Podcasts about Mira Jacob

Host Meg Wolitzer present three stories in which friendly advice is proffered, whether it's wanted or not.  The title of the first, by Meghana Indurti and Tyler Fowler, says it all: “Relationship Advice from Your Aunt Who Has Been Divorced Six Times.”  It's read by Jane Kaczmarek.  In Mira Jacob's “Death by Printer,” a YouTube DIY video seems to have a mind of its own.The reader is Rita Wolf.  And a husband dispenses lavish advice at a wedding brimming with his wife's exes in “The Happiest Day of Your Life,” by Katherine Damm, read by Santino Fontana.

Our April Book Club pick is Marie-Helene Bertino's second novel 'Beautyland.' It tells the story of Adina, a girl born in Philadelphia in 1977, just as the Voyager I spacecraft launches from Earth in search of extraterrestrial life. As a child, Adina learns she herself is an alien, and her mission is to send her observations about humanity to her supervisors via fax machine (it is the ‘80s, after all). With that conceit, Bertino paints a gorgeous tapestry of what it means to be human, filled with poetic descriptions of the utterly mundane. This book is full of love, longing, and curiosity. We are joined by two expert readers: Mira Jacob, the author of the novel ‘The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing' and the graphic memoir ‘Good Talk,' and Molly McGhee, whose novel ‘Jonathan Abernathy You are Kind' was our January Book Club selection! We discuss the book in detail, including spoilers! So if you have not read the book yet, go back and listen to our spoiler-free chat with author Marie-Helene Bertino in the feed first.]]>

On this episode of Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about change. A playful fantasy, a domestic dilemma, and a private struggle help us to adjust to the idea of transformation, losses, and gains.  In “Sea Monster,” by Seth Fried, performed by Natasha Rothwell, a husband and wife reveal their secret identities to each other.  In “Death by Printer,” by Mira Jacob, read by Rita Wolf, a widow learns to cope with loss—and technology.  And a mature woman embraces the self she is becoming in Maile Meloy's “Period Piece,” performed by Kelli O'Hara.  The last two stories were commissioned for Selected Shorts' anthology Small Odysseys. 

In episode #121, graphic memoirist, Kelcey Ervick joins the show to talk about her graphic memoir and what it's like to write about and draw her lived experience.  Books Recommended:I Was Their American Dream by Malaka GharibThe Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft Good Talk by Mira JacobThe Painter's Daughter by Emily HowesGive Me Space But Don't Go Far by Haley Weaver Kelcey's books:The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives Field Guide to Graphic LiteratureFind Kelcey online:WebsiteSubstackInstagramJoin the Books Are My People Bookclub on SubstackFind a Silent Book Club Near YouSupport the showI hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

“What really amazed me here was that so many of the authors who submitted stories wrote something completely outside their genre,” reflects best-selling author Douglas Preston, one of the project editors behind the dynamic new collaborative novel Fourteen Days. “This book is full of all kinds of weird stories.”  Yes, it is. And so is podcast guest Douglas Preston, co-author of dozens of New York Times best-selling thrillers written with his longtime writing partner Lincoln Child—a shining example of what it means to write in collaboration. In all, Preston has published 39 books of fiction and non-fiction. In addition to books, Preston writes about archaeology and paleontology for the New Yorker. He has worked as an editor for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and taught nonfiction writing at Princeton University and is the recipient of numerous writing awards in the U.S. and Europe. He served as president of the Authors Guild from 2019 to 2023. Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days turns on a narrative frame written by Preston, with contributions from a disparate collection of contemporary writers, headed by fellow project editor Margaret Atwood. In addition to Atwood and Preston, the novel features the “voices” of Charlie Jane Anders, Joseph Cassara, Jennine Capó Crucet, Angie Cruz, Pat Cummings, Sylvia Day, Emma Donoghue, Dave Eggers, Diana Gabaldon, Tess Gerritsen, John Grisham, Maria Hinojosa, Mira Jacob, Erica Jong, CJ Lyons, Celeste Ng, Tommy Orange, Mary Pope Osborne, Alice Randall, Ishmael Reed, Roxana Robinson, Nelly Rosario, James Shapiro, Hampton Sides, R.L. Stine, Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Monique Truong, Scott Turow, Luis Alberto Urrea, Rachel Vail, Weike Wang, Caroline Randall Williams, De'Shawn Charles Winslow, and Meg Wolitzer. All proceeds from the book will be directed to the Authors Guild Foundation, the charitable and educational arm of the Authors Guild, dedicated to empowering all writers, from all backgrounds, at all stages of their careers.  Learn more about Douglas Preston: Author's Guild Author's Guild Foundation Instagram Facebook Preston & Child website The Lost Time: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder Please support the sponsors who support our show: Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog  Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

Thanksgiving's always been special because it combines two universally loved things, being around friends and family, and food — some of the very topics we talk about on another podcast (of Raman's): MODERN MINORITIES, where we share minority voices for all our majority ears. So we decided to revisit of our favorite questions with some of our favorite FrieMMds of the Pod over the years: Raman Sehgal (UK edition), Jieun Kirtley, Justin Richmond, Tyanne Benallie, Andres Barragan, Paris Hatcher, Steven Wakabayashi, Mira Jacob, Jonathan Hill, Gina Brillon, Ian Haddock, Dani Goulet, Gene Luen Yang, Sara Alfageeh, Bhavik Kumar, Aaliyah Habeeb, Tolentino, Seif Hamid, Nidhi Chanani, Victor Luckerson, Chirstina Lee, Sung Kang, and Mandi Sehgal So enjoy some delicious - and not so delicious recos as you make your final run to pick up some last minute cranberry sauce (or chutney!). We hope you're making the time to be with folks you care about, and find a moment to enjoy some great food with them. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours...

