Mira Jacob is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Sleepwalker’s Guide to Dancing, but it’s her most recent work, an astonishing graphic memoir called Good Talk, that we’re resharing with you this week in this “rewind” episode of Call Your Mother. Mira’s book is about assessing ourselves and our roles in our families, as well as in society. Is there anything better to think about at the start of a new year than these thoughts and ideas?
Mira talks to Jordana and Shannon about her memoir, which covers several years and begins with Mira’s youth in New Mexico as the daughter of Indian immigrants. We also talk about her life in Brooklyn as the mother of a Jewish-Indian son, and what it’s like to raise a multiracial child in a time and place where racial tensions are rising, especially when your in-laws’ political beliefs are far to the right of your own.
Source: https://www.kveller.com/writer-mira-jacob-on-raising-a-jewish-indian-kid-in-trumps-america/