Lodge has a forthcoming book called Deaf Sentence (published 1 May). When stumbled across this a few months ago, I was stopped in my tracks. Its title was enough of a give away, and I already I anticipated a certain perspective for a deafened person. [...] more »

When you teach, your reading life is necessarily a tangled mix of subjects: I read books my students should read at their age so as to build connections and help them find books they will personally like, which requires sometimes reading things I don't normally find interest in [...] more »

I have been following peoples review on Paddy Ladd’s book Such as this blog All The Young Dude http://alltheyoungdudes.radio666fm.com and various American blogs as I have been tempted to buy it. [...] more »

Talking Hands is a book unlike any other. For the first time, a book for a popular readership takes a look at the mysterious and beautiful world of the signed languages of the deaf--and explains what they reveal about how all language, signed and spoken, works inside our heads. Written by a New York Times journalist originally trained as a linguist, the book combines the exciting popular science of Oliver Sacks and Steven Pinker with the lyrical prose of Tracy Kidder and John McPhee. [...] more »