Elsa Sjunneson
Elsa Sjunneson

Dear Blind Lady Is Coming. Behave Accordingly.

Elsa Sjunneson’s new disability advice book publishes October 6, 2026 from Sasquatch Books. It’s for people who mean well, people who absolutely do not, and everyone who has ever petted a guide dog without asking first. Preorder signed copies, grab the B&N discount code before June 26, or book Elsa for launch season via the Dear Blind Lady page.

Elsa gazes down through her purple and gold vintage spectacles, wearing pink lipstick, a leather vest, silk shirt, and pearls. It’s unclear if she’s holding a sword or a white cane, but does it matter?

Elsa gazes down through her purple and gold vintage spectacles, wearing pink lipstick, a leather vest, silk shirt, and pearls. It’s unclear if she’s holding a sword or a white cane, but does it matter?

Dear Blind Lady

Disability Advice You Didn't Know You Needed

Cover of Dear Blind Lady by Elsa Sjunneson: black title lettering on teal with sunglasses, a white cane, and a sticky note reading "but not like helen keller".

Dear Blind Lady

Disability Advice You Didn't Know You Needed

Published October 6, 2026 by Sasquatch Books. Preorder signed copies from Elliott Bay; B&N code PREORDER is 25% off through June 26. For launch-season events, contact Larissa Melo Pienkowski at Azantian Literary.

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Being Seen

One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

Cover of Being Seen by Elsa Sjunneson, with the title text over a dark, blurred close-up image.

Being Seen

One Deafblind Woman's Fight to End Ableism

Washington State Book Award winner. A snarky, sharp-eyed memoir and media critique about how disability gets made into myth.

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Sword of the White Horse

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Cover of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse by Elsa Sjunneson, showing a hooded figure raising a sword.

Sword of the White Horse

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

A sharp historical tie-in novel from Aconyte, featuring Viking danger, political knives, and exactly the amount of sword implied by the title.

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Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction

Award-winning Uncanny Magazine special issue

Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 24: Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction, with red-orange art and the title across the cover.

Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction

Uncanny Magazine special issue

Award-winning Uncanny Magazine special issue. Disabled creators take the genre wheel and remake the future without asking permission.

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I’m the subject of an award-winning PBS American Masters Documentary, “Becoming Helen Keller.”

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Elsa in fencing gear with sword in front of face. Stamps for Best documentary short Filmocracy Fest 2022, Rhode Island International Film Festival, official selection Edmonton International Film Festival, official selection Hollyshorts Film Festival.