In his candid memoir, the author writes honestly about bullying, substance abuse, depression, isolation, and other issues stutterers like him face.
John Hendrickson, author of 鈥淟ife on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter,鈥 will present the First-Year Forum on Thursday, March 2, in Lakeside Conference Room 212. The event, which is open to all community members, begins at 12:30 p.m.
In 2019, Hendrickson wrote about Joe Biden鈥檚 decades-long journey with stuttering, as well as his own challenges and struggles. The article went viral and was read by more than 2 million people, named one of the best stories of 2019 by Longform, and inspired a column by David Leonhardt of The New York Times. Leonhardt called the article 鈥渁 powerful piece of writing that changed how I think about Biden.鈥
In 鈥淟ife on Delay,鈥 Hendrickson writes candidly about bullying, substance abuse, depression, isolation, and other issues stutterers like him face daily. The new book, published by Knopf Doubleday, has received and is .
Hendrickson has spoken about stuttering, politics and journalism on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, and at colleges and universities across the country. Before joining The Atlantic, he wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post.
Hendrickson鈥檚 campus visit is sponsored by the 黑料不打烊 Core Curriculum, School of Communications, Student Professional Development Center, elondocs and Disabilities Resources.