{"product_id":"good-talk-a-memoir-in-conversations-9780399589065","title":"Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"beautiful and eye-opening\" (Jacqueline Woodson), \"hilarious and heart-rending\" (Celeste Ng) graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, \u003cb\u003eand the realities that divide us\u003c\/b\u003e, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e - The New York Public Library - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eAND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eEsquire \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eHow brown is too brown?\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eCan Indians be racist?\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eWhat does real love between really different people look like?\u003ci\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike many six-year-olds, Mira Jacob's half-Jewish, half-Indian son, Z, has questions about \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN\/OPEN BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGood Talk\u003c\/i\u003e uses a masterful mix of pictures and words to speak on life's most uncomfortable conversations.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Mira Jacob just made me toss everything I thought was possible in a book-as-art-object into the garbage. Her new book changes everything.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kiese Laymon, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHeavy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399589065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.30h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Mira Jacob","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637105389724,"sku":"9780399589065","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_54b8cdd7-e67c-4f11-80a1-ff24a47c15dd.jpg?v=1603843903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/good-talk-a-memoir-in-conversations-9780399589065","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}