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Will Fertman
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Father and author of The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual, available for pre-order now from Bloomsbury Academic: https://is.gd/0FoT5z

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First meeting of comics club at my son's school was a blast! Him and a group of classmates met to read and discuss favorites, discover new books, and draw their own.

Super-grateful to CSD Fremont's head librarian Joanne for making this possible! #deafkids #kidscomics #library
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
"Don't believe those crackpot lies about people who worship differently, or whose skin is a different color, or whose parents came from another country."
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Still not scary.
January 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Unpopular opinion: clowns aren't that scary.
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
I’m new at this, so I don‘t know how Amazon ranking works, but this is good, right?
www.amazon.com/gp/new-relea...
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I really appreciate your work. I’m actually composing my next newsletter right now. Thank you for making something so simple, reliable and not creepy!
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
”Come find me dad! Come find me!”
December 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
As for me...
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sharpies for marking up cardboard, plastic, balloons, etc.:
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Long-neck staplers for making books and zines:
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Box cutters for easy cardboard modification:
December 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Dropping the younger one off at the de Young for an #ASL interpreted tour of the manga exhibit with his class. Can’t beat a good Deaf school for this stuff.
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Dad, where are the Google eyes? I want to put them on my hair.”

#homunculus
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Quick q. for @drewmagary.bsky.social. My 11 year-old secretly stole this book from me and read the whole thing directly after purchase. What are my options here?
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 AM
View from the reading chair. (I’m the reading chair.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Working the outreach table at my son’s school. Giving the ol’ ASL a workout.
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Yep. University of California reports that as of 2022, 48% of undergrads experienced food insecurity. regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar2...
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
His books are filled with implied details, unspoken motivations, and characters who don't always tell the truth or know what the real situation is. It encourages kids to do detective work, put themselves in other's shoes, and fill in all kinds of gaps.
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Have I mentioned my love of Jon Klassen lately? I think he's Edward Gorey's natural successor and one of the best children's book authors of our time. But what I LOVE about reading his books to #deafkids is how they cultivate theory of mind...
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Happy Halloween to all who celebrate (me.)
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Hell of a Parthian shot on the back of Nikki Giovanni’s last book.
October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I was going to say, I peeked at your website and saw the bluejay mural you did for Lexington—it looked very De’VIA!
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
green ghost
October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Wow! I cannot do justice to the gorgeous landscape or the kind, caring educators and parents I met in Wyoming. #deafed is not easy out there but they have some incredibly dedicated folks in the “Equal Rights“ state.
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM