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Kay Kerr

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Born

Australia

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https://kaykerr.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Contemporary, Nonfiction

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December 2017

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Kay Kerr is an autistic author and journalist from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

PLEASE DON'T HUG ME is Kay's first book, and was shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) Book of the Year for Older Readers. It was also a Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) 2021 Notable Book for Older Readers.

Her second novel, SOCIAL QUEUE, is a YA romance with an autistic girl at the heart of it. It was shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, and also a CBCA Notable Book for Older Readers.

Her narrative non-fiction book, LOVE & AUTISM, is out now. It is an exploration and celebration of autistic lives, as well as a return to her journalistic roots.

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Average rating: 4.06 · 2,463 ratings · 487 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Social Queue 3.94 avg rating — 922 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love & Autism 4.25 avg rating — 704 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please Don't Hug Me 3.99 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Someone Like Me: An anthology of Autistic gender-diverse and women writers by Clem Bastow (Editor), Jo Case (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Fiona Wright (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.37 avg rating — 115 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Care, Brisbane it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Might Cry Later: a hilarious, romantic, messy, autistic story 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I'm lonely for an old life I never had and for a future I'm not sure I'll ever get.”
― Kay Kerr, Social Queue

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“I’ve been trying to motivate myself to have a shower for the last forty-five minutes, but so far all I’ve managed to do is get my underwear out of the drawer and lie back down on the bed. Having a shower isn’t just having a shower. It’s picking out what I’m going to wear, getting undressed, turning the taps, washing my hair, turning off the taps, drying my hair, drying my body, getting dressed and getting ready to leave the house. It’s too many steps.”
― Kay Kerr, Social Queue

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“It bothers me how people need the truth to be sugar-coated to be palatable. And that it's my job to remember the sugar.”
― Kay Kerr, Social Queue

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