COCKEYED RYAN KNIGHTON

"[Knighton's] talent shines on every page of this feisty, bittersweet memoir… Knighton explores the fascinating linguistics of blindness, but it's his penchant for disdaining pity and shame that makes this such a compelling, sturdy read. Grade A"-- Entertainment Weekly

"The narrative is powerful and irreverent, and readers will find it impossible to put down. This is, without a doubt, one of the first truly intriguing books of the summer season."--Tucson Citizen

"An unexpectedly wry view of a life that twisted into the extraordinary…armed with some hard-won truths, Knighton helps you understand some things you didn't really know before." – The Boston Globe

"Through writing about his experiences navigating both the sighted and unsighted world, Mr. Knighton has transformed blindness into a point of view from which readers can rediscover the sighted world in all its glory and mayhem."—The Dallas Morning News