Books

Books you can order from San:

Sore Loser: a chronic pain and illness zine on queer disabled grief

Poetry and a chat, with Etzali Hernández. Hard copy and online flip-book, audio, alt text.
Disability Arts Online, Brighton/Glasgow, 2021.

Sore Loser is made from four pieces of A4 paper folded in half. It has a bright yellow piece of A4 card for the cover, and is stapled together. San dipped their finger into black ink to write the title of the zine in all caps. The ink has set with various tones, darker where their finger first made contact. Underneath the title San and Etzali pasted the subtitle, "a chronic pain and illness zine on queer disabled grief", printed in Arial 22-point font. Beneath that are San and Etzali's names, hand-written in all caps, and pasted diagonally upwards to the right.

Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real

San’s 2nd short story chapbook and 1st audiobook; film-stories online.
Proper Tales Press/Canada Council, Cobourg/Glasgow, 2019/2020.

A picture of the cover of Anything Not Measurable Is Not Real by Sandra Alland. The cover is blue and handwritten. The title is contained in a glass or tank or water. Below it, it says "Stories by Sandra Alland", with a small sailboat in motion drawn next to the author's name.

Naturally Speaking – SOLD OUT

Poems and an essay on gender, AI, and disability poetics. Winner: bpNichol Award.
Espresso, Toronto, 2012.

The cover of Naturally Speaking by Sandra Alland. The cover is red, with the title and author name encased in a white-gray frame. The book’s title is in a playful, almost hand-written font, whereas the author’s name is in a standard font. The red paper has a subtle raised checked pattern that invites touch.

Blissful Times – SOLD OUT

San’s 2nd poetry collection, featuring multimedia links and poetic translation.
Book*hug, Toronto, 2007.

The cover of Blissful Times by Sandra Alland. The cover is red with black text of the title, author and publisher name. Running up the right margin is a ruler in centimetres. It reaches 22. The paper is thick and rough, inviting touch.

Proof of a Tongue

“…a striking first collection of poetry, displaying immense talent and skill.”
McGilligan Books, Toronto, 2004.

The cover of Proof of a Tongue by Sandra Alland. The title and author’s name are both right-aligned in white in the middle of the cover, above and below a line separating two photos. The top photo is a selfie of a person swimming under blue water, from upper torso all the way to the chin. Their face is ablve the water and therefore blurred. The photo repeats, zoomed in to the chin and blurred face, on the bottom half of the cover.

Find San’s work in these anthologies:

Stairs and Whispers: Deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back

UK multimedia anthology co-edited by San. Poetry School Book of the Year.
Nine Arches Press, Rugby, 2017.

The cover of Stairs and Whispers: Deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back; edited by Sandra Alland, Khairani Barokka and Daniel Sluman. The title and editors are displayed in white font with occasional yellow decorations. Behind the words is a stylised photo of a building under construction with heavy scaffolding, by Barokka.

The Bi-ble V. 2: New Testimonials

San’s personal essay, ‘A Man, a Cane, an Awkward Title’.
Monstrous Regiment, Edinburgh, 2019.

The cover of The Bible, spelled b i hyphen b l e Volume 2: New Testimonials. The cover is pastel pink and minimalist, with only two brushstrokes decorating it in the middle, one dark blue, one a darker pink. The rest of the text on the cover reads: Further original narratives and essays about bisexuality. Foreword by Kemah Bob, Edited by Lauren Nickodemus and Ellen Desmond.

We Were Always Here: A Queer Words Anthology

San’s story ‘Smudged’ features a disabled queer Grim Reaper.
404 Ink, Edinburgh, 2019.

The cover of We Were Always Here: A Queer Words Anthology; edited by Ryan Vance and Michael Lee Richardson, with contributions from: Jo Clifford, Rachel Plummer, Shane Strachan, Harry Giles, Kirsty Logan, and many more. The title, authors and editors appear with boxer around them as if pasted on a zine, with a background in pink leopardprint.

Imaginary Safe House: Disability Series #11

San’s personal-historic essay, ‘My Arrival at Crip: Poetic Histories…’
Frog Hollow Press, Victoria, 2019.

The cover of Imaginary Safe House; edited by Shane Neilson, Roxanna Bennett, Ali Fleming. The cover is gray with black text. A photograph is displayed beneath the title, which shows street banners with poetry printed on them.

Protest! Stories of Resistance

San’s story on UK working-class blind history, ‘Kick-Start’.
Comma Press, Manchester, 2017.

The cover of the anthology Protest: Stories of Resistance; edited by Ra Page. The cover is in an orange sunburst pattern with a stylised raised fist in the middle. Review quotes are displayed: ‘A call to action’ from the New Statesman; ‘An extraordinary and timely feat’ from The Skinny; ‘A wonderful collection of stories about the enriching beauty and strength of protest. A book to inspire us all’ from Maxine Peaks.

Thought X: Fictions & Hypotheticals

San’s story ‘Equivalence’, based on Einstein in a Lift.
Comma Press, Manchester, 2017.

The cover of the anthology Thought X: Fictions and Hypotheticals; edited by Rob Appleby and Ra Page. Featuring: Robin Ince, Adam Mareh, Anneliese Mackintosh, Zoe Gilbert, Ian Watson, and many more. The cover features a diagram of a metallic gray robotic head with detailed human features. The book’s title, editors and authors all appear in stylised, computer-like fonts in both light blue and black.