Thanksgiving's always been special because it combines two universally loved things, being around friends and family, and food — some of the very topics we talk about the most on this show. So we decided to revisit of our favorite questions with some of our favorite FrieMMds of the Pod over the years:  Raman Sehgal (UK edition), Jieun Kirtley, Justin Richmond, Tyanne Benallie, Andres Barragan, Paris Hatcher, Steven Wakabayashi, Mira Jacob, Jonathan Hill, Gina Brillon, Ian Haddock, Dani Goulet, Gene Luen Yang, Sara Alfageeh, Bhavik Kumar, Aaliyah Habeeb, Tolentino, Seif Hamid, Nidhi Chanani, Victor Luckerson, Chirstina Lee, Sung Kang, and Mandi Sehgal So enjoy some delicious - and not so delicious recos as you make your final run to pick up some last minute cranberry sauce. We hope you're making the time to be with folks you care about, and find a moment to enjoy some great food with them. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 188 Notes and Links to Kavita Das's Work       On Episode 188 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Kavita Das, and the two discuss, among other things, her early trajectory towards becoming a writer, formative and transformative writers and writing, how writing her first book and working in social change led her to write Craft and Conscience, and ideas of history, forgotten histories, personal narrative, writing about emotional issues, the power of anthology and writing being in conversation with other writing, writing as political, and ideas of power.      Kavita Das worked in social change for close to fifteen years, addressing issues ranging from community and housing inequities, to public health disparities, to racial injustice. Although Kavita remains committed to social justice issues, she left the social change sector to become a full-time writer and to tell the life story of Grammy-nominated Hindustani singer Lakshmi Shankar through her first book Poignant Song: The Life and Music of Lakshmi Shankar  (Harper Collins India, June 2019).    At the root of both her writing and social change work is Kavita's desire to provoke thought and engender change by recognizing and revealing the true ways in which culture, race, and gender intersect especially when it comes to societal inequities. Kavita has been a regular contributor to NBC News Asian America, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Rumpus. In addition, her work has been published in WIRED, Poets & Writers, Catapult, LitHub, Tin House, Longreads, Kenyon Review, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, CNN, Guernica, McSweeney's, Fast Company, Quartz, Colorlines, Romper, and elsewhere. She was nominated for a 2016 Pushcart Prize.     Kavita created the popular “Writing About Social Issues” nonfiction seminar, which inspired her second book, Craft and Conscience: How To Write About Social Issues,  and has taught at the New School and Catapult, along with being a frequent guest lecturer. Her essays on social issues have been included in two creative writing textbooks. Kavita received a B.A. in Urban Studies from Bryn Mawr College and a M.B.A. in Marketing from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A native New Yorker, Kavita and her husband, Om try to keep up with their toddler, Daya and Harper, their hound.     Buy Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues   Kavita Das' Website   Review of Craft and Conscience from Hippocampus Magazine   At about 2:55, Kavita shares social media/contact info and places to buy her work, as well as discussing where to connect with her over writing and writing classes   At about 5:25, Kavita discusses her early journeys involving language, reading, imagination, and searching for a diversity of books and characters     At about 8:45, Kavita shares her first impressions upon reading some of the chill-inducing greats, such as James Baldwin, and seeing literature for the first time as personal   At about 9:50, Pete and Kavita highlight her writing about her experience with a cleft palate, and she connects the last chapter to the first chapter and Orwell's writing, as well as her own rationale in writing as she does and what lessons she has learned through her life that informed    At about 16:40, Kavita reflects on the influences that Bengali and Tamil have had on her and her writing   At about 19:25, Kavita shares an indicative saying from Tamil   At about 21:10, Kavita responds to Pete's questions about seeds for the book and why she chose to make it an anthology   At about 23:30, Kavita homes in on how her first book influenced Craft and Conscience   At about 27:45, Kavita details writer's workshops and classes and experiences that helped her solidify her writing and teaching skills and philosophies    At about 30:10, Kavita remembers her learning and early emphasis on honing her writing craft in using her knowledge base in conjunction with what makes compelling reading    At about 33:00, Pete lays out the book's structure and highlights Mira Jacob's and Kavita's Introduction, which leads Kavita to expand upon why the book took the form of anthology   At about 36:20, Pete cites the resonant epigraph from Jericho Brown, and homes in on Chapter One and connections between writing and politics   At about 38:20, Kavita expands on ideas of craft and culture and their connections     At about 39:55, Pete highlights a meaningful quote from Christiane Amanpour-”being truthful and not neutral” and Kavita discusses the “key distinction for [her]” and underlines Kaitlyn Greenidge's powerful piece in the anthology   At about 42:20, Pete references James Baldwin's evolving philosophy on his writing topics and what how he chronicled culture    At about 45:55, The two discuss the often-lacking forethought that governs well-meaning writers' work   At about 51:10, Pete notes the anecdote from the book about Alexander Chee choosing not to write a story, and Kavita muses about his thought process and wishes more writers stepped back a bit before writing a piece/book   At about 53:55, The two discuss objectivity and subjectivity and the connection between readers/writers/subjects-they cite great works by Garnette Cadogan, Jaquira Diaz, and Kavita (writing on Jyoti Singh)   At about 57:40, Kavita recounts a chance meeting with her editor, the legend Roxane Gay   At about 58:55, The two discuss the power of writing-Pete and Kavita fanboy over Cadogan's work-in inviting empathy; Kavita also cites the powerful “My Body is a Confederate Monument” by Caroline Williams   At about 1:03:45, Pete cites thought-provoking pieces from Dunbar Ortiz and Imani Perry and he and Kavita point to the importance of context and family histories in the pieces;    At about 1:05:30, Kavita underlines the importance of “power” as a common theme in the collection and discusses the culture need and often unwillingness to really engage on tough cultural histories    At about 1:08:20, Kavita keys in on textbooks and education and the ways in which they have sometimes been purposefully lacking in material/insights     At about 1:10:30, Societal change and its connection to uncomfortable writers and writing is discussed    At about 1:13:10, The “how” is discussed-that is, the book's featuring important craft ideas, including the power of “hybrid” writing that combine data-driven and personal writing   At about 1:16:05, Pete references José Antonio Vargas and Yashica Dutt as someone personally-affected and how they took their    At about 1:19:10, The two discuss Nicole Chung's thought-inducing piece from the anthology    At about 1:22:10, Pete compliments the piece from the anthology on “tolerance” written by Kavita and she reflects on the word's shifting meaning for her   At about 1:25:10, Kavita continues to reflect on the implications of power and repressed histories and complicity and exciting new explorations of these issues, including work by Crystal Z. Campbell   At about 1:30:15, The two discuss the book's present impact and future implications    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch this and other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.    Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl     Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. 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Have you ever wondered what a conversation would be with your bi-racial kid, reflecting on everything that's going on in the world - the good, the bad, and the ugly? Have you ever had a conversation about race with your spouse of another race? For AAPI Heritage month, we're sharing this Quarantined Comics companion episode on amazing graphic novels - following the earlier Modern Minorities author conversation. Mira's Jacob's debut graphic novel “GOOD TALK” is different from any (comic) book you've ever read, and we can't recommend it enough. As an Indian American, Mira Jacob recalls - in a uniquely simple graphic form (even for comics) - conversations about work and life with her young son, her Jewish husband, her parent-pleasing brother, her Indian parents, her extended family in India, her two best friends, and her very Trumpy in-laws. This book - all told through a lens of race and gender - hit some of us a little too close to home, which is probably why we loved it so much. Hear the episode, read the book. You'll thank us later.  LEARN ABOUT GOOD TALK / MIRA JACOB GOOD TALK: goodreads.com/book/show/36700347-good-talk mirajacob.com instagram.com/goodtalkthanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the second half of Mira Jacob's 2014 novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. Topics include grief, emotional walls, and how Taylor really feels about Jamie Anderson. Plus, Kayla gets on her soapbox for National Library Week.This week's drink: Chimayó via The Spruce EatsINGREDIENTS:1 ½ oz tequila¼ oz crème de cassis liqueur1 oz unfiltered apple cider½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juiceApple slices, for garnishINSTRUCTIONS:In an old-fashioned glass filled with ice, pour the tequila, creme de cassis, apple cider, and lemon juice.Stir well. Garnish with apple slices. Current Reads and Recommendations: Nothing new to report, but here is the link to the American Library Association's National Library Week page. Specifically, here is where you can let Congress know that you stand with school libraries and they should, too!Follow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next time as we discuss The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.Here is the beverage recipe for the upcoming episode if you want to drink along with us!The Pink Lady via liquor.comINGREDIENTS:1 ½ oz London dry gin½ oz applejack (apple brandy)¾ oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed¼ oz grenadine1 egg whiteGarnish: brandied cherryINSTRUCTIONS:Add all ingredients to a shaker and vigorously dry-shake (without ice)Add ice and shake again until well-chilledStrain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry

