Soul Jar

Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors

Annie Carl, Nicola Griffith

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Miscellaneous
01 March 2024

Anthologies (non-poetry); Short Stories Fantasy; Short Stories Sci-Fi

Too often, science fiction and fantasy stories erase — or cure — characters with disabilities. Soul Jar, edited by author and bookstore owner Annie Carl, features thirty-one stories by disabled authors, imagining such wonders as a shapeshifter on a first date, skin that sprouts orchid buds, and a cereal-box demon. An insulin pump diverts an undead mob. An autistic teen sets out to discover the local cranberry bog’s sinister secret. A pizza delivery on Mars goes wrong. This thrillingly peculiar collection sparkles with humour, heart, and insight, all within the context of disability representation.

Foreword by: Nicola Griffith
Edited by: Annie Carl
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781942436577
ISBN 10: 1942436572
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Authors include Cormack Baldwin of Oregon; Meghan Beaudry of Texas; Ellis Bray of Washington; Lane Chasek of Nebraska; Lyss Copeland of Rhode Island; AJ Cunder of New Jersey; K.G. Delmare of New York; Andrew Giffin of Virginia; Mika Grimmer of Washington; Eirik Gumeny of New Mexico; Kit Harding of Massachusetts; Travis Flatt of Tennessee; Adam Fout of Texas; Christy George of Oregon; Nicola Griffith of Washington; Paul Jessup of Pennsylvania; Lily-Marie Jurich of Washington; Evergreen Lee of Florida; Judy Lunsford of Arizona; Danielle Mullen of New Mexico; Raven Oak of Washington; El Park of Maine; Simon Quinn of Arizona; Danielle Ranucci of New York; Julie Reeser of Montana; Jennifer Lee Rossman of New York; Holly Saiki of Hawaii; Carol Schena of Virginia; Nisi Shawl of Washington; Jaye Viner of Nebraska; Dawn Vogel of Washington; and Bethy Wernert of Arizona

Editor Annie Carl was born with a rare spinal birth-defect (lipomeningomyelocele) and is a Stage IV Non-Hodgkins survivor. She owns and runs The Neverending Bookshop in Edmonds, Wash. She is the author of My Tropey Life: How Pop Culture Stereotypes Make Disabled Lives Harder and the novella Nebula Vibrations. When not running an award-winning bookstore, Annie reads massive quantities of science fiction, fantasy, and romance; pole dances; knits; and hangs out with her goofy family and friends. Nicola Griffith is the author of the award-winning books Hild, Spear, and So Lucky, among others. Her essays, opinion pieces, reviews, and short fiction have appeared in an assortment of academic texts and a variety of journals and media outlets, including the New York Times, Nature, New Scientist, Los Angeles Review of Books, NPR, Electric Lit, Literary Hub, and Out.

Reviews for Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors

The soul jar overfloweth in this radical anthology of mermaids, mechas, and rotten hyenas. Annie Carl's refined taste for the far out has unleashed a swath of writers who zone in on disabled joys and vexations. How refreshing it is to read from writers who get it. -Jonah Barnett, author of Moss-Covered Claws