Mental Illness

[close] I'm challenging myself to diversifying my reading list in 2024. When it comes to reading, I stay in my fluffy fiction comfort zone because my work reading can get very serious and depressing. But work has dried up at the moment and I've decided to seize this as an opportunity to step out of that comfort zone and expose myself to the variety of authors out there. I'm making this space to keep myself accountable and if others want to join, that's great! Diversification can look different depending on your positionality. For me, I'm seeking authors outside the white, straight, neurotypical, North American experience. This is what I have so far: January: neurodivergent author February: South Asian author March: Asian author April: LGBTQ+ author May: African author June: book about mental illness July: Transgender author August: South American author September: Disabled author October: Black or African American author November: Middle Eastern author December: Oceanic author (Photo taken from Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/aadl/6777694048/)

[close] A place to discuss all the unique aspects of Deaf culture as highlighted in the thriller Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) by Lance & James Morcan. This group can also be an intersection of sorts where Deaf and hearing people can engage and learn from each other.

[close] Silent Heroes: end of a World is a story about divorce, child abuse, child custody, and shows the bureaucratic nightmare a father has to endure against the Child Protection services. Do you believe they have too much power over couples with children who live marital difficulties?

[close] People who suffer from dp/dr may join this group. We can talk about the shared interest of books.