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Hello everyone and welcome to the 2024 Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics Release List!

Last year’s 2023 list went amazingly well, and there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to do it again this year.

This list includes books and comics of all genres being published in 2024 that are written by disabled and/or neurodivergent authors or include disabled and/or neurodivergent characters. It has been compiled by readers and authors, who have provided titles in this Google Spreadsheet and my own research.

Updated: 20th January 2025 – For details of how to add your link to this list please see below.

I am also now looking for details of titles published in 2025; please add them to the 2025 spreadsheet!

Table Of Contents
  1. Add a title to this list!
  2. Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out in 2024
  3. January
  4. February
  5. March
  6. April
  7. May
  8. June
  9. July
  10. August
  11. September
  12. October
  13. November
  14. December
  15. Over to you
  16. Support Just Geeking By

A few notes about this list

This is a long list and as the year goes on, has the potential to get even longer. To make it readable and manageable, I’ve chosen not to include a synopsis for each book. In conjunction with this list, I’ll be posting monthly announcements about what books are due out in the upcoming few months. Those announcements will include a full synopsis, cover and other details.

Books are listed in publishing date order by month by Book Title and author. Where possible, the book title is linked to an information page about the book from the author’s website. Following title and author are genre, age group and representation information regarding the author and/or characters.

For example, January 14th – Book Title by Jane Smith, Fantasy, Adult, disabled author, neurodivergent MC (main character), character with Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

Following this information is an Add to GoodReads link and some links where you can purchase the book, which I’ll talk a little about in a moment. If a GoodReads link is missing, it is because it isn’t available yet, and I’ll add it when it is.

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Release Date (or approximate date):

Book Title:

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Changes or corrections

I have done my best to try to verify the information and use language preferred by each author regarding disability representation and identity. If I’ve made a mistake, or you would like something changed please let me know in the comments, or if you prefer you can contact me privately. To ensure that information is correct, I will only be accepting changes and corrections from authors and publishers.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books out in 2024

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

January

1st January – Dear Mustafa by Steven Damron – Queer fiction, adult, MC has AIDs.

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3rd January – Beyond Description by Emily Tiffany Joy – LGBTQIA+ memoir, adult, author has bipolar type I.

5th January – Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children #9) by Seanan McGuire – Urban fantasy, young adult, disabled author.

8th January – Cinders of Yesterday (Legacy of Shadows #1) by Jen Karner – Paranormal fantasy, adult, Author is neurodivergent, one of the MCs has clinical anxiety.

8th January (26th March WW) – The Dragon in the Sewer by Cindy Baldwin and Irma Ruggiero (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author has cystic fibrosis.

10th January – the impossible poet: a medical autobiography (the CV of suffering) by Asha Fenn – Non-fiction, disabled author, book discusses chronic illness.

12th January – Wiggles, Stomps, and Squeezes: Calming My Jitters at School by Lindsey Rowe Parker and Rebecca Burgess – Picture book, children’s, author is neurodivergent, illustrator is autistic and book is about neurodivergent children and children with sensory processing challenges.

16th January – Bowie’s Looking Glass by Kayla Bonner and Lacie Ostrander (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author and illustrator are autistic, MC is autistic with selective mutism.

16th January – Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore – Romantic fantasy, adult, author is neurodivergent and male lead is an amputee.

18th January – Voyage of the Damned by Frances White – Fantasy, adult, a wheelchair user, a character with chronic illness and MC has depression/MH issues.

18th January – Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition by Sarah Hendrickx and Jess Hendrickx, et al. – Non-fiction, adult, contains essays of personal experiences by autistic women.

21st January – The Black Cat Bookshop by E.M. McConnell – Gothic horror, adult, author is neurodivergent, and one of the MCs, Brandon, is deaf.

23rd January – Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports edited by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli – Anthology, young adult, one editor is disabled, stories include disabled and eating disorder representation.

23rd January – What’s Wrong?: Personal Histories of Chronic Pain and Bad Medicine by Erin Williams – Non-Fiction graphic novel, about chronic pain and living with interconnected conditions.

27th January – Undine’s Blessing: A Lunis Aquaria Story by Tessa Hastjarjanto – Fantasy, young adult, author and MC are chronically ill.

30th January – Imago: A Dystopian Gothic by Matthew Zakharuk – Gothic Horror, adult, Author is AuDHD, MC is autistic and a side character uses a cane.

30th January – Just Shy of Ordinary by A.J. Sass – Contemporary, middle grade, MC has undiagnosed anxiety and is coded as autistic.

30th January – This autistic girl went to Japan: And you won’t believe what happened next by Bianca Toeps, Megan Hershey (Translator) – Memoir, adult, author is autistic.

