20 - 26 September, 2021

This week we celebrate International Week of Deaf People 

Here are some of the titles held by Dunedin Public Libraries that are by d/Deaf authors (a mix of fiction and non-fiction):


Children's books

Freddie and the Fairy. Julia Donaldson

What the Jackdaw Saw. Julia Donaldson

Can Bears Ski?, Raymond Antrobus

El Deafo. Cece Bell

Grimstones series. Asphyxia

Proud to be Deaf. Ava Beese

The Silence Between Us. Alison Gervais

Future Girl. Asphyxia


Adult books

Deaf Republic. Ilya Kaminsky

On the Fence: the hidden world of the hard of hearing. Mark Drolsbaugh

The Perseverance. Raymond Antrobus

Girl at War: a novel. Sara Novic

Kicking Up Dirt. Ashley Fiolek

Deaf Lit Extravaganza. John Lee Clark (editor)

Sound: Stories of Hearing Lost and Found. Bella Bathurst

Books that feature d/Deaf New Zealanders

People of the Eye. Rachel McKee

Richard Emerson: The Hopfather. Michael Donaldson