Miso

Excited that More Than What Eyes See was reviewed in the May issue of Booklist! "A great choice for introducing disability thoughtfully to young readers." #DiverseBooks #Disability #Blind #LowVision #ClassroomLibrary

Save the date: A conversation with Miso Kwak, the author of More Than What Eyes See: A book About Blindness Moderated by Caitlin Tobin Thursday, June 4, 2026 6:00pm-7:00pm A Room of One’s Own 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI #AuthorTalk #DebutAuthor #PftureBooks #DiverseBooks

Excited to be presenting at the 2026 American Education Research Association Annual Meeting! Crip Wisdoms in Color: Coloring Book as Collaborative Disability Justice Methodology Wed, April 8, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Floor: Ground Floor, Gold 2 Presenting with Emily Nott @emilynott2 Interrogating “American dream”: A Critical Autoethnography of a Disabled Immigrant Sat, April 11, 11:45am to 1:15pm PDT Los Angeles Convention Center, Floor: Level Two, Room 511AB Image reflects the text above, over a graphic of a city skyline.

I am thrilled to share that More Than What Eyes See is now available on Bookshare! If you or your student has an account, you can find it on the platform and read it in your preferred format. I read it as a MS Word file and the version contains alt text of all images. 🥹 #AccessIsLove #LowVision #Blind #DiverseBooks #OwnVoice

Celebrating the official publication date of my debut children's book, More Than What Eyes See: A Book About Blindness! [transcript in comment] #DiverseBooks #pubDate #disability #lowvision #

Happy lunar new year from Rosie, to all who celebrate!! 🐾🐴 ID: A black dog lying on a blanket with a dog toy meant to look like a horse. In retrospect, I should have given her a red envelope or 새벳돔 🥲 speaking of which, Rosie is now patiently sitting next to me waiting for her dinner

Paid research opportunity for UW-Madison undergraduate students with disabilities! Join this study to explore what it means to form a disability community and identity! Express your interest at: tinyurl.com/mkdqscreen Contact Miso at [email protected] [Detailed info in the alt-text]

Unboxing the advance author copy of my debut picture book, More Than What Eyes See: A Book About Blindness! 😊📚 #unboxing #DisabilityBooksForKids #DiverseBooks #NewRelease

A delightful new book shares disability wisdom while introducing readers to disabled leaders like Dr. Sami Schalk @fierceblackfemme , Alice Wong @disability_visibility , Miso Kwak @misoalways , and Emily Nott @emilynott2 . You can order a copy in print or in Braille. Descriptive Transcript Haben Girma, a woman with long black hair, dancing hazel eyes, and medium dark skin, sits at a picnic table in a park. A large, spiral-bound book in front of her has a row of six illustrated spoons against a peach-colored background. From left to right: a plain spoon, a spoon with an ornate handle, a small spoon, a large spoon with a flourish in the middle, a spoon turned on its side, and a spoon with a square handle. Dotted lines and scissors suggest cutting the spoons out of the page. Haben: Can blind people color? She holds up a crayon nestled in a four-sided sleeve. Haben: In Braille on the crayon it says red. She rotates the crayon to reveal the other side. Haben: And then if you flip it, for those who can’t read Braille, there’s raised print. She places the crayon down and turns the book around so it faces her instead of the camera. Haben: The title says, “Crip Wisdoms: A Feminist Disability Studies Coloring Book. Braille version by Emily Nott and Miso Kwak.” She opens the book. The left page is filled with Braille text, and the right page has a tactile drawing. Haben: Inside are tactile raised images. So this is actually an interactive coloring book. If you want to color, you can color. If you want to do other activities—write poems, have conversations. There’s a lot of wisdom in these stories, and it gives people the opportunity to learn about disability culture, disabled leaders while engaging in the way you want to engage. The video cuts to Miso Kwak, an Asian femme with shoulder length black hair, sitting in front of a window with closed blinds. She wears headphones and holds up her book. Miso: One of my favorite pages in the book features Dr. Sami Schalk who talked about pleasure activism. She points to the left page of the book which has Braille text. Transcript continued in comments… #CripWisdoms #ColoringBook #AccessibleArt

Cheers to 2 years of partnership with my sweet, goofy, and smart Rosie!! 🍷 She definitely drives me nuts often but also makes me laugh, which I need more of in my life. Her stage manners are exceptional although she might occasionally try to take the spotlight when I am giving lectures with her beauty and cuteness. In the photo, Rosie is playing with a brand-new toy I just gifted her, which is a rubber shaped to be like a wine glass filled with some milkbone treats.

More Than What Eyes See: A Book About Blindness is finally ready for the world. 🥹📖 After 6 years of dreaming, I’m thrilled to share the story of how Maya, a blind girl, experiences the world with kids and grown-ups alike. 🎨 Illustrated by: @thais_mesquita_art 📚 Published by: @freespiritpublishing 🌟 Part of the Disability Books for Kids series. Help us spread the word! Pre-orders are available now at the link in my bio or via the QR codes in this post. [Image description in the alt-text] #KidLit #OwnVoice #DiverseBooks #PictureBooks #ClassroomLibrary #Blind #LowVision #DisabilityBooksForKids #NewRelease

Reflecting on the ways in which I felt and cultivated access intimacy in 2025: Launching of Crip Wisdoms with @emilynott2 , getting to know my grandfather more closely, trusting Rosie to guide me on snowy sidewalks, writing groups, to name a few. And wishing everyone more access intimacy in 2026 because, as Mia Mingus and Alice Wong wisely taught us, "Access is lov." | [Image description in alt text and comment] | Check out Crip Wisdoms through the link on my bio.