Exceptional books with themes relating to physical or mental differences & disabilities, both fiction & non-fiction
Physical & Mental Differences
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The Schubert Treatment: A Story of Music and Healing
by Claire Oppert
Hardcover: Oct 2024
A celebrated art therapist plays the cello for her patients—and offers a moving reflection on the extraordinary power of music to enrich our lives, all the way to the very end.
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Shred Sisters
by Betsy Lerner
Hardcover: Oct 2024
No one will love you more or hurt you more than a sister.
From Betsy Lerner, celebrated author of The Bridge Ladies, comes a wry and riveting debut novel about family, mental illness, and a hard-won path between two sisters.
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Intermezzo: A Novel
by Sally Rooney
Hardcover: Sep 2024
An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family―but especially love―from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.
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King of the Armadillos
by Wendy Chin-Tanner
Hardcover: Jul 2023
Paperback: Sep 2024
A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s New York City and a historical leprosarium in Louisiana, following one young man's quest to not only survive, but live a full and vibrant life
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The Palace of Eros: A Novel
by Caro De Robertis
Hardcover: Aug 2024
Perfect for fans of Circe and Black Sun, this bold and subversive feminist retelling of the Greek myth of Psyche and Eros explores the power of queer joy and freedom.
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The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
by Andrew Leland
Hardcover: Jul 2023
Paperback: Jul 2024
A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own
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The Caretaker: A Novel
by Ron Rash
Hardcover: Sep 2023
Paperback: Jul 2024
Told against the backdrop of the Korean War as a small Appalachian town sends its sons to battle, The Caretaker by award-winning author Ron Rash ("One of the great American authors at work today" —The New York Times) is a breathtaking love ...
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All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel
by S. A. Cosby
Hardcover: Jun 2023
Paperback: Jul 2024
The new novel from New York Times bestselling and Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author S. A. Cosby, "one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction." —Washington Post.
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Pink Slime
by Fernanda Trias
Hardcover: Jul 2024
Winner of the Uruguayan National Literature Prize for Fiction, the Bartolomé-Hidalgo Fiction Prize, and the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Literature Prize.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
by Gabrielle Zevin
Hardcover: Jul 2022
Paperback: Jun 2024
In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends - often in love, but never lovers - come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, ...
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Happiness Falls: A Novel
by Angie Kim
Hardcover: Aug 2023
Paperback: May 2024
When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle ...
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After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller
by Max Wallace
Hardcover: Apr 2023
Paperback: Apr 2024
In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle at the water pump, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for ...
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