30th January – The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland – Paranormal, young adult, MC has chronic pain.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

February

1st February – A Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh – Historical, adult, deaf author, MC is deaf and the book is about sign language.

1st February – It’s Not A Bloody Trend: Understanding Life as an ADHD Adult by Kat Brown – Non-Fiction, adult, author has ADHD and book includes interviews with other people who have ADHD.

1st February – Strangers in the Stars by Athena – Queer fantasy, adult,  author is neurodivergent.

6th February – Pangu’s Shadow by Karen Bao – Queer science fiction, young adult, disabled representation.

6th February – The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett – Mystery fantasy, adult, One MC has dyslexia and another is autistic coded.

13th February – Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose – Romantacy, adult, author is neurodivergent.

13th February – Mom Dad Not Hear: 30 Powerful Stories and Lessons about Leadership, Life, and Love from My Deaf Parents by Mickey Carolan, Kathleen Sindorf, and Joseph Sindorf – Memoir, adult, written by a child of Deaf parents.

13th February – The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace – Mystery Thriller, adult, author and MC are autistic.

15th February – When I Feel Red by Lily Bailey – Mental health, middle grade, author has OCD and MC has dyspraxia.

19th February – Crown and Scalpel by C. J. L. Thomason – Fantasy, young adult, MC is blind and uses echolocation.

19th February – The Invisible Girl by C L Farley – Post-Apocalyptic, adult, Trauma-related psychosis.

19th February – The Last to Drown by Lorraine Wilson – Fantasy, adult, disabled author and MC with chronic pain.

20th February – Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle – Romance, young adult, author and MC have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.

20th February – How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church by Lamar Hardwick – Non-fiction, adult, author is autistic and the book focuses on the topic of ableism.

20th February – The Diablo’s Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa – LGBTQIA+ Fantasy, young adult, author is chronically ill.

20th February – To Cage a God by Elizabeth May – Fantasy, adult, one character has a chronic illness and chronic pain and is an ambulatory wheelchair user.

21st February – Autistic and Black: Our Experiences of Growth, Progress and Empowerment by Kala Allen Omeiza – non-fiction, adult, author is autistic and the book contains essays of personal experiences by autistic people.

21st February – The Autistic Survival Guide to Therapy by Steph Jones – non-fiction, adult, author is autistic and the book focuses on autistic experience.

21st February – The Awesome Autistic Guide to Being Proud: Feeling Good about Who You Are by Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman – Non-fiction, young adult, authors are autistic and the book focuses on autistic experience.

21st February – The Awesome Autistic Guide to Feelings and Emotions: Finding Your Comfort Zone by Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman – Non-fiction, young adult, authors are autistic and the book focuses on autistic experience.

21st February – The Awesome Autistic Guide to Other Humans: Relationships with Friends and Family by Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman- Non-fiction, young adult, authors are autistic and the book focuses on autistic experience.

22nd February – Fashion, Disability, and Co-design: A Human-Centered Design Approach by Grace Jun – Non-fiction, adult, discusses inclusive design approaches to clothes and accessories for disabled people.

27th February – Mara Hears in Style by Terri Clemmons, Lucy Rogers (Illustrator) – Picture Book, children’s, Illustrator is Deaf, MC is hard of hearing or Deaf, and wears hearing aids.

27th February – Mewing by Chloe Spencer – Horror, adult, Body Dysmorphia, Body Image Disorders, Orthorexia.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

March

1st March – In the Society of Women (Ladies Occult Society #3) by Krista D. Ball – Historical fantasy, adult, author has chronic pain and a character has an unnamed illness.

2nd March – Birdsongs by C. M. Crockford – Poetry, adult, author has Autism/ADHD.

5th March – A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams – Historical mystery, adult, MCs with chronic migraines, anxiety/depression, and PTSD.

5th March – Aftermarket Afterlife by Seanan McGuire – Urban fantasy, adult, disabled author.

5th March – Be the Sea by Clara Ward – Queer fantasy, adult, MC is autistic.

5th March – Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake – Memoir, author has Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, book talks about disabilities and ableism.

5th March – Breathing Underwater by Abbey Nash – Contemporary fiction, young adult, MC has epilepsy.

5th March – Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson and Quinn Wyatt – Contemporary fiction, middle grade, author and MC have Crohn’s disease.

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5th March – Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal by Gretchen Schreiber – Contemporary, young adult, author and MC have VATER syndrome, MFC is chronically ill.

5th March – The No-Girlfriend Rule by Christen Randall – Queer Romance, young adult, author is neurodivergent, MC has anxiety.

5th March – The Reluctant Heartthrob (Chu’s Restaurant #2) by Jackie Lau – Contemporary romance, adult, MC is neurodivergent.

