How going blind helped a Memphis man discover a different way to see

Robert “Barry” Shaw started going blind at just 9-years-old, a secret he kept for many years.

But it wasn’t until the Memphis author stopped pretending he could see that everything came into focus.

He shares his story in the new book “How Sweet the Sound: My Journey Through a Sighted World.”

• Local Author Festival
• Featuring Robert “Barry” Shaw
• Saturday
• 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• Barnes & Noble Wolfchase
• 2774 N. Germantown Pkwy.
• (901) 386-2468