Kit Ryan @limpinglibrary
disability, poetry, and sometimes some dragons. I'm a librarian and academic interested in cripping your kidlit. All opinions are my own. Melbourne Joined August 2012-
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This one's mine! Looking forward to seeing some you there in person or online
Can't wait!
The only thing people can imagine about disabled people is our deaths and they’re usually the cause of it.
For Les Murray's birthday: Les Murray said his autism shaped his poetry – his late poems offer insights into his creative process theconversation.com/les-murray-sai… theconversation.com/les-murray-sai…
Kit Kavanagh-Ryan (@limpinglibrary) uses crip readings of Isobelle Carmody’s Obernewtyn Chronicles and Ambelin Kwaymullina’s Tribe sequence to determine whether they reinforce or subvert current understandings of disability bit.ly/3NJVVMA
Honoured to a contributor to this exciting collection
Honoured to a contributor to this exciting collection
Good morning @ncte @ILAToday @BUWheelock It is the 10th anniversary of the book “Wonder”. After 10 yrs of wondering why the book is so popular I wrote a review. #SpoilerAlert #TrashRepresentation #StopAssigning #NotOwnvoice #BookTwitter booktoss.org/2022/03/06/not…
If you need a quick break from the disasters of the world have a listen to this abc.net.au/radionational/…
interviewing @joseph_elliott for #TheBookShow was an absolute pleasure. Listen in for disability, queerness, and the worldbuilding of one of my favourite series. (Plus, @NicholsClaire has a great lineup this episode. I mean, just listen!) abc.net.au/radionational/…

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