5th March – The Scooter Twins by Dorothy Ellen Palmer and Maria Sweeney (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, disabled author and illustrator, MCs are disabled and use mobility scooters.

5th March – The Color of Sound by Emily Barth Isler – Contemporary Fiction, middle grade, author has synesthesia and OCD, and MC has synesthesia.

12th March – Butterfly on the Wind by Adam Pottle and Ziyue Chen (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, Deaf author, Deaf MC.

12th March – I Am Extraordinary by Stephen Curry and Geneva Bowers (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author has keratoconus.

12th March – The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines by Mo Netz – Paranormal, middle grade, disabled author and MC is a wheelchair user.

12th March – Truly Home by J.J. Hale – Sapphic romance, adult, author is neurodivergent, and MC has anxiety.

19th March – Henry and the Something New by Jenn Bailey and Mika Song (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, MC is autistic.

19th March – Saving Face: A Memoir by Effy Redman – Memoir, adult, author has a condition called Moebius Syndrome that causes facial paralysis.

22nd March – One Light: Beyond the Portal by Michelle Arnold – Fantasy, adult, MC is chronically ill.

26th March – But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life by Paige Layle – Memoir, adult, author is autistic.

26th March – Chronically Dolores by Maya Van Wagenen – Contemporary fiction, young adult, author and MC have interstitial cystitis, SC is autistic.

26th March – Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming by Steve Asbell – Picture book, children’s, author and characters are autistic.

26th March – Icarus by K. Ancrum – Queer mythology, young adult, MC has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

28th March – Girl Unmasked: How Uncovering My Autism Saved My Life by Emily Katy – Memoir, young adult, author is autistic.

28th March – Love & Autism by Kay Kerr – Non-fiction, adult, author is autistic and the book contains stories from autistic people.

28th March – The Ha-Ha: A feel-good comedy of friends reunited by Tom Shakespeare – Disability Fiction, adult, author is disabled, disabled MC who uses a wheelchair.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

April

1st April – Cecaelians & Secrets by Angela Kern – Urban fantasy, adult, MC has chronic pain and blackouts.

1st April – The Proper Thing and Other Stories by Seanan McGuire and Carla McNeil – Short stories, adult, disabled author.

2nd April – Here I Am, I Am Me: An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health by Cara Bean – Graphic novel, young adult, author had anxiety and depression as a teenager (unclear if they still do as an adult).

2nd April – Spectrum: An Autistic Horror Anthology – Anthology, horror, neurodivergent authors.

2nd April –  The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work by Ludmila N. Praslova, PhD. – Non-fiction, adult, author is neurodivergent and the book focuses on neurodivergent experience.

4th April – Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew – Fantasy, young adult, author is deaf.

4th April – Even If We’re Broken by A.M. Weald – Contemporary Romance, adult, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Chronic Pain.

4th April – Keedie (A Kind of Spark #0.5) by Elle McNicoll – Contemporary fiction, middle grade, author and MC is neurodivergent.

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9th April – The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo – Historical fantasy, adult, disabled author.

12th April – Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S. Newton – Cyberpunk Romance, adult, MC is autistic, love interest has PTSD.

16th April – How Not to Fit In: An Unapologetic Guide to Navigating Autism and ADHD by Jess Joy and Charlotte Mia – Non-fiction, adult, authors are late-diagnosed neurodivergent and the book is about autism and ADHD.

16th April – Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings – Queer romance, adult, author is neurodivergent.

16th April – Give Me Space But Don’t Go Far: My Unlikely Friendship with Anxiety by Haley Weaver – Graphic novel, adult, author has anxiety.

16th April – Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde – Science Fiction, middle grade, disabled author and MC is autistic.

16th April – Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD by Pan Cooke – Graphic novel, adult, author has OCD.

19th April – Moon Dust in My Hairnet by J.R. Creaden – Hopepunk Scifi, adult, MC (and author) AuDHD, love interests all ND, many other disabilities in the cast.

21st April – The Woman in White by E.M. McConnell – Horror, young adult, Author and one MC is Neurodivergent.

23rd April – Divergent Realms: Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories About Neurodivergence by Riley Odell – Anthology, adult, stories by neurodivergent authors about neurodivergent characters.

23rd April – Food School by Jade Armstrong – Graphic novel, adult, characters have eating disorders.

25th April – A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall – Fantasy, adult, author has OCD, OCD and anxiety representation.

26th April – Avery’s World (The Shimmering Circus #4) by Annie Dewell – Historical fantasy, adult, MC has social anxiety.

30th April – A Gift of Words by Rosalind Dando – Contemporary Fantasy, middle grade, author is AuDHD, MC has anxiety, and secondary MC has ADHD.

30th April – Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire by Alice Wong, et al. – disability non-fiction, adult, disabled authors and essays discuss multiple disabilities.

30th April – Disability Worlds by Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp – Non-fiction, adult, content features disabled people and communities, however, the authors do not appear to identify as disabled (they are parents of disabled children).

30th April – Heavenly Tyrant (Iron Widow #2) by Xiran Jay Zhao – Queer fantasy, young adult, disabled character.

30th April – To a Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz – Romantic fantasy, young adult, Two autistic MCs.

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May

2nd May – Serotonin, Love, and Acid by Aurora Hatchel – Contemporary, young adult, author is autistic and has PTSD, book has mental health and addiction representation.

2nd May – Vivi Conway and the Haunted Quest (Vivi Conway #2) by Lizzie Huxley-Jones – Fantasy, middle grade, author is autistic, book has neurodivergent and disability representation.

7th May – Monster Hands by Karen Kane, Jonaz McMillan and Dion MBD – Picture book, children’s, one author and MC are Deaf and the book features ASL .

7th May – Not You: A Memoir by Megan Harris M – Memoir, adult, mental health.

7th May – Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He – Mystery thriller, young adult, author is autistic.

9th May – Awakening to Autism by Kirbington West – Non-fiction, adult, author is autistic.

9th May – Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne – Queer fantasy, adult, author has ADHD, MC has anxiety.

9th May – King of Clubs (Luck Gods #4) by J. Gabriel Gates – Urban Fantasy, young adult, MC has OCD.

11th May – Takedown by Ali Bryan – Sports, young adult, MC’s father has ALS.

11th May – Will You Read This, Please? – Anthology, Non-fiction, adult, authors have written stories “based on the lived experience of people who have faced mental illness in the UK”.

14th May – Good Monster by Diannely Antigua – Poetry, adult, themes of chronic pain and mental health.

14th May – Gooseberry by Robin Gow – LGBTQIA+ fiction, middle grade, author is autistic.

14th May – Starfire by Naomi Hughes – Science fiction, young adult, author and MC have harm OCD.

14th May – Traces of Madness by Fernando Balius – Graphic novel memoir, young adult, author has schizophrenia.

15th May – Recognise ME: Memoir documenting the raw journey through medical gaslighting as a chronic illness patient by Anneke Vliegen – Non-Fiction, adult, author has adrenal insufficiency, lupus and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS).

16th May – Monstrum by Lottie Mills – Short story collection, author is disabled and autistic, stories contain disabled representation.

16th May – The Year of the Buttered Cat: A Mostly True Story by Lexi and Susan Haas – Non-fiction memoir, middle grade, one author has a severe form of cerebral palsy.

17th May – Recipe for Confidence by Samantha Picaro – LGBTQIA+ Romance, young adult, author and MC are autistic, and MC has social anxiety.

23rd May – Happy Death Club: Essays on Death, Grief & Bereavement Across Cultures by Naomi Westerman – Non-fiction, adult, Author is physically disabled and autistic and this book discusses grief.

29th May – Go Neuro Way: An autistic person’s adventure travelling the world by Dan Bird – Non-fiction, adult, author is autistic.

30th May – The Healing Touch by Zofia von Huck – Fantasy, young adult, MC has a chronic illness and struggles with their mental health.

30th May – Polestar (The Lost Space Treasure #3) by Rae Knightly – Science Fiction, young adult, MC has a prosthetic leg.

30th May – The Room with the Rainbow Door by Lucy Perillo (Author) and Amelia Naomi (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, about diversity including neurodivergence.

30th May – The Silver Oak Home for Chronically Ill Children by ‎ Sayla Fitzgerald (author) and Nathalie Kranich (illustrator) – Fantasy, middle grade, author and characters are chronically ill.

31st May – Wheel of Fate (Inheritance #10) by AK Faulkner – Urban fantasy, adult, author is physically disabled and AuDHD, PoV character is autistic. 

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

June

1st June – Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! by Dr. Megan Anna Neff – Non-fiction, adult, author is neurodivergent.

1st June – The Shadow of Summer by Marlon Yelich – Queer Romance, young adult, mental health and addiction representation.

4th June – Asking for a Friend by Ronnie Riley – Queer contemporary, middle grade, author is disabled/has ADHD, MC has social anxiety and BFF has ADHD.

4th June – Cesaria Feels the Beat by Denise Rosario Adusei (Author) and Priscila Soares (Illustrator) – Picture Book, children’s, illustrator is hard of hearing and MC is deaf.

4th June – The Cane Kids by Kristen Lang – Picture Book, children’s, MCs are blind and use canes.

4th June – One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans – Queer mystery, young adult, MC has IBS, also some trauma-induced anxiety/panic attacks.

