In this torso shot, Deni is smiling at the camera. She is seated outdoors on a wooden bench with blurred green foliage behind her. Deni is wearing glasses with black frames and a green sweater.
Photo by Kristine Paulsen Photography

Welcome.

My new book: Catching Sight, how a guide dog helped me see myself, is in production! The book tells the story of what I learned from my first Guiding Eyes for the Blind guide dog, Alberta. As I say in the author’s note, this is not just one more of my ethics books. This one is focused on the ethics of human-canine relationships.

Catching Sight will be released in print and audio by Beacon Press on Tuesday, June 16. The book has been professionally recorded by award-winning narrator, Dawn Harvey. Beacon Press has chosen Catching Sight as its 2026 Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary Book and spotlighted the book at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute.

Catching Sight offers a fresh and unforgettable perspective on disability, identity, and the power of partnership.

Shelf Awareness has called Catching Sight “a heartwarming story of human-animal connection and resilience.” Booklist says Catching Sight is a “moving memoir” that will make readers smile. The book can be pre-ordered through Beacon Press, your local bookstore, and through online retail outlets.

Watch for events hosted by bookstores coast-to-coast that feature me or Graham Buck, my collaborator and instructor at Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Graham now offers private training through Buck’s Best Dogs in Long Island.  Events have been scheduled so far at Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, FL, East End Books in Provincetown, MA, Henry’s Books in Spearfish, SD, and Fact & Fiction in Missoula, MT.