“If I write this book, it's really gonna hurt — because if I write the truth, it's not a comfortable truth.” Mira Jacob is many things - acclaimed author / illustrator, cultural critic, awesome mother, and a pretty funny brown woman in Brooklyn who happens to be from New Mexico. For AAPI Heritage month, we're sharing past conversations with amazing Asian comics creators AND a few days later - a Quarantined Comics companion episode on their graphic novels. Mira's debut graphic memoir ‘Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations' is one of Raman's all-time favorite books - and Mira's novel “The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing” is also most excellent. In ‘Good Talk', Mira shares hard conversations not just her young (mixed race) son, but also with her family and friends about experiences of race in America - from her childhood to the modern era. Mira shares not just her process - but stories that will make you laugh, stop, realize, maybe even cry, and then laugh again. LEARN ABOUT MIRA mirajacob.com IG @goodtalkthanks  // TW @mirajacob GOOD TALK: goodreads.com/book/show/36700347-good-talk MENTIONS MOVIE: Heathers (1989) - imdb.com/title/tt0097493/ PERSON: Zadie Smith (Author) - goodreads.com/author/show/2522.Zadie_Smith PERSON: Arundhati Roy (Author) - goodreads.com/author/show/6134.Arundhati_Roy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the first half of Mira Jacob's 2014 novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. Topics include the proper way to make coffee, difficult families, and the intention behind photographs. This week's drink: Iced Coffee Cocktail via StarbucksINGREDIENTS:4 oz Starbucks Breakfast Blend coffee1 ½ oz flavored vodka (vanilla or caramel)1 TB heavy cream½ cup iceINSTRUCTIONS:Brew coffee in a pour-over or coffee pressMix together coffee and vodka, stirring as you pourAdd the remaining ingredients to taste, then pour over iceCurrent Reads and Recommendations: Buzzworthy: Cocktails Inspired by Female Literary Greats by Jennifer Croll and Rachelle BakerMadly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan RickmanFollow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next time as we discuss The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob (part 2)Here is the beverage recipe for the upcoming episode if you want to drink along with us!Chimayó via The Spruce EatsINGREDIENTS:1 ½ oz tequila¼ oz crème de cassis liqueur1 oz unfiltered apple cider½ oz freshly squeezed lemon juiceApple slices, for garnishINSTRUCTIONS:In an old-fashioned glass filled with ice, pour the tequila, creme de cassis, apple cider, and lemon juice.Stir well. Garnish with apple slices. 

In this week's bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the 2007 film adaptation of Atonement. Topics include the amazing score, Joe Wright's obsession with Hand Flexes, and that divisive ending. Plus side tangents on Billy Zane, Pride and Prejudice, and the new Harry Potter HBO series.Follow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next week as we discuss The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob (part 1)Here is the cocktail recipe for next week's episode if you want to drink along with us!Iced Coffee Cocktail via StarbucksINGREDIENTS:4 oz Starbucks Breakfast Blend coffee1 ½ oz flavored vodka (vanilla or caramel)1 TB heavy cream½ cup iceINSTRUCTIONS:Brew coffee in a pour-over or coffee pressMix together coffee and vodka, stirring as you pourAdd the remaining ingredients to taste, then pour over ice

In this week's episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss Ian McEwan's 2001 novel Atonement. Topics include spicy love letters, the horrors of war (and nursing), and whether the titular atonement was enough.This week's drink: Chocolate Martini via Preppy KitchenINGREDIENTS:2 oz Baileys Irish Cream2 oz Chocolate Liqueur4 oz Vodka1-2 tbsp chocolate syrup or ganacheINSTRUCTIONS:Drizzle chocolate syrup inside the martini glasses then add chocolate syrup to a shallow plate and coat the rims of the glasses.Combine Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and vodka in a cocktail shaker filled with about a cup of Ice. Shake until thoroughly chilled.Strain drink into prepared glasses. You may garnish with shaved chocolate or enjoy as is.Current Reads and Recommendations: Your hosts are not reading anything new right now!Follow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next time as we discuss The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing by Mira Jacob (part 1)

