Invisible Illness by Emily Mendenhall could have been a holy grail for the community: a person with epistemic authority, a strong social ethic, inspired to write from a personal and relational experience of Long Covid.

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 club over to Fable -...