On Tuesday, April 23rd the HLAA-TC Book Club met on Zoom to discuss the nonfiction book “My Maggie” By Rich King. King is a retired sports broadcaster from Chicago and he wrote this book about his childhood sweetheart and first wife, Maggie King. Maggie was eventually diagnosed with Usher Syndrome and became DeafBlind. She also suffered and eventually died from cancer. Rich King wrote about those experiences in his book.

See below for a summary of the things talked about during our discussion of the book. Also below is listed what the next book is and when next book club will be.

• My Maggie on Rich King’s publisher’s site: https://eckhartzpress.com/shop/my-maggie/
• An interview Rich King did about “My Maggie “ that was for a “Clinician Round table” (Note: If you need captions, you will need to use a Live Caption/Transcription app/website: Live Captions on iOS 16 (Apple); Google Chrome Live Captions (computer); Otter; Ava

• Rich King’s newer book on his second marriage (after Maggie), co-written with his new wife : “Back in the Game” By Rich King and Lindsay Eanet
• A podcast where Rich King talks about his book “Back In The Game”
• Usher Syndrome Society Website: https://www.ushersyndromesociety.org/
• Usher Syndrome Coalition: https://www.usher-syndrome.org/
• Further reading on diagnosis and testing of Usher Syndrome from the National Eye Institute
• Another novel talked about during book club (that has a deaf character and is written by a Minnesota author) that we will add to our list “This Tender Land” By William Kent Kruger

Next month’s book and date:

MAY 2024: “The Sign for Home: A Novel” by Blair Fell (fiction) BARD/NLS: In process: Braille BR 24152; BARD: DB 11605. Tuesday, MAY 28, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. CST [ZOOM- Register Here]. Amazon: Book Summary “Arlo Dilly is young, handsome, and eager to meet the right girl. He also happens to be DeafBlind, a Jehovah’s Witness, and under the strict guardianship of his controlling uncle. His chances of finding someone to love seem slim to none.”