July is Disability Pride Month, marking the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act passing into law in 1990. The month is dedicated to celebrating people with disabilities, increasing visibility, and fighting ableism.  

We’re starting this month’s Disability Pride coverage with a list of books written by disabled authors! Some authors on this list have visible disabilities. Many of them use mobility aids. Others on the list have invisible disabilities, like chronic illnesses or neurodivergence. But all of them have chosen to share their experiences through their stories. 

Composed entirely of 2023 titles, we included a few to look forward to so you can continue to uplift disabled authors year-round. 

Middle Grade

No Matter the Distance [2] by Cindy Baldwin 

Jude Saves the World [3] by Ronnie Riley (Read the Indies Introduce interview [4]!)

Young Adult

The Secret Summer Promise [5] by Keah Brown

Tilly in Technicolor [6] by Mazey Eddings (Coming August 2023)

Where You See Yourself [7] by Claire Forrest (Read the Indies Introduce interview [8]!)

Every Time You Go Away [9] by Abigail Johnson (Coming December 2023)

Something More [10] by Jackie Khalilieh 

Love Letters for Joy [11] by Melissa See 

Give Me a Sign [12] by Anna Sortino (Coming July 2023) (Read the Indies Introduce interview [13]!)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth [14] by Andrew Joseph White (Coming September 2023)

Adult

The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes Beyond Access [15] by David Gissen (Nonfiction)

Floppy: Tales of a Genetic Freak of Nature at the End of the World [16] by Alyssa Graybeal (Memoir)

Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It [17] by Greg Marshall (Memoir)

The Wounds That Bind Us [18] by Kelley Shinn (Memoir)

The Undetectables [19] by Courtney Smyth (Coming September 2023)