“Our original WHY for all of this was so folks could get a better sense of what someone else's experience is like.” “...but we're NOT an Asian podcast - this is an American podcast.” After TWO HUNDRED episodes, Sharon & Raman reflect on where we've been (with you), and where we're going. We grapple with the heavier questions of why do we even DO this podcast, and why should we keep it going (and if so, how)? It's a friendly reflection and discussion that's equal parts realistic and hopeful, and we want you to weigh in. What do you think? Email us himom@modmypod.com. Not only will we send you some stickers (LOL), but YOUR take on our podcast will help us figure out what we want do next MENTIONS Hassan MInhaj + Ronny Chiang have it out: youtu.be/szWiVSCwdSk BOOK: Storyworthy: goodreads.com/en/book/show/37786022 RESTAURANT: Nyonya - yelp.com/biz/nyonya-new-york GUESTS (Past, Present Co-Hosts, Future Wishlist): PAST GUESTS (we want to bring back): Eric Rivera, Gene Luen Yang, Mariko Tamaki, Mira Jacob, Mita Mallick, Suzy Shinn, Tyanne Binal FUTURE GUESTS (we want on the show): Bob Gilbreath, Dan Santat, Fareed Zakaria, Jessica Alba, Kara Swisher, Marques Brownlee, Mehdi Hasan, Michelle Yeoh, Misha Euceph, Patrick H Willems, Rajiv & Drew's Moms, Rivers Cuomo, Sharon's Dad POTENTIAL GUEST CO-HOSTS (?): Drew Tarvin, Rajiv Satyal, Matt Story, Seif Hamid, Steven Wakabayashi, Suzanne Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mira Jacob, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2022, speaks about family, race, art, America, and her graphic memoir Good Talk.

Guest-host Mira Jacob talks with astrologer and author Chani Nicholas about being the child at the party, how Chani found her voice, and the question of who heals the healers? MENTIONED: Morning Pages (from Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way) FreeFrom therapy CHANI NICHOLAS is a Los Angeles–based New York Times bestselling author of You Were Born For This and astrologer with a community of over one million monthly readers. She has been a counseling astrologer for more than twenty years, guiding people to discover and live out their life's purpose through understanding their birth chart. Her app, CHANI, offers users a personalized, daily understanding of their birth chart. She has been featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big News: novelist/memoirist/wonderful human Mira Jacob will be stepping into the host chair this spring! This week, she and Jordan sit down for a pass-the-baton chat -- kicking off with a flashback to the very first Thresholds episode (and interview) from February 2020. MENTIONED: Mira's Thresholds interview "What You Might Not Know About 'Getting Roofied'" by Jordan Kisner Mira in conversation with Saeed Jones and Kiese Laymon for Bookable Mira Jacob is a novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic. Her graphic memoir Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, longlisted for the PEN Open Book Award, named a New York Times Notable Book, as well as a best book of the year by Time, Esquire, Publisher's Weekly, and Library Journal. It is currently in development as a television series with Film 44. Her novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers pick, shortlisted for India's Tata First Literature Award, longlisted for the Brooklyn Literary Eagles Prize and named one of the best books of 2014 by Kirkus Reviews, the Boston Globe, Goodreads, Bustle, and The Millions. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Electric Literature, Tin House, Literary Hub, Guernica, Vogue, and the Telegraph. She is currently the visiting professor at MFA Creative Writing program at The New School, and a founding faculty member of the MFA Program at Randolph College. She is the co-founder of Pete's Reading Series in Brooklyn, where she spent 13 years bringing literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry to Williamsburg. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, documentary filmmaker Jed Rothstein, and their son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Eberle Walker is an education industry leader, author, and working mom with more than 20 years of experience managing, advising, acquiring, and investing in high-profile education companies. Currently, Kate is the CEO of Presence, the leading provider of teletherapy services for children with diverse needs.  Previously, Kate was CEO of The Princeton Review and Tutor.com, and she managed strategy and investments for Kaplan, Inc. She has served on several education-focused boards, including Babbel, Barnes and Noble Education, Prospect Schools in Brooklyn, NY, and Testing Mom. Kate is a contributor at Fast Company and Forbes, and she is the author of The Good Boss: 9 Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work.Recommended Resource:Good Talk by Mira Jacob

On this episode of Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about change. A playful fantasy, a domestic dilemma, and a private struggle help us to adjust to the idea of transformation, losses, and gains.  In “Sea Monster,” by Seth Fried, performed by Natasha Rothwell, a husband and wife reveal their secret identities to each other.  In “Death by Printer,” by Mira Jacob, a widow learns to cope with loss—and technology.  And a mature woman embraces the self she is becoming in Maile Meloy's “Period Piece,” performed by Kelli O'Hara.  The last two stories were commissioned for Selected Shorts' anthology Small Odysseys.  Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=SplashpageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about change. A playful fantasy, a domestic dilemma, and a private struggle help us to adjust to the idea of transformation, losses, and gains.  In “Sea Monster,” by Seth Fried, performed by Natasha Rothwell, a husband and wife reveal their secret identities to each other.  In “Death by Printer,” by Mira Jacob, a widow learns to cope with loss—and technology.  And a mature woman embraces the self she is becoming in Maile Meloy's “Period Piece,” performed by Kelli O'Hara.  The last two stories were commissioned for Selected Shorts' anthology Small Odysseys.Join and give!: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/symphonyspacenyc?code=Splashpage

Welcome to Open Form, a weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up. * In this episode of Open Form, Mychal talks to Mira Jacob (Good Talk) about the 1991 film Mississippi Masala, directed by Mira Nair and starring Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, and Roshan Seth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mira Jacob is a novelist, memoirist, illustrator, and cultural critic whose graphic memoir GOOD TALK has been described as “exactly the book America needs at this moment.” Annmarie and Mira discuss racism, social justice, and how to encourage our kids to ask difficult questions even when we don't have all the answers.

Hannah Tinti is the author of the bestselling novels The Good Thief and The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and the short story collection Animal Crackers. A creative writing professor in New York University's M.F.A. program, she is the co-founder of the Sirenland Writers Conference and the co-founder and executive editor of One Story magazine. Jai Chakrabarti's debut novel A Play for the End of the World was selected as one of 2021's best books by numerous periodicals. Formerly an emerging writer fellow with A Public Space, he has had his Pushcart Prize–winning short fiction anthologized in The O. Henry Prize Stories and The Best American Short Stories. Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of the novels Parakeet and 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas, and the story collection Safe as Houses. A creative writing teacher at NYU and The New School, she has earned The O. Henry Prize, The Pushcart Prize, and fellowships from MacDowell, Sewanee, and The Center for Fiction. Mira Jacob is the author of the celebrated novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing and Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. A fiction teacher at NYU, The New School, and Randolph College, her articles, drawings, and short fiction have been published in The New York Times Book Review, Tin House, and Literary Hub. Edited by Tinti and published in partnership with the Selected Shorts literary radio program and live show, Small Odysseys presents never-before-published short stories by some of contemporary fiction's most acclaimed authors. (recorded 3/24/2022)

Mira Jacob, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2022, speaks about family, race, art, America, and her graphic memoir Good Talk.

