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Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
by Mira Jacob
READ THIS BOOK! Is there a @feministbookclubbox book that I have not absolutely loved? The answer is no. The members vote on a book each month and they always pick books that are so powerful and ask you to think about social change. Good Talk is no different, in that it is a memoir which writes about the deep topics of motherhood, white privilege, racism, educating and enacting change, colorism, and more. But all of these topics NEED to be talked about and Good Talk shares its message through conversations the author, Mira Jacob, had with her son, husband, friends, and other people in her life. Good Talk is such a unique and beautiful memoir because it is in a graphic format where Mira Jacob illustrates different people and lays them over photographs. I flew through this book while reading and I found it so timely. It asked me to reflect on the conversations I am having and how the messages are depicted. I was so fortunate to be able to talk to Mira and ask her questions on our monthly book chat. Mira has such a poetic and beautiful way of speaking that really stays with you. Something Mira said in our chat that will stick with me for the rest of my life is "the fantasy is that love is the opposite of racism." Really think about this and reflect on our biases and misconceptions and READ THIS BOOK.