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Includes readers guide with discussion questions.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
Foreword by Nicola Griffith, author of Hild and Spear
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 humor, heart, and insight, all within the context of disability representation.
Foreword
Distribution of ARCs (starting spring 2023) to media outlets, reviewers, bloggers, magazines, and key booksellers and librarians
Reviews targeting Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, Library Journal, Booklist, Foreword Reviews, and others
Coverage targeting publications that are big in the sci-fi/fantasy and speculative communities, including Locus and Tor.com
Bookseller outreach, including ABA Advance Access, PNBA, and galley mailings to booksellers who have enjoyed other titles
Events in Portland and Seattle and online, with a focus on bookstores and libraries
Regional coverage targeting authors' hometowns
Other coverage targeting authors' contacts in the literary and SFF communities
Book club outreach
Author interviews: Encouraging all thirty-one authors to mention the project in context of their own work
Edelweiss and Goodreads ARC giveaways; possibly a Publishers Weekly grab-a-galley advertisement
Social media including blog appearances, excerpts, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Promotions on authors’ websites and the publisher's website
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with events