In today's episode, we have Neema Avashia in the #FiveDesiFaves segment. She has a new essay collection out titled Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place. Here, she shares her five favorite desi books that have shaped her as a reader, a writer, and as a person. These are works of nonfiction by The Women of South Asian Descent Collective, Vijay Prashad, Mira Jacob, Sejal Shah, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Thank you for listening. Twitter: @DesiBooks Instagram: @desi.books Facebook: @desibooksfb Website: https://desibooks.co Newsletter: https://bit.ly/desibooksnews Email: desibooks@desibooks.co --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/desibooks/support

On this episode, we discuss our February 2022 book club pick Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob , a  graphic memoir about growing up Indian in New Mexico and raising a child in the age of Trumpism. Joining us this time is fellow Potluck host Raman Sehgal (co-host of Modern Minorities & Quarantined Comics) who is a Good Talk superfan, having read the book 5 times. You can listen to more from our guest Raman on his podcasts Modern Minorities & Quarantined Comics and check out more of his thoughts on Good Talk at:Modern Minorities - EP 70: Mira Jacob (shares a) Good TalkQuarantined Comics - GOOD TALK ...hits a little too close to home*Support the podcast by purchasing books at our bookshop *Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba March 2022 pick is Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Mira Jacobs Romane sind in den USA Bestseller. Als Tochter von Einwanderern aus Indien ist sie davon überzeugt, dass die US-amerikanische Gesellschaft immer offener wird. Als ihr inzwischen 6-jähriger Sohn begann, Fragen zu stellen, musste die Autorin einige ihrer Gewissheiten überprüfen. Diesen Prozess hat Mira Jacob zu einer Graphic Novel verdichtet. Andrea Heinze stellt "Good Talk" auf rbbKultur vor.

Tad and Tyler discuss the Constitution and the American Experiment through the lens of R. Sikoryak's Constitution Illustrated; Cynthia Levinson, Sanford Levinson, and Ally Shwed's Fault Lines in the Constitution; and Mira Jacob's Good Talk.Tad may go a little off the rails. You have been warned.Consider becoming a patron!

Renee answers requests from listeners Meagan, Leelyn, and Paulina with way more book recommendations than was probably necessary. But more is more around here!   Books mentioned: Lobizona by Romina Garber (author interview) Cazadora by Romina Garber Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (podcast discussion) The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole Muted by Tami Charles (author interview) Useful Phrases for Immigrants by May Lee-Chai Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (author interview) Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Good Talk by Mira Jacob (author interview) Citizen by Claudia Rankine Outlawed by Anna North Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (author interview) The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard Full Support by Natalee Woods (author interview)   Follow and support our hosts: Renee: Instagram   Support our sponsors! Shop 50+ feminist businesses through the Feminist Book Club Holiday Gift Guide! Find delicious treats from upcycled food company Renewal Mill Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday This episode was edited by Lucy Pabst and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people. Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

This week things get a little bit weird as Sam and Howard take on their first evening recording session. Sam has brought his version of Mira Jacob's debut novel 'A Sleepwalker's Guide To Dancing' to the reading table, and the guys reminisce about the good old days in what is one of the oddest episodes so far!Hosts: Sam Sheldon and Howard Grater'A Sleep Walker's Guide To Dancing Written By Sam SheldonTwitter: https://twitter.com/LiteralLitPodInstagram: @LiteralLiteraturePodEmail: literalliterature.podcast@gmail.comMusic and Sound Effect AttributionFree music for non-commercial use from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com

Zibby is joined by Mira Jacob to talk about her latest book, Good Talk, which was named one of the best books of 2019 by the New York Times Book Review. The graphic memoir was the result of Mira's attempts to answer her young son's questions about race in America while dealing with the political developments of 2016 — especially those that took place within her own family. Mira tells Zibby how she was able to assemble this book despite not being an illustrator or a memoirist and how her husband's family has received her side of their shared story.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3m10EgUBookshop: https://bit.ly/2ZDyXTJ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: zooming with an author and a slow but steady encouragement Current Reads: fairy tales and graphic novels and non-fiction and middle grade. We're all over the place. Deep Dive: “gentle murder” is for those readers who want the propulsive and page-turning nature of mysteries and thriller, but can't handle adding new fears to their arsenal Book Presses: propulsive but gentle books we think you'll love As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moment of the Week: 2:35 - Zoom call with Catherine Ryan Howard 2:39 - The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard 2:40 - 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard 4:07 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 7:03 - The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili 7:40 - New Daughters of Africa by Margaret Busby  9:20 - Hawaii by James Michener  Current Reads: 10:05 - Poisoned by Jennifer Donnelly (Meredith) 13:19 - Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly 16:07 - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Kaytee) 16:19 - Good Talk by Mira Jacob 16:57 - El Deafo by Cece Bell 19:46 - Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn (Meredith) 22:11 - Currently Reading Patreon  24:02 - How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes by Melinda Wenner Moyer (Kaytee) 25:33 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster 27:20 - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles  27:37 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles (Meredith) 35:33 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles  35:47 - Refugee by Alan Gratz (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Gentle Mysteries and Thrillers 39:24 - The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave 39:27 - Who is Maud Dixon by Alexandra Andrews 39:41 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (the mermaid book) 39:58 - The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon  41:34 - The Whisper Man by Alex North  41:35 - The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 41:36 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 42:31 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 42:38 - The Friend by Dorothy Koomson 42:54 - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty  43:41 - No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole 43:58 - Lock Every Door by Riley Sager 44:11 - Home Before Dark by Riley Sager 47:23 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 47:26 - One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus 47:49 - Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano 48:00 - My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 50:39 - The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz 50:39 - Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz 51:06 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown  52:19 - Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Elliot Arnold Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 53:22 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Meredith) 54:38 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 54:42 - The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett 55:55 - The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Pre-order link) 56:18 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Gillian Laub's photography makes us cry. And laugh! What we're saying is, it's magical, and just wait until you hear about her latest project Family Matters, a book and an exhibit exploring family (hers, specifically) in a politically divided America. Something we need to address first, though: racing hot dogs (vegan ones, specifically).   Courtesy of Eater: “PETA wants the big hot dog costumes at baseball games to be vegan, but surprise! They already are.”   Let's please examine The Famous Racing Sausages at Milwaukee Brewers games and the racing pierogies at Pittsburgh Pirates games.   We'll take any opportunity to give a little love to Trader Joe's Soy Chorizo.   Pick up Gillian Laub's outrageously compelling book Family Matters! See her show at the International Center of Photography in NYC from September 24, 2021, to January 10, 2022!   For more of Gillian's work, check out her site and IG.   More on Pop-Up Magazine, where Gillian workshopped this project.   Another relevant book that Gillian loves (um, same): Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob. Listen also: our interview with Mira about said book.   Gillian's photos of Cindy Adams for New York mag...and her behind-the-scenes content.   Lovin' your voicemails, friends! Keep ‘em coming at 833-632-5463.    If you're a fan of this show and haven't subscribed to Secret Menu...   Give Nutrafol a try for thicker, healthier hair. Your first month's subscription is $15 off with the code ATHINGORTWO. Tune into Dipsea's sexy audio stories—a free 30-day trial is yours when you use our link. Download the Zocdoc app (for free!) and schedule a doctor's appointment you've been putting off. Use Modern Fertility's finger-prick test to get a handle on your fertility. It's $20 off when you use our link. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media

