Good Talk: A Memior in Conversations by Mira Jacob is a graphic novel based on her life. If you haven’t read any graphic novels, start with this one, then read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh. If you’re not a fan after that, then graphic novels just aren’t for you.

Jacob is full Indian, not half, born to immigrant parents and raised in New Mexico. Her husband is Jewish and they live in New York with their son Z. Jacob uses actual photos of herself and family cut out and placed in collages to great effect. This book is both hilarious and heart wrenching. Jacob’s six year old son Z has so many questions about race, identity, the color of his skin, Michael Jackson, to name just a few. She tries to answer his questions while navigating life in the post-Obama Trump era. This book couldn’t be more timely. I read it in one sitting, often laughing out loud, I couldn’t put it down. A highly recommended, important and entertaining read.