Paperboy, written by Author Vince Vawter, was the Stuttering Foundation Summer Book Club pick for 2020. Vince Vawter joins Sara Macintyre, M.A., CCC-SLP for a Live Q&A where he answers reader questions, shares more about his personal journey as a person who stutters, and offers advice based on his experience to all those in attendance.

Bio: Vince Vawter, a native of Memphis, retired after a 40-year career in newspapers, most recently as the president and publisher of the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press. In 2002-2003 he was president of the board of directors of the Hoosier State Press Association. He previously served as managing editor of The Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel and news editor of the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar. Vince’s debut novel, PAPERBOY, received a Newbery Honor award in 2014. The story is based on his real-life experience growing up in the 1950s as a person who stutters. Vince spends his retirement traveling the country and discussing his books with schools, reading and education groups, as well as stuttering advocacy organizations. He and his wife, Betty, live in Louisville, Tenn., on a small farm in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains near Knoxville. To contact Vince directly, please visit his website: www.vincevawter.com.