I’m very grateful I got to meet JJ and have a lovely conversation with him. ❤️‍🩹 May his memory be a blessing.

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Interview with @jrdawson.bsky.social on "Six People to Revise You" The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

I was incredibly honored to speak with JJ about my disabled librarian book and unspeakably saddened to learn of his passing last month. Please join me in honoring his work by listening to some of his amazing interviews in his Disability in Libraries and Information Studies journal.

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Interview with @schwartzwords.bsky.social on My Kind of Trouble The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social ky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with James & Lucy Catchpole on their children's books You're SO Amazing!, What Happened to You?, Mama's Car, + their co-edited anthology Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own Words. Audio transcript by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with James and Lucy Catchpole on You're SO Amazing!

JJ Pionke interviews James and Lucy Catchpole about their children’s books, including their co-authored You’re SO Amazing! and their co-edited anthology Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods in Our Own W...

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Interview with @carolscheina.bsky.social on her short stories 'Bottled Words' and 'All of These Inscriptions Are for Me' The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with Carol Scheina on 'Bottled Words'

JJ Pionke interviews Carol Scheina about her short stories “Bottled Words” and “All of These Inscriptions Are for Me.” They also discuss her hearing loss and how that led her to start writing as a chi...

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Interview with @cornellwriter.bsky.social r.bsky.social on 'Through the Machine' The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with P.A. Cornell on 'Through the Machine'

JJ Pionke interviews P.A. Cornell about her Nebula Award-nominated short story “Through the Machine” and her novelette Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl. They also discuss her creative process in relatio...

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Interview with @schwartzwords.bsky.social on My Kind of Trouble The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social ky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with Leanne Schwartz on My Kind of Trouble

JJ Pionke interviews Leanne Schwartz about her books, including her newest release, My Kind of Trouble. They also talk her creative process as an autistic person with chronic pain, her thoughts on gen...

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Interview with @jrdawson.bsky.social on "Six People to Revise You" The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with J.R. Dawson on "Six People to Revise You"

JJ Pionke interviews J.R. Dawson about her Nebula and Hugo-nominated short story “Six People to Revise You” as well as her novel The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World. They also talk about her disab...

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Getting to have this conversation with JJ was a treasure. Seldom do I get to talk about disability like this. JJ was so thoughtful and generous that we talked for another hour after the recorder was off. This morning I learned that JJ passed away shortly after we talked. I'm grateful we met.

Disability in LIS journal@dislisjournal.bsky.social · 2w ago

Interview with @wiswell.bsky.social on Someone You Can Build a Nest In. The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with @effies.bsky.social on her award-winning short story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” is now available. The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with Effie Sieberg on 'Laser Eyes Ain't Everything'

JJ Pionke interviews Effie Sieberg about her Nebula Award-winning, Hugo and Sturgeon Award-nominated short story “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything.” They also talk about ME/CFS, her creative process, and h...

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DisLIS interview with @mariness.bsky.social on “Care for Lighting” The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

DisLIS interview with Mari Ness on “Care for Lighting”

JJ Pionke interviews Mari Ness about her Nebula and Hugo Award-nominated poem “Care for Lighting,” her thoughts on generative AI as a disabled author, and fairy tales.

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If you haven't read @jjpionke.bsky.social's obituary yet, do it now. He names names about the institutions who let him down as he tried to navigate the tenure process while disabled. jj-pionke-memorial.org Please join me in donating to the JJ Pionke Memorial Scholarship for disabled LIS students. 📚

JJ Pionke Memorial Foundation

JJ Pionke - Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Lover of Cats

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Interview with @jordankurella.com on The Death of Mountains. The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with Jordan Kurella

JJ Pionke interviews Jordan Kurella about his Nebula nominated novella, The Death of Mountains. Jordan also talks about his being a creative with schizophrenia and nerve damage, his thoughts on genera...

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Interview with @wiswell.bsky.social on Someone You Can Build a Nest In. The transcript for the audio recording was provided by @aat-transcribes.bsky.social cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol3/...

Interview with John Wiswell on Someone You Can Build a Nest In

JJ Pionke interviews John Wiswell about his books Someone You Can Build a Nest In, Wearing the Lion, and his newest title, The Dragon Has Some Complaints. They also talk about the author’s disabilitie...

