HLAA-TC Book Club met on Thursday, May 29th and welcomed author Matt Hay to talk about his memoir “Soundtrack of Silence: love, loss and a playlist for life.” We had a great conversation with Matt that covered many aspects of the book and his life navigating with hearing loss and Neurofibromatosis Type 2. Thank you so much to Matt for joining us and thank you to our group. There will be a more detailed summary of the discussion posted soon.

June Book and Book Club: We are going back to meeting on Tuesday for June (after our brief foray meeting on Thursday for May) and we will be welcoming another author, Lisa See to talk about her novel “Lady Tan’s Circle of Women.” The book doesn’t deal directly with disability but offers a sweeping view of women striving through adversity (historical fiction).

JUNE 2025: Tuesday, JUNE 24, 5:00 pm Western/ 7:00 pm Central/ 8:00 pm Eastern Time. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women: A Novel” (fiction) by Lisa See, Now Welcoming Special Guest Author Lisa See! BARD: DB 115160 [ZOOM-Register Here] Zoom Meeting. Synopsis: About “a woman physician in 15th-century China. According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness—is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine>..” Note: not about hearing loss or disability but does feature a minority group doing incredible things in the face of adversity. Published in 2024.