Excellence in Disability Literature
Ever wonder where your mind goes during a three-hour surgery sedation? I’m here to tell you I have an exquisite recall of the event. My surgeon begs to differ, but I briefed myself before the propofol ran wild, causing my left arm to freeze before blowing apart. Continue reading “Mer-folk Passage by Suzanne Nielsen”
by The Oleb Books Team
The COVID-19 pandemic has crushed the world’s economy. Countless businesses have had to close their doors in order to shelter in place and slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Unfortunately, Oleb Books has been affected by the crisis. Continue reading “Oleb Books and COVID-19”
By Belo Miguel Cipriani
I learned to be a writer by being around other writers. Through workshops offered through the San Francisco literary nonprofit Litquake, Meetup.com, and Craigslist, I met other people who had stories to tell and, like myself, were eager to pen their first book. It was at one of those early writing classes that I learned about graduate writing programs, and decided to make the two-year commitment to being a full-time student.
In grad school, I learned how to take in criticism, as well as to write under deadlines. I also discovered I do my best writing in the morning and that poetry does not come to me as easy as prose. Continue reading “Why a Blind Man Started a Publishing House”
Our debut title, Firsts: Coming of Age Stories by People with Disabilities, was released in October 2018.