Recently I’ve been interested in expanding my (relatively shallow) understanding of different political identities and social struggles to include disabled bodies and disability studies. This memoir couldn’t have been a better first book for me to pick up, as Leland himself with his gradually deteriorating sight is also traveling into “the country of the blind”. The memoir is intimate, but also such an intellectually stimulating and delicious read given the expansive aspects of the life of the blind the author is researching and reporting in this book: from history, phenomenology and philosophy, political groups, intersecting social struggles, to tech innovation, medical research, and different relationships with disability and blindness. To a “blindless” (!!) person like me, Leland’s eloquent writing and charming voice has provided a full immersive and enjoyable experience into “the country of the blind”. And even though it is only fair that given the topic of blindness that I listened to him read out his writing and experience, I could not wait to have a physical copy of the book and pick up others on the topic of disability. Did you know July is Disability Pride Month?