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JJ was a champion for both libraries and disabled folks (as well as the intersection of the two). I was lucky enough to work with him on accessibility of an organization we were members of and to later co-author a paper with him about that project. His loss is felt immensely. Thank you, JJ. 💙

Disability in LIS journal@dislisjournal.bsky.social · 4w ago

In Memory of JJ Pionke: Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Cat Lover The links to donate to the JJ Pionke Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Savil & Aiden Care Fund are coming soon. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...

In Memory of JJ Pionke: Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Cat Lover The links to donate to the JJ Pionke Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Savil & Aiden Care Fund are coming soon. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...

JJ Pionke Memorial Foundation

JJ Pionke - Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Lover of Cats

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For anyone who is missing JJ and wants to take comfort/remember him through what he left behind, here is one of my favorite interviews he did, with his friend Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan. -js cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

Interview with Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan on Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run

JJ Pionke interviews Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan about their new book, the Nearly Roadkill Reboot, how their writing process has changed since they wrote the original in the mid-1990s, their t...

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"JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died." One of the best of us has left this world, moving on, I hope, to a kind of peace. JJ, you will be missed. Fiercely. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...

In Loving Memory

JJ Pionke 1978 – 2026 JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died. JJ was born in suburban Chicago to Wayne and Rita Pi…

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I did this very in-depth interview about living with a disability and making a graphic novel out of my experience, among other things!

Disability in LIS journal@dislisjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lots of new interviews coming! Starting with @jjpionke.bsky.social interviewing @boum.bsky.social about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning. #CripLib #GraphicMedicine

Lots of new interviews coming! Starting with @jjpionke.bsky.social interviewing @boum.bsky.social about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning. #CripLib #GraphicMedicine

Interview with Boum on The Jellyfish

JJ Pionke interviews Boum about the book The Jellyfish, being a graphic novelist with a vision disability, the process of having their work translated into English and how translation impacts meaning.

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We've been really privileged to transcribe Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social's brilliant co-produced series of DisLis (Disability in Library & Information Studies) interviews. Here's a recent episode with the fantastic Dr Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social on Black Disability Politics:

Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

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JJ Pionke interviews @drsamischalk.bsky.social about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism. [audio interview and written transcript]

Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

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JJ Pionke interviews @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social about their book The Hidden History of Napa Valley, Luddism and information literacy in a high school setting, their work doing book reviews and sensitivity reading, and why we keep fighting for progress.

Interview with Alex Brown on Hidden Napa Valley

JJ Pionke interviews Alex Brown about their book The Hidden History of Napa Valley, Luddism and information literacy in a high school setting, their work doing book reviews and sensitivity reading, an...

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JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Mimi Khúc about her books dear elia and Open in Emergency, how she incorporated care into her teaching during the chaotic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the process and purpose of creating a tarot deck rooted in Asian American culture.

Interview with Dr. Mimi Khúc on dear elia

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Mimi Khúc about her books dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss and Open in Emergency, how she deliberately incorporated care into her teaching during the chaotic e...

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Our unpredictable posting schedule remains unpredictable, but in the upcoming weeks you can look forward to new interviews featuring Mimi Khúc, Alex Brown, James & Lucy Catchpole, and Sami Schalk!

JJ interviews @nnedi.bsky.social on her books Death of the Author, Space Cat, and LaGuardia. They talk about the challenges of explaining disability, the lack of age diversity in books, the magic of the creative process, and cats. [Audio recording and transcript available]

Interview with Dr. Nnedi Okorafor on Death of the Author

JJ Pionke interviews Nnedi Okorafor about her books Death of the Author, Space Cat, and LaGuardia. They talk about the challenges of explaining disability, the lack of age diversity in books, the magi...

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Latest interview is now up! DisLIS editors interview Alice Wong about her disability advocacy and creative process.

DisLIS interview with Alice Wong on Disability Visibility

DisLIS editors interview Alice Wong about her disability advocacy and creative process.

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Interview with Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan on Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run

Interview with Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan on Nearly Roadkill: Queer Love on the Run

JJ Pionke interviews Kate Bornstein and Caitlin Sullivan about their new book, the Nearly Roadkill Reboot, how their writing process has changed since they wrote the original in the mid-1990s, their t...

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JJ Pionke interviews Marieke Nijkamp about their books, focusing on the Splinter & Ash series. The interview also includes discussion about how creating art is an act of hope and why disability and gender diversity representation is so important.

DisLIS interview with Marieke Nijkamp on Splinter & Ash

JJ Pionke interviews Marieke Nijkamp about their books, focusing on the Splinter & Ash series. The interview also includes discussion about how creating art is an act of hope and why disability and ge...

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Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

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Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

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