West Lafayette Public Library Director Nick Schenkel reviews the graphic novel: "Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversation" by Mira Jacob. This book explores the realms of the very contemporary experiences of immigrants and their descendants. Jacob takes us deep into the immigrant experience, using first person dialogue presented in graphic novel form to examine her life from childhood through motherhood, in a story as old as the colonization of the Americas and as new as today.

This week Vanessa and Alyssa reimagine some of their favorite books into other mediums. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dearlitpod Moral Panic II EP The Octopus Museum by Brenda Shaughnessy (Knopf) Tillie Walden Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson (HarperCollins) CN: Murder, death, drug & alcohol use by minors, kidnapping, violence against a child 002: Buddy Reads: Truly Devious The Haunting of Bly Manor La Casa de la Flores Little Women The Diviners by Libba Bray (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) CN: Murder, violence, xenophobia, racism (anti-Asian, anti-Black, anti-semitism), sexism, police violence Bestiary by K-Ming Chang (One World / Penguin Random House) CN: Child abuse, miscarriage, vivid descriptions of bodily functions, anti-Asian racism Sea Wall / A Life 008: Buddy Reads: Bestiary Soft Science by Franny Choi (Alice James Books) Cryo Chamber Soft Science playlist Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (Graywolf Press) CN: Body horror, eating disorder, body shaming, fatphobia, sexual assault, sexual content The Magnus Archives Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron Books) CN: Violence, murder, rape of a minor, drug & alcohol use “Finding a Face for My Invisible Illness” by Lorraine Boissoneault (Catapult) Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes Spinning by Tillie Walden (First Second Books) CN: Sexual assault, homophobia Good Talk by Mira Jacob

It's The Stacks Book Club day and we're discussing our first ever graphic memoir on the show. The book is The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui, and our guest is graphic memoirist (Good Talk), novelist (The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing), and cultural critic, Mira Jacob. We talk today about the moment that a good book makes the reader examine themselves, books that don't feel like reading, and the distillation of history for the sake of narrative.There are no spoilers on this episode. Be sure to listen until the end of the podcast to find out The Stacks Book Club pick for August! You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/07/28/ep-174-the-best-we-could-do SUPPORT THE STACKS Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon Plum Deluxe Tea - to get 10% off your tea order go to plumdeluxe.com and use the code THESTACKS at checkout.  Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission. Connect with Mira:

Today we welcome author and decluttering expert Christine Platt, also known as The Afrominimalist. We talk today about Christine's latest book The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less. We discuss mistakes, embracing our own unique aesthetics and culture while practicing minimalism, and how the language around minimalism doesn't have to be so scary. The Stacks Book Club selection for July is The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. We will discuss the book with Mira Jacob on Wednesday July 28th. You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/07/21/ep-173-christine-platt SUPPORT THE STACKS Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon Canva - get a free 45-day extended trial when you go to canva.me/stacks Libro.FM - get two audiobooks for the price of one when you use the code THESTACKS at checkout. Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or

As you might know, Raman also hosts the podcast MODERN MINORITIES, where each week Raman + QC-pal Sharon hope to generate greater empathy and understanding through the stories of others minority experiences. One of our all time favorite comics is GOOD TALK, by Mira Jacob - a moving, autobiographical take on Mira's conversations with her son, husband, family, and friends about race in Obama and Trump's America. After reviewing the book on Quarantined Comics (https://www.qtdcomics.com/goodtalk) - Sharon + i reached out to the author Mira Jacob ...and no joke - it was it was one of my all time favorite podcast conversations, so we thought you might want to have a listen. And who knows, maybe when Ryan is back from Korea, we'll start bringing some of our favorite comics authors on Quarantined Comics so we can geek out on some of THEIR favorite comics...

Our guest today is Academy Award winning screenwriter and director Quentin Tarantino, yes, that Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Django Unchained). He joins us to talk about his debut novel, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a novelization of his film with the same title. We discuss the art versus the artist debate, the challenges of writing a novel, and if Tarantino really plans to retire from filmmaking after his next film. The Stacks Book Club selection for July is The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. We will discuss the book with Mira Jacob on Wednesday July 28th. You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/07/14/ep-172-quentin-tarantino SUPPORT THE STACKS Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon Page1 Books - get a monthly book subscription box that's personalized just for you at page1books.com Care/Of - to get 50% off your first order head to