4th June – Take All of Us by Natalie Leif – Queer horror, young adult, MC has chronic migraines and epilepsy, other characters include a chronically ill cane user, and one who is autistic coded.

5th June – A Grotesque Animal: A Memoir by Amy Lee Lillard – Non-Fiction, adult, author is autistic and disabled.

6th June – Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud (Cosmina Unfortunate #2) by Laura Noakes – Fantasy, middle grade, Author and MC have Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD), and other disabled characters using various mobility aids.

6th June – Something to be Proud Of by Anna Zoe Quirke – Queer contemporary, young adult, MC and author are autistic, other side characters use mobility aids.

11th June – Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino – Contemporary romance, young adult, author is Deaf and has Multiple Sclerosis, Deaf MCs.

11th June – Love’s in Sight! Vol. 7 by Uoyama – Manga, young adult, MCs are visually impaired.

12th June – Well, This Sucks: Essays From A Woman Dealing With Chronic Illness and Disability by Nenia Corocan – Non-fiction, adult, author is chronically ill.

14th June – The Switch by April McCloud – Queer science fiction, adult, author has congenital heart disease and is neurodivergent, the book has physical and congenital disability representation and neurodivergent representation.

15th June – Every Scar Tells a Story by Rayna York – Contemporary, young adult, mental health representation.

15th June – The Dafoompah and Me: A Story for Children with Dyscalculia by Brennan Whitley Psy D, Lisa Hamel Ed S (illustrator) – Children’s picture book, children, book is about dyscalculia.

16th June – The Space You Left Behind by Ona Gritz – Contemporary, young adult, MC has cerebral palsy.

18th June – A Game Most Foul by Alison Gervais – Mystery, young adult, Hard of Hearing author and MC.

18th June – Roll With The Punches (I’m Not Broken #5) by Amy Beth Outland – Contemporary, adult, author is a wheelchair user, MC has a spinal cord injury and uses a wheelchair.

18th June – Rules for Camouflage by Kirstin Cronn-Mills – Contemporary romance, young adult, MC and other characters are neurodivergent, book deals with ableism towards neurodivergent students.

18th June – The Calculation of You and Me by Serena Kaylor – Contemporary romance, young adult, MC is autistic.

18th June – The Spoiler by L.E. Todd – Contemporary Romance, adult, FMC has severe OCD.

20th June – Half-Drawn Boy by Suki Fleet – LGBTQIA+ romance, young adult, author is neurodivergent, MC has synaesthesia and LI is a non-verbal autistic.

21st June – Conversations with Monsters: On Mortality, Creativity, And Neurodivergent Survival by Charlotte Amelia Poe – Memoir, adult, author is autistic and has generalised anxiety disorder, depression, agoraphobia, and chronic PTSD, the book is about autistic experience.

23rd June – Understanding Autism: Simple Explanations and Engaging Illustrations for Young Children by Paul Wilkinson – Non-fiction, children’s, book discusses autism.

24th June – Crossing Lines: Overcoming The Adversity Of PTSD With Poetry – Poetry, adult, authors have PTSD.

24th June – Kitchen Witch Wedding (The Coven of Crestmont Book 1)  by Jennifer L. Hart – Paranormal Romance, adult, MC has MS and is a wheelchair user, other characters also have MS.

24th June – Wheel-Runner Unbound (Rings of Jeffrey #2) by Nello McDaniel – Dance, middle grade, inspired by the author’s childhood experiences as a wheelchair user, MC is a wheelchair user.

25th June – Brittle Joints by Maria Sweeney – Graphic novel memoir, adult, author has Bruck Syndrome and is an ambulatory wheelchair user.

25th June – Dragonfall (Dragon Scales #1) by L.R. Lam – Fantasy, adult, author is autistic and a secondary character is deaf.

25th June – Girl, Vanishing by Madeline Dyer – Contemporary, young adult, MC has mental health conditions and has been committed to a psychiatric hospital.

25th June – The Boy Who Found His Voice by Tyler Gordon – Picture book, children’s, based on the author’s lived experience as a child with a speech difference.

26th June – Ancient as the Stars: A Space Opera Adventure by Maya Darjani – Science fiction, adult, ADHD representation.

27th June – Finally Free (All Access #2) bu Jaiyde Thomas – Queer Romance, adult, author and an MC are blind.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

July

1st July – Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things?: A Neurodivergent Guy in a Neurotypical World by Pierre Novellie – Memoir, adult, author is autistic.

2nd July – Joined at the Joints by Marissa Eller – Contemporary romance, young adult, author is chronically ill, MCs have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and features a family who are chronically ill.

2nd July – On the Bright Side by Anna Sortino – Contemporary romance, young adult, author is Deaf and has Multiple Sclerosis, and one MC is Deaf and the other has Multiple Sclerosis.

