Haben Girma

My First New York Times essay, plus book updates

I'm on the left edge of the book cover looking right. I'm wearing a blue dress, pearl earrings, and my black hair is over my left shoulder. It's the same photo on the English cover, but zoomed in. The text says Haben Girma across the top, and then Korean text across the bottom half

I published my very first essay in the New York Times! The essay appears in the Times' special edition celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: "What the A.D.A. Means to Me."

Today Hachette Book Group is releasing the paperback version of my book, Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. It's available as a hard cover, paperback, ebook, or an audiobook in my own voice. So many choices! We're also trying to get the book into more libraries.

And there's more good news: the book is now available in Korean! This is the first translation of my memoir. It's incredibly rewarding to know my work is reaching people around the world.

It's been a difficult summer. Please stay safe and advocate for justice when you can.