They tried to kill the ugliness, but they only made it stronger.

The world was consumed by water, but New York City stands tall. The beautiful dome of the city above is home to the privileged citizens, while the criminals below are forced to inhabit the polluted, walled streets of the old New York.

Richard Smith was content living in NYC with his wife until their deformed, life-supported child is medically terminated by the government. When he receives a message from a group called Right-To-Life, Richard discovers his son may be alive and living with the criminals below.

Desperate to find his son, Richard risks it all and journeys into the depths of the old city.

What he finds may be more than what society above can fathom.

Tense and wild, this sci-fi dystopian novel from the author of the Blunt Force Kharma series will have readers on the edge of their seat. If you enjoyed books like 1984 or The Hunger Games, you'll be thrilled by the suspense of (R)Evolution. Buy it now!

https://mepurfield.gumroad.com/l/hbxfd

#sciencefiction #scifi #bookstodon #books #reading #amreading #clifi #ebooks #AutisticAuthors #AutisticWriters #autisticcreator #indie #shopindie #buyindie

New blog post up!

Autistics Don’t Write Fiction – M.E. Purfield

https://mepurfield.com/2023/07/08/autistics-dont-write-fiction/

#actuallyautistic #sciencefiction #mystery #romance #AutisticAuthors #autisticcharacters

@ClaireCopperman @stevesilberman @actuallyautistic

I would include:
But You Don't Look Autistic At All by Bianca Toeps

Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby

A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicolls

Letters to My Weird Sisters by Joanne Limburg

The Nine Degrees of Autism by Wenn Lawson

All Autistic Authors 🙌
#AutisticAuthors
#ActuallyAutistic

@ashleyspencer @dquinn03 Also, I think some authors are #ActuallyAutistic and haven’t realised it yet. They write characters that they say are not Autistic, but they model them on what they know, unidentified Autism…

Eg. Matt Haig realising he’s Autistic, I’m reading his books at the moment and so many Autistic themes and personalities.

I think Fredrik Backman author of ‘A Man Called Ove’ may be too?

#AutisticAuthors #AutisticCharacters

@micah @actuallyautistic

I have 3 to recommend, all are easy to read and incredibly powerful and written by #AutisticAuthors

1. Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby - the most detailed autobiography and description of being Autistic I've ever read. Incredibly emotional, 10/10

2. But You Don't Look Autistic At All by Bianca Toeps. Bianca talks about her own life, and also goes through the DSM Autism criteria from the Autistic POV. Really great read, also loved the detail in this one

3....

@innervisioner @sheepnik I’ve just finished ‘The Humans’ and started ‘How to stop time’ and the theme of being different, not belonging, an outsider looking in, runs thru the books… Very relatable!

I started my ‘Matt Haig Odyssey’ after seeing that Instagram post announcing that he is Autistic.

#AutisticAuthors #ActuallyAutistic

@bigbeardedbookseller I’m reading ‘The Humans’ by Matt Haig!
Fun fact, Matt Haig is #Autistic 📚🌈♾️
#AutisticAuthors #ActuallyAutistic

@Fullnihilism @bethan @actuallyautistic @bookstodon Yes, I did read it years ago tbh and I didn't relate at all, but that's just me... I find #AutisticAuthors such as #HannahGadsby #BiancaToeps and ElleMcNicoll to be much more relatable, I can see myself in their writing, I couldn't in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticRepresentation

@saaski Thank-you so much for putting books by #AutisticAuthors in your Library! 🌈♾📚

@saaski
I have suggestions! We read the following titles at the #AutisticBookClub
1. A Kind of Spark - Elle McNicoll
2. Ten Steps to Nanette - Hannah Gadsby
3. But You Don’t Look Autistic At All - Bianca Toeps
4. Drama Queen - Sara Gibbs
We’ll be reading these in 2023
5. Stim; An Autistic Anthology edited by Lizzie Huxley-Jones
6. The Reason I Jump - Naoki Higashida
7. Letters to My Weird Sisters - Joanne Limburg
All of the above are by #AutisticAuthors 🙌🌈♾
#ActuallyAutistic

@bjornlarssen You're right, I pick books that are bestsellers, prizewinners (Booker, Pulitzer, etc.) or written by #AutisticAuthors

I point out that you don't have to buy the book, or even read it because we always talk about Autism, so everyone can participate (we're all #ActuallyAutistic) and everything is free.

No-one has to attend every time, it's as flexible as I can make it, I just don't want to be 'that person who's always banging on about their #BookClub '
I'm a community member too.

@BennReading I’m so glad you read this!’ A Kind of Spark’ is one of those books that encapsulates the #Autistic experience, I really loved it and recommend it to everyone 💗
#AutisticAuthors #ActuallyAutistic

@ArgyleSoda At the #AutisticBookClub we read one book a month, and the books are chosen from bestsellers, prize winners and books by #AutisticAuthors
We’ve just read #AKindOfSpark by Elle McNicoll
Currently reading #UnmaskingAutism by Dr Devon Price

2023 books:
#ProjectHailMary by Andy Weir
#TheReasonIJump by Naoki Higashida
#TheSweetnessOfWater by Nathan Harris
#LettersToMyWeirdSisters by Joanne Limburg
All details on #Meetup ! 🌈♾

@actuallyautistic
#ActuallyAutistic

@peppernut @ferrous @actuallyautistic
Just read ‘A Kind Of Spark’ by Elle McNicoll and everyone at the #BookClub loved it. I had no idea what it was like, I think it’s seriously underrated.

Someone at the group was going to buy lots of copies to give away to their friends, as a primer on #Autism and how we experience the world, it’s that good!
#AutisticAuthors #AKindOfSpark #ListenToUs