About Author

Timothy Usry is a deaf writer whose debut novel, Laufield and the Secret Laboratory, brings powerful visibility to the Deaf community through storytelling that celebrates courage, identity, and resilience.

Blending vivid imagination with heartfelt authenticity, Timothy introduces Laufield, a deaf hybrid character who navigates a world that was never built to hear her. Through her journey, he captures the beauty of American Sign Language and the unspoken strength of Deaf culture.

His work stands as a tribute to perseverance and pride, offering Deaf readers a reflection of themselves rarely seen in fiction and inviting all readers to experience the world through the eyes and hands of silence.