“True Biz” is an American Sign Language phrase meaning “seriously, definitely, literally, real talk.” This revelatory novel invites readers into the halls of a residential high school for the Deaf, where they’ll encounter Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both.
True Biz is a “best book of the year” according to NPR, Washington Post, and Publisher’s Weekly, as well as a New York Times bestseller, an American Library Association Alex Award winner, and a Reese’s Book Club pick.
Nović will be in conversation with Shore Lit Founder Kerry Folan at the Academy Art Museum at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 11. ASL/English translation will be provided. This event is free and open to the public, though reservations are required through the Shore Lit website.
Sara Nović is the author of the instant NYT Bestseller True Biz, as well as the books Girl at War and America is Immigrants. She holds an MFA in fiction and literary translation from Columbia University, and is an instructor of Deaf studies and creative writing. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.
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