A Genre-Bending Thriller that Examines Mental Illness and Neurodivergence
In Maria Dong's novel "Liar, Dreamer, Thief," a woman has to unravel the mystery surrounding her coworker's suicide
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8 Books About the Reality of Living with Chronic Illness
Emma Bolden, author of "The Tiger and the Cage," recommends literature about the body, survival, and enduring pain
Nov 15 2022 - Emma Bolden
Writing Private Illness Reminds Us That Silence Will Not Protect Us
Joseph Osmundson on Audre Lorde's deeply personal approach to writing about her cancer
Jun 9 2022 - Joseph Osmundson
How Do You Live With a Chronic Illness For the Rest of Your Life?
Tessa Miller combines her journey of navigating Crohn's disease with scientific reporting in "What Doesn’t Kill You"
Feb 3 2022 - Leticia Urieta
7 Novels and Stories That Prove Fiction Can Grapple with Illness
Contemporary literature isn’t romanticizing the reality of illness
Nov 9 2021 - Wynter K Miller
Why Doctors Like Me Need to Read Chronic Illness Memoirs
It's important for us to listen to patients' stories, even the ones where we don't come off looking very good
Jul 1 2021 - Nitin K. Ahuja
Illness and Disability Don’t Make You Obsolete
Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun" reminds us that human worth is bigger than able-bodied productivity
May 12 2021 - Miyako Pleines
“Piranesi” Is a Dispatch from the Kingdom of Chronic Illness
I read the book while suffering from "long Covid," and felt connected to the author's own experience of mysterious disease
Jan 28 2021 - Jodie Noel Vinson
Writing About Mental Illness from the Inside
Bassey Ikpi on her essay collection "I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying" and why she stopped pretending to be "over" her bipolar disorder
Sep 12 2019 - Jennifer Baker
Illness Is Inseparable from the Self
Talking to Esmé Weijun Wang about identity, disability, and weaponized glamour