This week's guest is: Mira Jacob. Mira is an author that I absolutely adore. Her writing is funny, tender, close to my experience. When I was writing Brown Baby, I came across her graphic memoir, Good Talk, which is a series of conversations between her and her mixed race child, about racism in Trump's America. She talks about losing her father, trying to make her white in-laws understand what is happening in the country and her journey to self-acceptance. It's brilliant.(TW: grief, racism). We talk about difficult conversations with your kids and your parents about racism, a lot about losing a parent and grief, writing and reevaluating who you are the second you have a child.Welcome to Brown Baby, a podcast about parenting and kids and family that asks the question, how on earth do we raise our kids to be joyful and boundless in a bleak world we're so sad and angry about.Hosted by me, Nikesh Shukla, a writer, a dad of two and a forty year old man who recently returned to the basketball court because he watched The Last Dance in 2020 and thought, I used to be a super sharp shooter when I was younger.Each week, I interview fellow parents of brown babies - writers, musicians, chefs, comedians, actors and more - to talk about their parenting journeys and the highs and lows they've experienced along the way. This is a podcast Inspired by my memoir, Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home. A frank, funny and poignant look at parenting, Brown Baby will spark honest, self-effacing conversation about how we tell our kids about the world. Featuring parenting fails, plus the best (and worst) advice Nikesh and his guests have ever received, this is the comforting, uplifting podcast for anyone who's ever found themselves searching for answers in a sleep-deprived Google hole.Here is a link to a bookshop.org affiliate shop where you can buy all the books from previous guests: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/brown-baby-podcast-guestsBrown Baby: A Memoir Of Race, Family And Home: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/246/9781529032918Good Talk: A Memoir In Conversations: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/246/9781526631596 (PAPERBACK PREORDER AUGUST 2021. HB available now!)Mira's essay: 37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed Race Son: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mirajacob/questions-from-my-mixed-race-sonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/brown-baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Adaptables, Abbe and Emma chat about episode eight—the finale!—of the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng's bestselling novel LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. They're joined by Mira Jacob, author of GOOD TALK and THE SLEEPWALKER'S GUIDE TO DANCING. Abbe, Emma, and Mira discuss baby birds, trans-racial adoptions, being surprised by the adaptation of a book we've all read, those pesky fires everywhere, Elena's redemption and more. Discussion breakdown: Emma's Fire Count (2:22–4:33) Emma recaps the episode (4:45–9:31) The lemonade stand flashback, the baby cardinal and what it means to Izzy (9:33–10:42) The four Richardson siblings against the world—and their mother (10:42–12:58) Elena sniping at Bill, yelling at Izzy about the Keds, and her softness with Lexie (13:00–14:19) Elena on Lexie and Brian's breakup (14:19–15:22) Linda's testimony, speaking about May Ling's birth culture and the stickiness of a trans-racial adoption (15:22–18:19) Mia's audiobook on A Look at Race in Shaker Heights and her latest art project (18:20–19:24) AD Writ Large (19:25–20:34) Mia building Shaker out of flour and inviting Pearl to witness her art (20:34–22:33) Pearl's agency grows and the complexity of being a person in the world (22:33–24:00) Celeste Ng on her characters today: “I have a general sense of them and my general sense of them is that they're going to be okay.” (24:00–24:27) Mia and Izzy's farewell conversation and the scorched earth (24:29–25:28) In the book, who is responsible for burning the house down? How does that differ in the show? (25:30–25:41) Does Elena's taking responsibility for her children's actions excuse everything else she's done up ‘til now? (25:41–27:23) Were we surprised by the verdict? Do the beautiful, rich people always win? (27:24–31:15) The fiery ending! (31:16–34:21) The final scene: was it satisfying? (34:21–35:30) Our Favorite ‘90s moments: Fat-Free lemonade, Mirabelle watching Barney & Friends, Izzy's outfits, Bill's cigarette smoking, and Men in Black, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Excess Baggage. (35:30–37:30) Mira Jacob tells us about her graphic memoir, GOOD TALK (38:15–40:11) What is Mira reading? (40:12–40:35) TV show recap: A flashback episode to the early ‘90s when the Richardson children are young. They are running a lemonade stand, and Izzy tries to rescue a baby cardinal. Izzy tries to throw out all of her girly clothes, floral curtains, and Keds that she no longer wants to define her. Pearl and Mia are still at odds. Pearl asks Mia to call her dad and tell him about her. Mia does try to call the Ryans and Madeline picks up and correctly guesses who it is. Elena: still meddling. Asks her doctor friend to break confidentiality about Bebe, but discovers Lexie/Pearl's file instead. Linda gives her testimony and the judge goes into a week of deliberation. The judge rules in favor of the McCulloughs and they are awarded custody of Mirabelle. Mia and Pearl make up, at Trip's urging. But they realize they can't stay in Shaker and leave without saying goodbye. Izzy sees Mia and Pearl leaving the key and tries to chase after them, but it's too late. Izzy snaps and grabs a gas can to light her belongings on fire. The other three Richardson children see her, and try to stop her, but then what Elena says causes them all to light matches and start little fires everywhere. Izzy runs away. Pearl and Mia leave Shaker and Pearl decides she wants to see her grandparents. Bebe steals her daughter back from the McCulloughs and makes a run for it. Elena takes the blame for the fires and goes to the duplex hoping Izzy is there, but she isn't. She finds the cardinal feather in Mia's artwork and cries over the ruination of her perfect life and the loss of her daughter. LITTLE FIRES COUNT: 10

On this episode of The Adaptables, in anticipation of the finale episode of the Little Fires Everywhere adaptation on Hulu, Abbe sits down with author Celeste Ng to discuss how it felt to see her novel, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, adapted for TV. Abbe and Celeste discuss seeing Reese and Kerry embody her characters, watching the house burn, trusting a team of women to tell her story, Joshua Jackson's dad energy, and more. Discussion breakdown: How did the book end up in the hands of Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, and writer and showrunner Liz Tigelaar? (1:15–2:15) What role did Celeste have in adapting her book for the screenplay? (2:15–3:15) What part of the process did Celeste find most interesting? Celeste reveals she had a cameo! (3:12–4:08) How it felt to watch a novel based on the interior lives of women brought to life by a team of women (4:09–5:30) Trusting this team of people to tell the story (5:30–7:04) A moment when Celeste felt like “Ok wow, this is really happening.” (7:05–8:04) On reaching a broader audience with the adaptation and welcoming readers to the book after they've seen the TV show (8:04–8:57) Some of Celeste's favorite book-to-screen adaptations (8:57–10:14) The scenes from LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE that Celeste was most excited to see (10:14–11:59) Something from the book that Celeste was personally looking forward to seeing come to life (12:00–13:54) AD On Second Thought (13:54–14:30) Celeste on seeing Reese and Kerry embody her characters and how it made her see them differently (14:30–15:56) How the HBO adaptation of BIG LITTLE LIES made Celeste see Reese Witherspoon as Elena Richardson (15:57–16:56) Recreating the stifling setting of Shaker Heights, Ohio in the ‘90s (16:57–19:00) What does this story gain from being set thirty years ago? (19:00–19:54) Celeste on growing up in Shaker Heights in the ‘90s (19:54–20:38) The necessity of including questions of race and privilege in Celeste's work and the casting of Kerry Washington in the onscreen adaptation (20:38–23:30) The ‘90s setting of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE as seen through the lens of modern-day cultural phenomena like the Black Lives Matter movement (23:30–25:18) The house on fire: Celeste on starting with a bang (25:18–26:16) Why the show leans into the mystery angle and those episode-ending cliffhangers (26:16–26:57) The differences in the ways that stories are told on TV vs. in novels (26:58–28:43) Exploring mother-daughter relationships (28:43–30:00) Will moms and daughters watch this show together? (30:00–31:31) The POC authors Celeste Ng thinks everyone should read (31:32–33:07) What Celeste is reading now (33:07–34:09) How does Celeste balance reading with watching TV? (34:10–34:59) Exploring the sensitive topic of abortion in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE (35:00–36:44) The response to LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE from adoptive kids and parents (36:45–38:16) Celeste on Reese and Kerry as Elena and Mia (38:17–40:07) Celeste's cameo at book club in Episode 2 (40:20–41:20) Did Celeste get to see her story in a new way on screen? (41:20–42:28) How will book purists react to seeing the LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE adaptation? (42:28–43:16) Celeste's excitement on seeing the changes to her story and seeing it come to life visually (43:16–45:14) Where are the Richardson children and Pearl now? (45:15–45:52) Joshua Jackson as Bill Richardson and that tighty-whitey shot (45:54–47:02) The Adaptables is a podcast from Read it Forward and Penguin Random House that dives into your favorite book-to-screen adaptations. This season, we're watching the Hulu adaptation of Celeste Ng's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE. Join hosts Abbe Wright and Emma Shafer as we interview authors, insiders and Celeste Ng, herself, about what makes an adaptable great, why watching and reading are important self-care rituals, and the many other books and shows we are binging and loving right now. Because at The Adaptables, we love to watch what we read. (Warning: there will be little spoilers everywhere.) Send us an email or voice recording to AdaptablesPod@Gmail.com. What did you think of the episode? Are you watching the show? Is Hulu's LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE a successful adaptation of the book? Follow @ReadItForward on Twitter and Instagram, follow Celeste Ng on Instagram and Twitter at @pronounced_ing, tweet your thoughts on the LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE adaptation on Hulu and other adaptations you love. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! NEXT UP: We'll recap episode eight, the finale, with Mira Jacob, author of Good Talk.

