Jewish Deaf author Josh Swiller’s new novel “Bright Shining World” was released on November 24th. Swiller of Danby, NY, wrote this science fiction book targeted at Teen & Young Adults. It is his second book, his first book was “The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa” (Holt, New York 2007) about his experiences as a Deaf person in a remote African village.
Swiller is a graduate of Yale University and also attended Gallaudet University. He spent two years in Peace Corps working in Zambia, was a forest ranger in the California Redwoods, a housepainter, sheepskin slipper craftsman and salesman, a Zen monk, a raw food chef, a journalist, a teacher, and a hospice social worker. He is also a contributor to periodicals and Web sites such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Huffington Post.
Description:
A darkly funny thriller about one young man’s attempt to unravel the mysterious phenomenon affecting students in his new town, as he finds a way to resist sinister forces and pursue hope for them all.
To be alive in this world right now is to be worried for this world. Corruption, suppression, warming, floods and fires…it can be overwhelming! How do we continue to fight? To stay engaged?
Growing up deaf, alone in the hearing world, I was challenged to answer these questions of resilience and relationship every day. Understanding others required dedication and open hearts. It could never be taken for granted. It guided me to special people and places. And to an appreciation for how deep connections nourish and heal and inspire us in the fight to make a better world.
Bright Shining World is a thriller, an existential mystery, a love story, a family story, a buddy comedy — and an attempt to carry these lessons forward.
Bright Shining World
By JOSH SWILLER
Category: Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues | Teen & Young Adult Fiction
Hardcover
$17.99
Nov 24, 2020 | ISBN 9780593119570 | Young Adult
Penguin Random House
Book is available through Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, Bookshop.org, Hudson Booksellers, IndieBound, Powell’s, Target, Walmart and Amazon.
Source: www.facebook.com/joshswiller/posts/10157830123671770
www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/swiller-josh