4th July – Lavender Clouds: Comics about Neurodivergence and Mental Health by Bex Ollerton – Graphic novel, adult, graphic novel is about the author’s experiences with autism, ADHD and mental health.

7th July – Lights Up by Lisette Auton – Contemporary fantasy, middle grade, disabled and neurodivergent author, and multiple disabled characters, one uses a mobility scooter.

9th July – Dateable: Swiping Right, Hooking Up, and Settling Down While Chronically Ill and Disabled by Jessica Slice and Caroline Cupp – Non-fiction, adult, authors are disabled and the book is about disabled and chronically ill people.

9th July – Jumping Hurdles by Sarah Surgey (author) and Natasha Gunathilake (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, MC has dyspraxia.

9th July – What If… Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Were Siblings? (Marvel’s What If…? #2) by Seanan McGuire –  Comic book, young adult, author is chronically ill.

15th July – University – The Autistic Guide: Everything You Need to Survive and Thrive by Harriet Axbey – Non-Fiction, young adult, author is autistic.

16th July – Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation by Patrick McKelvey – history non-fiction, focuses on disabled people and disabled works of performance.

17th July – Rope Me In (Cowboys of Night Hawk #2) by Kayla Grosse – Romance, adult, author is a survivor of Kawasaki’s Disease and has an ICD implant, this book has depression, anxiety and PTSD representation.

23rd July – I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy – Queer thriller, young adult,  MC has panic disorder.

23rd July – Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield – Queer romance, young adult, author is disabled and MC has irritable bowel syndrome and uses a cane.

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30th July – The Loudest Silence by Sydney Langford – Queer Contemporary, young adult, author is Deaf-Hard of Hearing, and physically disabled, one MC is Deaf-Hard of Hearing and the second MC has Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

30th July – Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice by Kari Lavelle and Bryan Collier (illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, this book is about actor James Earl Jones’ childhood when he had a stutter and stopped speaking for eight years.

August

1st August – Mama Car by Lucy Catchpole (author) and Karen George (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author and MC are disabled.

1st August – The Piano Pedal Problem by Andrew Bambridge and Alejandra Barajas (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author and main character have achondroplasia.

1st August – There’s Nothing Wrong with Her by Kate Weinberg – Contemporary fiction, adult, author and MC have Long Covid.

2nd August – Facets of the Bench (Mysterious Arts #4) by Celia Lake – Historical Fantasy, adult, author has multiple chronic health conditions and the male MC is an ambulatory wheelchair user.

6th August – I Am, You Are: Let’s Talk About Disability, Individuality and Empowerment by Ashley Harris Whaley and Ananya Rao-Middleton (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, author is disabled.

6th August – I Want to Die but I Still Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Further Conversations with My Psychiatrist by Baek Se-hee – Memoir, adult, author has dysthymia.

6th August – The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters – Science fiction, adult, many contributors are neurodivergent and the anthology includes stories of characters with autism, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, synesthesia, several kinds of anxiety, avoidant attachment disorder, dissociative identity disorder, and more.

13th August – Born of Blood and Ash (Flesh and Fire #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout – Fantasy, adult, author is disabled.

13th August – Dissonance of Bird Song by Alexandra Beaumont – Fantasy, adult, MC has a chronic illness.

13th August – Flash Flood (The Disaster Trilogy #2) by Gabrielle Prendergast – Contemporary fiction, young adult, MCs both have ADHD and one has fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

13th August – Key Lime Sky by Al Hess – Science Fiction, adult, MC is autistic.

13th August – Navigating With You by Jeremy Whitley and Casio Ribiero (artist) – Graphic novel, young adult, MC is disabled.

13th August – Netherford Hall (Love in Netherford #1) by Natania Barron – Historical fantasy, adult, author is disabled and MCs are neurodivergent.

16th August – Companion to the Count by Melissa Kendall – Historical romance, adult, MC autistic.

16th August – Cage of Bones (Detective Alana Mack #3) by Jenny O’Brien – Thriller, adult, MC is a disabled wheelchair user.

20th August – Addy’s Chair to Everywhere by Debi Novotny and Jomike Tejido (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, main character is disabled and a wheelchair user.

20th August – Love and Other Conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe – Contemporary romance, adult, MC with depression, author neurodivergent.

20th August – She Who Knows: Firespitter by Nnedi Okorafor – Africanfuturist, adult, disabled author.

21st August – The Every Body Book of Consent: An LGBTQIA-Inclusive Guide to Respecting Boundaries, Bodies, and Beyond by Rachel E. Simon – Non-fiction, middle grade, the book discusses disabled and neurodivergent people.

