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271: Blind Authors: Fiona Scott-Barrett, Mark Hardie, Jill Fry and James Thurber


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This week, we’re focussing on blind authors:

Fiona Scott-Barrett charts the journey of her book ‘The Exit Facility’ from first concept to fully accessible print and audiobook.

84-year-old debut author Jill Fry describes  what life was like for her as a low-vision child in her memoir ‘Born Too Soon’.

Blind crime writer Mark Hardie shares some of the tricks of his trade.

I dust off a gem written by a man who lost his sight when his brother shot him in the eye with an arrow!

And we return to Fiona Scott-Barrett for the Books of Your Life.
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