Adventures in Bodily Autonomy

Edited by Raven Belasco

Hey there beautiful people! It's nice to give away books edited by disabled people because editing is as hard as writing, y'all. I'm happy to share 9 advance review copies of the anthology Adventures in Bodily Autonomy: Exploring Reproductive Rights in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror from Aqueduct Press by the editor Raven Belasco (3 paperback, 6 e-books). Raven is kindly offering them to you dear subscribers. Details below.

About the book

The fourteen tales in Adventures in Bodily Autonomy flow across alternate universes and through space and time to consider the issues of reproductive justice through a fresh perspectives. There is an adventure here for everyone.

An astronaut on her way to Mars discovers she’s pregnant — can she keep her baby? Bee-like entities try to force a human to be their queen. In 1930s Philly, a vampire offers a novel form of birth control. From a ghost, lessons learned too late. Women who cannot find a comfortable fit in their mythic realities. Future worlds where reproductive choices are different, but individual choice and external battles for that choice are just as real. Adventures in Bodily Autonomy will be released on October 16th, 2023, a date important in the history of women’s healthcare rights. On October 16, 1916, in Brooklyn, New York, Margaret Sanger opened the country’s first birth control clinic. Just nine days later police shut down the clinic, and Sanger served 30 days in prison.

For over 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels — including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and postpartum care, and paid family leave—for every body. Authors will include Kathleen Alcalá ~ Elizabeth Bear ~ Raven Belasco ~ Tara Campbell ~ Anya De Niro ~ Jaymee Goh ~ Cynthia Gralla ~ K Ibura ~ Ellen Klages Annalee Newitz ~ Nisi Shawl ~ Sonya Taaffe ~ Cecilia Tan ~ Helena María Viramontes

One hundred percent of the royalties of Adventures in Bodily Autonomy are being donated to NARAL Pro-Choice America to help them continue their vital fight for women’s bodily autonomy and basic human rights.

About the editor/author

Raven Belasco is the pen name of Lisbet Beryl Weir, for the ease of readers to easily distinguish the genres she’s playing with. By now she will answer to either name. The Blood & Ancient Scrolls series has a rapidly growing dedicated fan base who love the multicultural vampires (and probably all the sex and violence, too.) She loves cooking, yoga, and her small indignant terrier (who takes her out for walkies when plotting gets tricky). What little spare time she might have had is entirely taken up with sewing ancient garb and hanging out with her fellow geeks in the SCA.

Details

1) Any disabled person in the US is eligible for the paperbacks and 6 e-books are available to anyone in the world. You do not need to disclose any details about your disability.

If you already received a book from one of my previous giveaways, please consider letting other people have a chance.

2) The first 9 people will receive a paperback or e-book. If you do not receive a reply that means the books have been claimed or you did not include all the required information.

3) Send an email to DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com with ‘Raven Belasco Giveaway’ in the title of the message. Do not reply to this post!!

4) Include the following information in your message:

• First and last name
• Mailing address
• Preferred format: paperback or e-book

Please note: I will send this information along with your email address to the publisher. They are responsible for confirming your details and sending you the book. Please be patient!