21st August – Trembles of the Heart by Frankie Sutton – Contemporary romance, adult, Author is autistic and FMC is epileptic (epilepsy).

23rd August – Schizophrenia Is Merely A Word – Poetry, adult, authors all have schizophrenia and other disabilities.

27th August – Et Cetera: An Illustrated Guide to Latin Phrases by Maia Lee-Chin and Marta Bertello – Nonfiction, adult, author is neurodivergent.

27th August – Our Shouts Echo by Jade Adia – Contemporary romance, young adult, mental health themes.

30th August – Love at the Rock Show (Pagans and Pop Stars #2) by Katta Kis – Contemporary romance, adult, Author also has chronic pain conditions and anxiety, and MC has undiagnosed chronic pain, love interest has anxiety, side character is missing part of her leg.

31st August – Our Darkest Night by Gabriella E. Mari – Urban fantasy, adult, author is neurodivergent.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

September

1st September – Accidental Demons by Clare Edge – Witches, middle grade, author and MC are diabetic.

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1st September – Hereafter Lies: R.I.P. by Elijah B. Wilder – Fantasy, adult, author and MC are neurodivergent.

1st September – The Undead Complex (The Undetectables #2) by Courtney Smyth – Urban Fantasy, adult, author is disabled, one MC has Fibromyalgia,  another is neurodivergent and the third has hearing loss.

2nd September – Max and Monty: The Raven Thief by Sally Doherty (author) and Sonny Fletcher – Detective, middle grade, author and MC are ambulatory wheelchair users and have ME/CFS, illustrator is disabled.

3rd September – Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology #2) by Aiden Thomas – LGBTQIA+ Fantasy, young adult, disabled author and a SC is Deaf.

3rd September – Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White – Horror, young adult, author is autistic and the book has multiple disabled protagonists.

3rd September – Phantasma (Wicked Games #1) by Kaylie Smith – Fantasy, adult, book has chronic illness representation.

10th September – Adventurous Adeline and the Back to School Party by Mary Fashik – STEM, middle grade, MC and author are disabled wheelchair users.

10th September – Hannah Edwards: Secrets of Riverway by Ashley Hards – Mystery, middle grade, author and MC have ADHD.

10th September – I Felt Myself Slipping by Ray Nadine – Graphic novel, young adult, MC is hard of hearing and uses sign language, there is also social anxiety representation.

10th September – Love’s in Sight! Vol. 7 by Uoyama – Manga, young adult, MCs are visually impaired.

10th September – Splinter & Ash by Marieke Nijkamp – Fantasy, middle grade, author is disabled, disabled characters.

14th September – The World Within by Dani Finn – Romance, adult, author is disabled.

17th September – Magic in the Air by Adrianna Schuh – Paranormal romance, adult, author has Cerebral Palsy and there is Cerebral Palsy representation in the book.

17th September – Nightstrider (Nightstrider #1) by Sophia Slade – Fantasy, adult, author is disabled.

19th September – Out of My Shell: Overcoming Social Anxiety from Childhood to Adulthood by Natasha Daniels – Non-fiction memoir, adult, based on the author’s experience with social anxiety.

22nd September – Tea for the Wicked: Dark Lullabies and Other Nightmares by Serena Morrigan – Dark poetry, adult, author has mental health conditions.

24th September – At the End of the River Styx by Michelle Kulwicki – Contemporary fantasy, young adult, and author shares the same mental health struggles as the MC; MC has Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD and is in therapy for them.

24th September – How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom by Johanna Hedva – Non-fiction memoir, adult, author is disabled.

24th September – The Monster and the Mirror: Mental Illness, Magic, and the Stories We Tell by K.J. Aiello – Non-Fiction, adult, author is mentally ill.

24th September – This Is How We Play: A Celebration of Disability and Adaptation by Jessica Slice (Author), Caroline Cupp (Author), and Kayla Harren (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, both authors are disabled and the book is about disabled children.

25th September – Pray for Him by Tyler Battaglia – Queer horror, adult, author is disabled.

26th September – The Sea Queen (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #2) by Natasha Hastings (author) and Alex T. Smith (Illustrator) – Historical fantasy, middle grade, author and MC have asthma.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

October

1st October – Deer Run Home by Ann Clare LeZotte – Contemporary, middle grade, author and MC are Deaf.

1st October – Haunting Melody by Chloe Spencer – Fantasy mystery, young adult, both characters have PTSD.

1st October – Inheritance of Scars by Crystal Seitz – Darkl fantasy, young adult, author and MC have Crohn’s disease.

1st October – Stronger at the Seams by Shannon Stocker – Contemporary, young adult, MC is severely ill (diagnosis is a major spoiler as the book is about a teen being medically gaslighted while seeking a diagnosis).

