Benchmarks along the way on the journey to the end of sight with author of “The Country of the Blind: A Memoir At the End of Sight” Andrew Leland.

Andrew joins us on Outlook this week to discuss feeling like a tourist in this particular country and a little about the H. G. Wells short story his title is based on, on eye contact as a visual communicator, and he even has some dating advice to pass along to one of us as we discuss his “Male Gaze” chapter.

Leland’s journalistic approach to this work of nonfiction, along with the right mixture of his personal story as he goes from sighted to blind make this memoir crackle with life. And Andrew’s laidback vibe makes his foray into, what’s for him and most people the unknowns of stepping into this particular country, well it makes his perspective one we wanted to share.

We highly recommend you read his memoir available as an eBook, audiobook, or Hardcover. To learn more about Leland and to purchase his memoir, check out his official website:

https://www.andrewleland.org