Guest Elizabeth shares Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob. Andrew discusses Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. http://www.mirajacob.com https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/540586/eleanor-oliphant-is-completely-fine-by-gail-honeyman/ Theme music from audionautix.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatareyoureading/message

Writers Pamela Paul and Mira Jacob talk with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about the literary side of reboots, comics, and superheroes. Editor of the New York Times Book Review Pamela Paul (the author of My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues) talks about the relevance and impact of literary retellings and her life as a reader. Mira Jacob, author of the novel The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing and the forthcoming graphic memoir Good Talk: Conversations I'm Still Confused About discusses the role of comics in American mythology, their viability in the digital world, and the intersection of comics and literature. Readings: • [My Life with Bob](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781627796316), [The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/128285/the-starter-marriage-and-the-future-of-matrimony-by-pamela-paul/9780812966763/), Pornified, and [Parenting, Inc.](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805089240) by Pamela Paul • [A View of the Empire at Sunset](https://lithub.com/a-view-of-the-empire-at-sunset/) by Caryl Phillips • [Wide Sargasso Sea](http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294989814) and [Smile Please](https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/299064/smile-please/) by Jean Rhys • “Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be” from [The Hidden Machinery: Essays on Writing](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781941040683) by Margot Livesey • [Early Work](http://www.earlywork.net/) • [The Perfect Nanny](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143132172) by Leila Slimani • [Life After Life](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316176491) by Kate Atkinson • [The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780812994780), [Shondaland column](https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a15168745/mira-jacob-comic-my-past-self/), and "[37 Difficult Questions from My Mixed-Race Son](https://www.buzzfeed.com/mirajacob/questions-from-my-mixed-race-son)" by Mira Jacob • The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon • The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem • Tintin by Hergé • Asterix by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Jean-Yves Ferri • [Amar Chitra Katha](https://www.amarchitrakatha.com/us/) • [The New York Times Book Review Podcast](https://www.nytimes.com/column/book-review-podcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mira Jacob, author of the novel “The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing,” joins Alice in the studio to talk about how her novel took her ten years to write, and what she learned in the process.  We also hear from Lifehacker staff writers Nick Douglas, Patrick Allen, and Beth Skwarecki about National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo), wherein writers pledge to write 50,000 words by the end of November. Beth has completed NaNoWriMo 10 times; Patrick is trying it this year for the first time. Nick investigates why anyone would do such a thing. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I know we say every episode is our best episode EVAH but....Y'ALL. THIS ONE IS FIIIIRE. In lieu of tips this week, Mandi sat down to chat with the extraordinary Mira Jacob, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing" and all around badass. Mira's viral Buzzfeed post "37 Difficult Questions From My Mixed-Race Son" hit us right in the feels — so sweet, so funny, and so relevant to what it's like to be a parent raising a kid in a multi-cultural family today. Mandi talks to Mira about that story PLUS her bumpy ascent in a business that, well, isn't exactly known for its loving embrace of diverse voices. BUZZWORTHY: -Starbucks cup? War on Christmas? Y'all cray. -We've had it with Spirit Airlines. And not just because they kicked 6 black people off a flight last week. -Serena Williams catches a crook. Ben Carson's lies catch up with him. -Donald Trump BOMBS on SNL. And all is right with the world again. BROWN BREAK: -Tiffany dumps her waist trainer for the real thing. -Mandi goes IN on so-called "travel hackers". Did we mention Mira is GORGEOUS too? #Werk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part two of The Catapult's live show at HiFi in April, with new readings from Jaime Green (hi) and Mira Jacob (The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing). CatapultReads.com // @CatapultReads // The Trebuchet

We've got readings from two new novels for you today: Lance Rubin reads from Denton Little's Deathdate (April 14th), about a world where everyone knows in advance the day they're going to die, and Kathleen Alcott reads from Infinite Home (August 4th), which is about how the eclectic tenants of a Brooklyn brownstone come together in the face of threats to their home. ALSO: NYC locals, on April 1st we're curating the HiFi Reading Series. Featuring past Catapult readers Mira Jacob, Morgan Parker, and Isaac Oliver, and, both hosting and reading, too, Jaime. April 1, 8pm, HiFi Bar. More info here: HiFi + The Catapult. CatapultReads.com // @CatapultReads // The Trebuchet

Our run of fortuitously themed episodes is OVER, unless you'll take for this episode's theme "really lovely readers." Because they are. Both writers on this episode have the kinds of voices I could just listen to forever. But the similarities mostly end there. Mira Jacob reads the opening of her novel, The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing. Filip Noterdaeme reads from his book, The Autobiography of Daniel J. Isengart. Info on the writers & links to more of their work at CatapultReads.com.