What do fairy tales tell us about disability, difference and the bodies we are taught to fear? For this episode of Cripademia, we’re joined by Amanda Leduc, author of Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space.

Instead of a more formal book review, we wanted to hunker down to discuss two key themes in the book that we can carry forward in this line of unflinching oracles: embracing big cat vibes in our lives and activism and the reclaiming/reclawing (yes, there will be cat puns!) of anger as love.

We are pleased to welcome Dr Elke Hausmann as a guest writer and friend of Long Covid Advocacy. In this article she delves into the details and controversies of Emily Mendenhall’s new book ‘Invisible Illnesses’ with precision and acuity - providing a much needed analysis for the community.

Welcome to a special interview with Laura Elliott, author of the gripping near-future thriller Awakened. We dive into the story’s chilling world of sleeplessness, collapsing civilisation, and a small group of scientists grappling with the consequences of their own creation - and explore the book’s thoughtful representation of ME and chronic illness. The Pedantic Zebra Book Club, is our disability and chronic illness reading collective. IMPORTANT NOTE: We’ve moved our book clu