A couple of weeks ago, during a search for authors who are deaf or hard of hearing, I stumbled upon Connie Briscoe. In the mid 1990's, Connie rocketed to the bestseller list with her first novel, Sisters and Lovers
. Connie is deaf and the former editor of the American Annals of the Deaf. You can read more about Connie in a Gallaudet interview and in Jamie Burke's interview.
Connie's newest book is Jewels
, a collection of fifty stories about African American women over the age of fifty. Connie includes her own personal story in this book. I plan to order this photographic book using the gift certificates that I've earned from My Points--Earn Rewards at MyPoints.Yesterday, I headed over the library and found two of her books: P. G. County
and Can't Get Enough. I'm on chapter three of P.G. County and fascinated by the way Connie introduces characters. I have a feeling I'm going to like her books. On page seven, they've already gotten into some hot, steamy action.
I'm off to read more.
6 comments:
Connie was also interviewed for the Silent News and she has done wonderfully in opening up the field of writing for others interested in it. Have a look at her website and see all the goodies she offers!
As a person who has been personally involved with hearing loss, deafness, issues of deaf education, and who has worked with Deaf people at Gallaudet, she is a valuable inspiration for the rest of us as a writer. You go, Connie!
Karen,
Check out this blog, which is written by a dear friend of mine. She focuses on books for deaf adolescents. She has a list of deaf authors and their books.
http://pajka.blogspot.com
Have a nice weekend,
moxie_mocha
Neat! I love to find authors like her...sometimes I just get caught up in what everyone else is reading and I miss some good books! I'll have to check our library...
Hi Karen,
I just voted for you before I visited your blog. You got a Westie? It's my dream dog! It's still very expensive here, so I can't afford. Hehe. Anyway, nice blog you have here. Greetings from Indonesia!
Come visit my blog,..
www.xanga.com/Stanelle
and read my book,.."Walking Free: The Nellie Zimmerman Story!"
The lady,..who co-wrote our book is totally Deaf and also written THE BLACK HEART BOOK,..a tale of a mountain witch from Harlan County, Kentucky,..her grandfather's story. It's a true story and it'll make your hair stand on end!!
Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so! really nice post.
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