Ep. 203 I Live a Life Like Yours by Jan Grue -- The Stacks Book Club (Tessa Miller)

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2022

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Today for The Stacks Book Club we're discussing I Live a Life Like Yours, a memoir by Jan Grue, which explores his experiences as a wheelchair user in Norway. We are joined by author and journalist, Tessa Miller (What Doesn't Kill You) for this conversation on the importance of community, accessibility, and pushing back against stereotypical depictions of disabled people.

There are no spoilers on today's episode.

You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2022/02/23/ep-203-i-live-a-life-like-yours

Be sure to listen to the end of today's episode to find out what our March book club pick will be!

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0:00.0	All right, the live in the stack store is on its last leg literally. We only have one show left
0:08.5	Join me in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 18th with three of my favorite ever podcast guests and friends of this show
0:16.2	We are gonna be joined by Rachel Lindsey. Yes, that Rachel Lindsey the first black bachelor at also
0:22.2	She is an author a podcaster a TV host and a wonderful human being
0:26.4	We're gonna be joined by Sam Sanders podcast host journalist and I think arguably the cultural critic of our time and
0:33.7	The wonderful hilarious and super duper smart Chelsea Devantes who is an any nominated TV writer, comedian director and of course the host of
0:42.6	Glamrs trash formerly known as the celebrity book club podcast
0:46.6	We are going to have a blast bringing this tour to a close and not to mention that our friends from reparations book club
0:52.6	One of my favorite bookstores here in L.A. is curating a pop-up bookshop of our dreams
0:57.7	It's not too late to get your tickets head to the stacks podcast dot com slash tour before they sell out
1:14.7	Welcome to the stacks a podcast about books and the people who read them
1:17.9	I'm your host Tracy Thomas and it is the stacks book club day
1:22.3	We are discussing I live a life like yours by Jan grew the book is a memoir about grew's life in Norway as a disabled man and a wheelchair user
1:31.6	We're joined by Tessa Miller of what doesn't kill you to discuss the book the language of chronic illness and disability
1:37.7	The importance of community accessibility and the question of likability plus a lot more
1:44.0	Be sure to listen through to the end of the episode to find out what our March book club pick will be if you like the stacks and want more of it
1:50.7	Please head to patreon dot com slash the stacks to join the stacks pack
1:54.4	You'll get perks like bonus episodes virtual book clubs discounts and merch and shout outs on the show and
2:00.8	Speaking of shout outs. I want to say a huge thank you to some of our newest members of the stacks back
2:06.4	Ellen O'Neill Angelic Stewart Claire Martinez Lori Barber E Hoffman Taylor Moore Mandy Mobley
2:13.8	Matilda Dracula Tamar Sella and Feduma Ali
2:17.7	Thank you all so much for putting your money behind the work of the show
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