HLAA-TC Chapter meetings are on break for the summer months and resume in September, however the HLAA-TC Book Club continues to meet on Zoom during the summer on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm Central Time. Listed below are the summer book club dates and books. All are welcome. Meetings are captioned and if you have any additional accommodations needed or questions regarding the book club, please email Social Media Specialist and Book Club Coordinator Laura Hagemann social@hlaatc.org 

JUNE 2024: “But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World” by Claudia Marseille [book not in BARD but author will be attending and audiobook was released when the book was]. WITH SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR CLAUDIA MARSEILLE. Tuesday, JUNE 25, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. [ZOOM-Register Here]. Amazon Book Summary: By age four, Claudia Marseille had hardly uttered a word. When her parents finally had her hearing tested and learned she had a severe hearing loss, they chose to mainstream her, hoping this would offer her the most “normal” childhood possible. With the help of a primitive hearing aid, Claudia worked hard to learn to hear, lipread, and speak even as she tried to hide her disability in order to fit in. As a result, she was often misunderstood, lonely, and isolated—fitting into neither the hearing world nor the Deaf culture.

JULY 2024: “The Dolphin House” by Audrey Schulman BARD/NLS: DB 110165. WITH SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR AUDREY SCHULMAN. Tuesday, JULY 23, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. [ZOOM-Register Here]. Amazon Book Summary: Based on the true story of the 1965 “dolphin house” experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960s in award-winning author Audrey Schulman’s tightly paced and evocative style.

AUGUST 2024: “Reflections from a different journey : what adults with disabilities wish all parents knew / edited by Stanley D. Klein and John D. Kemp ; foreword by Marlee Matlin; BARD:  DB 58425. Tuesday, AUGUST 27, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. [ZOOM-Register Here]. Amazon Book Summary: [This book] presents 40 stories by successful adults who grew up with disabilities. They provide insights into what it is like to persevere in the face of community prejudices, and what it takes for families and children with disabilities to work together toward fulfillment.

For more about the book club and a list of upcoming books for the rest of 2024, visit our webpage: https://www.hlaatc.org/book-club/