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Zooming In: Kendra on Alice Wong’s disability activism & being better allies on bookish social media



Disabled Authors Deserve, and Demand, More by Alice Wong: publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/92821-disabled-authors-deserve-and-demand-more.html

A Disability Activist is Asked to Change Her Speech by Boston University Her Response: in Future Speaking Contracts, No Changes Will Be Allowed by Kristen Shahverdian and Samantha Lafrance: pen.org/a-disability-activist-is-asked-to-change-her-speech


Zooming In is a series on my channel featuring chats with bookish social media luminaries, writers, and readers. Each short episode features a conversation about a book-related article, podcast episode, etc. The playlist of all Zooming In episodes is here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQfTh913NXVUFqKCzGlTh8Ez.



Kendra Winchester on BookTube: youtube.com/c/KendraWinchester/videos
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Twitter and Instagram: @kdwinchester
Kendra’s audiobook columns on Book Riot: bookriot.com/author/kendra-winchester
Kendra’s podcast, Read Appalachia: readappalachia.com/blog/ep-1-what-is-appalachian-literature-anyway
@readappalachia on Instagram


Books mentioned:

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong
goodreads.com/book/show/59900658-year-of-the-tiger?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=N8kUC9jMQw&rank=1

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong (Editor)
goodreads.com/book/show/51456746-disability-visibility
Kendra’s interview with Alice Wong about this book on the Reading Women podcast: readingwomenpodcast.com/blog/interview-with-alice-wong

Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong
goodreads.com/book/show/150247408-disability-intimacy

Crip Up the Kitchen: Tools, Tips, and Recipes for the Disabled Cook by Jules Sherred
goodreads.com/book/show/61950324-crip-up-the-kitchen?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10

Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk
goodreads.com/book/show/59019792-black-disability-politics?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
goodreads.com/book/show/60199447-the-future-is-disabled?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19

The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me by Keah Brown
goodreads.com/book/show/39297013-the-pretty-one?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_16

The Secret Summer Promise by Keah Brown
goodreads.com/book/show/62675014-the-secret-summer-promise

Voice: On Writing with Deafness by Adam Pottle
goodreads.com/book/show/43985449-voice?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=84XyX3wTsm&rank=1

Kendra’s series of articles on Book Riot about disability and literature:

A Book Lover’s Guide to Disability Pride Month: bookriot.com/book-lovers-guide-to-disability-pride-month

A Nondisabled Reader’s Guide to Disability Literature: bookriot.com/a-nondisabled-readers-guide-to-disability-literature

7 Tips On How To Be a Better Disability Ally On The Bookish Internet: bookriot.com/how-to-be-a-better-disability-ally

10 Books to Introduce Readers to Disability Literature: bookriot.com/introduction-to-disability-literature



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