Our Stacks Book Club selection for December is the novel True Biz by Sara Nović. The New York Times Bestseller centers around a diverse trio of students at River Valley, a boarding school for the Deaf. As they seek normal teenage experiences, academic success and bodily autonomy, each must confront the personal, political and family challenges which intertwine and throw their lives into chaos. The engaging, immersive story explores the culture of sign language and lip-reading alongside themes from civil rights and injustice to young love, grief and resilience. True Biz has been named one of the best books of 2022 by The Washington Post, NPR and Publishers Weekly. It is the second novel from translator and creative writing professor Nović, following 2016’s Girl at War.
We will discuss True Biz by Sara Nović on Wednesday, December 28th. You can find out who our guest will be by listening to the podcast on December 7th. If you’d like even more discussion around the book, consider joining The Stacks Pack on Patreon and participating in The Stacks’ monthly virtual book club.
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