10 Books by Deaf Authors

Published on 10 May 2023 at 18:06

Deaf Awareness Week runs from May 2-8. Awareness holidays are an important way to educate the public about the barriers that many communities face. However, the Deaf community, like many other communities advocates not just for awareness, but acceptance. Awareness is important, but it does not automatically lead to inclusion, accessibility, or action. It also doesn't dismantle the prejudices and attitudinal barriers that exist in American society.

 

This website is all about inclusion, acceptance, and access, so today's resource offers a list of books by Deaf authors as well as a few resources for the Deaf community and its allies.

Resources for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Resources for Allies of the Deaf Community

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10 Books by Deaf Authors

  1. Annie's Song (Catherine Anderson): This romance tells a story about the healing power of love. You can read it for free on InternetArchive. Learn more about this book, its author, and where to buy it on the author's website.
  2. Black Deaf Lives Matter: A Coloring Book (Lisa D. Ramirez-Stapleton): This activity book for children teaches about Black Deaf history and culture in an age-appropriate way. Learn more about the book and its author on the author website. As an activity book, you can't get it for free, but it is available for purchase on Barnes and Noble.
  3. Butterfly (Ashley Antoinette): This romantic Urban-fiction is part of a series following protagonist, Morgan Atkins, who struggles to know whether to follow her heart or her head. Learn more about this book, its author, and where to buy it on the author's website. Use WorldCat to find it at a library near you.
  4. Continuum (Chella Man): This book centers the perspective of the Deaf, transgender, gender-queer, Jewish and Chinese author and his experiences. Buy the book from Penguin Random House or find it at a library near you by searching WorldCat.
  5. Dead Silence (Robin Carroll): This suspense novel is a murder mystery solved with the help of lip reading. Learn more about the book, it's author, and where to buy it on the author's website. Use WorldCat to find this book at a library near you.
  6. Girl at War (Sara Novic): Set in Zagreb, Croatia and New York, this coming of age story tells a personal history of war and its impact on the protagonist's future. Learn more about the book and its author on the author website.  Buy it on Barnes and Noble or read it for free on OpenLibrary. 
  7. Islay (Douglas Bullard): Published in 1986, this novel centers Deaf culture and the American dream. Buy the book used on Abe Books or find it at a library near you by searching the database on WorldCat.
  8. My Struggle, My Success (Aarron Loggins): This memoir centers the story of the Black, Deaf author. Learn more on the author's website. Buy it on or find it at a library near you by searching the WorldCat database.
  9. Silent Ears, Silent Heart (Blair LaCrosse): This book tells the story of a deaf man living in a hearing community. It highlights the lack of access and inclusion in his everyday life. Buy it on Books-A-Million or find it at a library near you by searching the WorldCat database.
  10. The Goblin Road (Lewis J. Parrish): This fantasy novel about two young brothers, one of whom is abducted by a mysterious creature in the middle of the night. Learn more about the book and where to buy it on Goodreads or use WorldCat to find it at a library near you.

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