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Andrew Leland

Andrew Leland
Andrew Leland is the author of The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight. Leland’s writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, McSweeney’s Quarterly, and The San Francisco Chronicle, among other outlets. From 2013-2019, he hosted and produced The Organist, an arts and culture podcast, for KCRW; he has also produced pieces for Radiolab and 99 Percent Invisible. He has been an editor at The Believer since 2003. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife and son.


Borges Dealt With His Anxiety About Going Blind by Learning a New Language

Andrew Leland on His Own Weakening Vision, Braille, and Making a Commitment to Read with Visual Aids
July 18, 2023  By Andrew Leland
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