For our final book club pick of 2022, Greta Johnsen is back to discuss True Biz by Sara Nović, a novel about the teachers and students of a boarding school for the Deaf. We ask who the audience is for this book, and whether the Deaf community should have to teach hearing people about themselves. We also get into the topic of consent with children and parents, especially when it comes to medical decisions.
Be sure to listen to then end of today’s episode to find out what our book club pick will be in January 2023.
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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes and on Bookshop.org and Amazon.
- True Biz by Sara Nović
- “Ep. 244 Relentlessly Positive with Greta Johnsen” (The Stacks)
- Girl at War by Sara Nović
- Anna K by Jenny Lee
- CODA (Claude Lalnde, 2020)
- Reese’s Book Club
- Hello Sunshine
- The Circle of Life (Elton John, 1994)
- True Colors (Phil Collins, 2007)
- Skyline High School (Oakland, CA)
- Tom Hanks
- True Biz audiobook
- My So-Called Life (ABC)
- Dawson’s Creek (The WB)
- Claire Danes
- Jared Leto
- Never Have I Ever (Netflix)
- Darren Barnet
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
- Lana Condor
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (Netflix)
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- Weather Underground
- Square Biz (Teena Marie, 1980)
- A Mercy by Toni Morrison
- “Ep. 208 A Mercy by Toni Morrison — The Stacks Book Club (Imani Perry)“
- The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey with Michaela Angela Davis
- Nerdette Podcast
- Kindred (FX)
- Jacob Anderson
- Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
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