Recs if you like Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors...
Disability Justice
Blending Memoirs with Research, Poetry, Culture
Books that are part memoir part another genre: in a way that blends multiple mediums and/or themes in unique and engaging ways. Magical, explosive and memorable narratives expressed with creativity and depth. Books that inspire me to write more.
pandemic realism
despite collective abandonment and effective propaganda, the pandemic is ongoing. COVID continues to kill and maim people as it spreads unmitigated worldwide. these are books crucial to the study of the public health realities we’re up against as eugenics and fascism escalate - from disability justice to science communication to social movement histories.
Niche History: HIV/AIDS
Books that focus on the AIDS epidemic (mostly US, mostly the 80s-90s - though not exclusively). This includes history, sociology, cultural criticism of the time, and even fiction. This is such an important era to understand modern politics - especially queer politics and the LGBTQ+ community
see the world like an anthropologist
Non-textbooks to help you see the world like an anthropologist and understand culture a little better
HIV/AIDS Nonfiction & Memoir
A diverse, essential guide to understanding HIV/AIDS through history, activism, and personal storytelling. Read, reflect, and share these revealing perspectives.
lgbtq+ nonfiction + memoirs
Authors Investigated by the FBI
