talks about his being a creative with schizophrenia and nerve damage, his thoughts on generative AI as an author, and his upcoming projects.
  • Journal Article7 October 2026

    Interview with Effie Seiberg on 'Laser Eyes Ain't Everything'

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Effie Seiberg about her Nebula Award-winning, Hugo and Sturgeon Award-nominated short story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything.” They also talk about ME/CFS, her creative process, and her response to generative AI as an author with disabilities.
  • Journal Article10 October 2026

    Interview with Leanne Schwartz on My Kind of Trouble

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Leanne Schwartz about her books, including her newest release, My Kind of Trouble. They also talk her creative process as an autistic person with chronic pain, her thoughts on generative AI as a writer, and differences in writing for young adults compared with writing romantic comedy.
  • Journal Article10 October 2026

    Interview with J.R. Dawson on "Six People to Revise You"

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews J.R. Dawson about her Nebula and Hugo-nominated short story “Six People to Revise You” as well as her novel The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World. They also talk about her disabilities in the context of her work as an author, her thoughts on generative AI as a disabled author, and growing up in Chicago.
  • Journal Article10 October 2026

    Interview with P.A. Cornell on 'Through the Machine'

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews P.A. Cornell about her Nebula Award-nominated short story “Through the Machine” and her novelette Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl. They also discuss her creative process in relation to her mental health and chronic pain, her thoughts on generative AI as an author with disabilities, and her tea preferences.
  • Journal Article10 October 2026

    Interview with Carol Scheina on 'Bottled Words'

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews Carol Scheina about her short stories “Bottled Words” and “All of These Inscriptions Are for Me.” They also discuss her hearing loss and how that led her to start writing as a child, her thoughts on generative AI as an assistive service for those with hearing loss, and her upcoming projects.
  • Journal Article10 October 2026

    Interview with James and Lucy Catchpole on You're SO Amazing!

    JJ Pionke
    JJ Pionke interviews James and Lucy Catchpole about their children’s books, including their co-authored You’re SO Amazing! and their co-edited anthology Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words, as well as James’s book What Happened to You? and Lucy’s book Mama Car. They also talk about their respective mobility disabilities, their experiences as disabled parents, and their thoughts on disability exceptionalism.

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