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Cover of 'How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness'. A green background with a yelow tipped ginkgo leaf in the center. Title is above in white.

How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness

  • Posted in #OwnVoices, Non-Fiction, Self-help
  • Tagged with chronic illness, chronic pain
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Cover of 'How to Be Sick: A Buddist-Inspired Guide'. A burnt orange background with a purple butterfly in the centre. The Title of the book is in white above the butterfly, the subtitle below in purple.

How to Be Sick

  • Posted in #OwnVoices, Non-Fiction, Religion, Self-help
  • Tagged with chronic illness
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Book cover of 'The Eye of the North'. Cover is illustrated with title and author's name in the middle, surrounded by a ring of ice crystals. Out of this spring tentacles and stylised waves, upon which a steam ship, sailing ship, and two children on a dogsled are drawn, positioned in the bottom left, top right and bottom right corners respectively.

The Eye of the North

  • Posted in Children's, Fantasy, Fiction
  • Tagged with chronic illness
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Book cover of 'Gemina'. Cover is bright blue and looks like it is set in space. Strewn across the front is text that reads and a subject line: The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Illuminae. The title of the book is in black text over a white stripe, and the authors names are at the bottom of the cover.

The Illuminae Files

  • Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Adult
  • Tagged with oxygen mask user, wheelchair user
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Book cover of 'The Nothing Girl'. Cover is a pale blue colour, with what looks like orange spray paint used to stencil around the shape of a horse.

The Nothing Girl

  • Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Romance
  • Tagged with severe stutter
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Book cover of 'The Colony'. Cover shows legs in fish net tights and high heels, but part of the left leg seems to be disappearing into pixels.

The Colony

  • Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
  • Tagged with amputee, genetic condition, prosthesis
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Book cover of 'Secret Songs'. Cover shows a person under the water, reaching up to the surface. A seal is at their feet.

Secret Songs

  • Posted in Fiction, Young Adult
  • Tagged with deaf
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We Are All Welcome Here'. Cover shows the front of a house, with a picket fence and steps leading to the front door, which is closed.

We Are All Welcome Here

  • Posted in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary
  • Tagged with quadriplegia
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Book cover of 'Tone Deaf'. Cover shows a nightclub scene with bright strobe lights. Two people stand at the front, with their hands up. One has their head on the other's shoulder.

Tone Deaf

  • Posted in Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
  • Tagged with deaf
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Book cover of 'The Raven Boys'. Cover is white, with an illustrated raven covering most of the page. The raven's heart is a bright red, which stands out against the black feathers.

The Raven Boys

  • Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult
  • Tagged with deaf
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