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Reviews/Interviews
Interview on Gallaudet University Press
site
Book Review
Response from
book:
Karen Stueland is interviewed in
my book on growing up Deaf in a hearing family. She recently
sent me this asking me to put it on my website:
"I showed my dad your book, specifically that chapter where
my story of growing up deaf is in and he read through that
story. Then he went up to me and tried to sign "pizza?" ! I was
floored as he has always been against sign language! So I wrote
him a note thanking him for the special father-daughter moment
when he tried to sign pizza (he guessed how to sign it and did
it right!)."
Excellent news! Another piece of
the bridge to understanding is put in place! Thank you,
(Karen's) Dad. It takes
courage to change. I applaud you - and, yes, pizza sounds
wonderful!
Sign for I Love You
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Why a Book?
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What started
as a record of my columns at
Suburban News
Publications, in
Columbus, Ohio, for my grandchildren, grew -
obviously. As I retyped the published columns
into my computer, I remembered what had inspired
me to write and often letters I received or
conversations as a result of the writing. So I
added those comments.
Memories
are a funny thing and as I typed my mind took
journeys back to childhood and other past times.
One day I said, "Well, this is a book."
Having no
idea what I might do with the book, other than
give it to my grandchildren one day, I explored
the Internet for publishers. As a reporter, one
asks many questions and so I sought out other
writers and authors doing just that - asking how
they got published. Jonathan Knight, a sports reporter I had
worked with at SNP, had published a book on the
Cleveland Browns. He told me to look for a
publisher with a vested or local interest in the
topic. He found a publisher near Cleveland - made
sense to me. He has since published 3 more
books! Way to go, Jonathan! (You can find his
books at this link:
Kent University Press)
That's how
Gallaudet University Press came into the
picture. I called Gallaudet one day and asked
the question and was transferred to Ivey
Wallace, editor. She would become a
long-distance contact and friend. She walked me
through the steps and always answered my phone
calls. This surprised me as I was such a novice
and I'm not sure I believed deep down that they
would publish my book.
But they
did and the rest is history, so to speak. And my
grandchildren, Jacob, Elizabeth and Andrew, are
in the book and will certainly have their own
copy to hopefully show their children one day.
Thanks for
listening!
E-mail me
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