1st October – Three Things About Emmy Crawford by Allison L. Bitz – Romance, young adult, MC has Crohn’s disease and there is also anxiety representation.

1st October – Trace Elements: Conversations on the Project of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Jo Walton and Ada Palmer – Non-fiction, adult, disabled author.

2nd October – Vampiric Crush by Frankie Sutton – Urban fantasy, adult, author is autistic.

4th October – Chaos Witch Wedding (The Coven of Crestmont #2)  by Jennifer L. Hart – Paranormal Romance, adult, MC has MS and is a wheelchair user, other characters also have MS.

7th October – The #Actuallyautistic Guide to Building Independence: A Handbook for Teens, Young Adults, and Those Who Care about Them by Jennifer Brunton and Jenna Gensic – Non-fiction, young adult, both authors are neurodivergent and one also has cerebral palsy.

8th October – A Sea of Silence (Fleet and Fabricant #2) by Kay F. Atkinson – Queer science fiction, adult, author is disabled.

8th October – Diet Soda Club by Chaz Hayden – Contemporary, young adult, author and MC’s sister has Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

8th October – My Kind of Trouble by L.A. Schwartz – Romance, adult, author and MMC, and his little sister are autistic.

8th October – The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World by Tiffany Yu – Non-fiction, adult, author has PTSD and a permanent arm injury.

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8th October – Xavier’s Voice by Ashley Franklin (Author) and Tatiana Gardel (Illustrator) – Picture book, children’s, MC is autistic and has anxiety.

15th October – Ain’t it Funny by Margaret Gurevich – Contemporary, middle grade, MC has OCD and anxiety.

15th October – Giddy Barber Explodes in 11 by Dina Havranek – Contemporary, young adult, anxiety and dyslexia representation.

15th October – Past Tense: Facing Family Secrets and Finding Myself in Therapy by Sacha Mardou – Graphic Memoir, adult, author has anxiety and childhood trauma.

20th October – In the Eye of the Beholder (Trouvaille Book 1) – Romance, adult, author is neurodivergent and LI is disabled.

22nd October – Rolling On (Roll with it #3) by Jamie Summer – Contemporary, middle grade, MC has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.

22nd October – The Sweetness Between Us by Sarah Winifred Searle – Graphic novel, young adult, MC has Type 1 diabetes.

29th October – Toxemia by Christine McNair – Poetry Memoir, adult, author is chronically ill.

31st October – Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll – Romance, young adult, author is neurodivergent.

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November

5th November – A Diamond Bright and Broken by Holly Davis – Fantasy, young adult, SC is disabled.

14th November – The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani – Science fiction romance, adult, author has Sjogren’s and ADHD.

19th November – Sounds of Yesterday by Jacob Hubbard – Contemporary, adult, author is autistic/ADHD, MMC is autistic, and has ADHD and PTSD.

21st November – Discovery at Dogwood Cottage (Beau Monde Secrets #2) by Anne Rollins – Historical romance, adult, author and FMC are autistic, MMC ADHD.

21st November – Selling Out the Spectrum: How Science Lost the Trust of Autistic People, and How It Can Win It Back by Liam O’Dell – Non-fiction, adult, author is autistic and deaf.

24th November – Mentor to the Marquess (Seductive Sleuths #2) by Melissa Kendall – Historical romance, adult, MC is autistic.

29th November – The December Bitch: TDB by Amy Outland – Poetry, adult, author is a wheelchair user.

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Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

December

3rd December – Dust by Alison Stine – Dystopian, young adult, FMC is hard of hearing, LI is deaf.

6th December – Wishstone: Maladies That Bind (Wishstone #1) by Jay Gregory – Fantasy, young adult, MC has a fictional condition that mirrors dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Books and Comics out in 2024!

Over to you

Thank you to everyone who helped put this list together! This year I’ll be keeping up with monthly posts to accompany this list so please look out for those too. You can follow this blog on WordPress or follow me on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Twitter/X) to keep up with content.

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6 Comments

  1. Thank you so much for putting this together, Heather! I’d love for my YA dark fantasy to be included in this list.

    Release Date (or approximate date): October 1, 2024

    Book Title: Inheritance of Scars

    Author: Crystal Seitz

    Genre (two words max): Dark Fantasy

    Age group: YA

    Disability and/or neurodivergent representation: The protagonist of my story has Crohn’s disease, inspired by my own experiences with the disease.

    Author’s website (link to the book is a bonus): https://www.crystalseitz.com/inheritance

    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207294012-inheritance-of-scars

    1. Author

      Hi Crystal,
      Thanks for the information!

  2. Have added to my Bookish Diversity Link List – thanks so much for submitting! 🙂

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