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Grace Lapointe

Grace Lapointe’s fiction has been published in Kaleidoscope, Deaf Poets Society, Mobius: The Journal of Social Change, and is forthcoming in Corporeal Lit Mag. Her essays and poetry have been published in Wordgathering. Her stories and essays—including ones that she wrote as a college student—have been taught in college courses and cited in books and dissertations. More of her work is at https://gracelapointe.wordpress.com, Medium, and Ao3.

The Alienating Lack of Disability Representation in Literature

On the importance of nuanced, uncliched representation of disabilities in literature.

4 Novels for Art and Music Lovers

Do you love visual art and music just as much as you love books? Check out these novels for art and music lovers.

Romantic Fiction, Just in Time for Valentine’s Day

If you're looking for romance this Valentine's Day, find it in these five works of romantic fiction, including contemporary, fantasy, and YA novels.

Books About Fate vs. Free Will

A round-up of some of the best books about fate vs. free will.

HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES Defies Genre to Create Original, Unforgettable Stories

On the genre-defying short stories of Carmen Maria Machado's Her Body and Other Stories