Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

nA beautiful and eye-opening (Jacqueline Woodson), hilarious and heart-rending (Celeste Ng) graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us, from the acclaimed author of The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. nNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Chicago Tribune - The New York Public Library - Publishers Weekly AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review - Time - BuzzFeed - Esquire - Library Journal - Kirkus Reviews n nHow brown is too brown? nCan Indians be racist? nWhat does real love between really different people look like? n nLike many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she's gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love. n nWritten with humor and vulnerability, this deeply relatable graphic memoir is a love letter to the art of conversation--and to the hope that hovers in our most difficult questions. n nLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/OPEN BOOK AWARD n n Jacob's earnest recollections are often heartbreaking, but also infused with levity and humor. What stands out most is the fierce compassion with which she parses the complexities of family and love.--Time n nGood Talk uses a masterful mix of pictures and words to speak on life's most uncomfortable conversations.--io9 n nMira Jacob just made me toss everything I thought was possible in a book-as-art-object into the garbage. Her new book changes everything.--Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavyn