We hope you will join us for the next MSF book club discussion on Sunday, May 4, at 1 PM PDT/4 PM EDT. We will be reading The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me, by Keah Brown.

The book selection is a thoughtful, inspiring, and charming collection of essays exploring what it means to be disabled in a mostly able-bodied America, ffrom the disability rights advocate and creator of the #DisabledAndCute viral campaign.

Keah Brown loves herself, but that hasn’t always been the case. Born with cerebral palsy, her greatest desire used to be normalcy and refuge from the steady stream of self-hate society strengthened inside her. But after years of introspection and reaching out to others in her community, she has reclaimed herself and changed her perspective.

In The Pretty One, Brown gives a contemporary and relatable voice to the disabled – so often portrayed as mute, weak, or isolated. With clear, fresh, and light-hearted prose, these essays explore everything from her relationship with her able-bodied identical twin (called “the pretty one” by friends) to navigating romance; her deep affinity for all things pop culture – and her disappointment with the media’s distorted view of disability; and her declaration of self-love with the viral hashtag #DisabledAndCute.

Please register by Saturday, May 3: https://bit.ly/3JPSx2P

Find more information about the book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39297013-the-pretty-one