The release date for the English version of 'Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations' by
Mira Jacob is Mar 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Readers are taken on a trip through the eyes of first-generation American Mira Jacob in this poignant, frequently hilarious, and wholly distinctive visual memoir. Good Talk explores the uncomfortable conversations about race, sex, love, and family that seem to be inevitable these days, at a time when immigrants and their families are going through an increasingly trying time.
These are Jacob's answers to her six-year-old son Zakir, who asks if the new president hates brown boys like him. They are inspired by her widely read BuzzFeed article "37 Difficult Questions from My Mixed-Raced Son," and include awkward relationship advice from her parents, who immigrated to the US from India one month into their arranged marriage, and imaginary therapy sessions she has with celebrities like Madonna and Bill Murray. Jacob delves into her own history as well, ranging from her recollections of being the sole non-white fifth grader to win an essay contest held by the Daughters of the American Revolution to her experience as a brown-skinned New Yorker on 9/11. These are the stories that have shaped one American life, as heartfelt and inspirational as they may occasionally be extremely humorous.