118: Mira Jacob (GOOD TALK) and Toni Morrison's SULA

In This Episode:

The night before Toni Morrison passed away, Mira Jacob came by the Damn Library to discuss her new graphic memoir Good Talk and Morrison's Sula. Fueled by tequila and champagne, we get into how playing with paper dolls felt like freedom when compared to writing an essay, and how her son feels about being not-famous, and trying to heal her family through her work. Plus: why Mira reads Sula all the damn time and how Morrison sets your head on fire.

The Ep. 118 Bookshelf

THIS EPISODE'S BOOKS:

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob
Sula by Toni Morrison

WHAT'D YOU BUY?:

Drew: Hybrida by Tina Chang // Cult of the Ibis by Daria Tessler
Mira: What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth by Rigoberto González
Christopher: The Swallows by Lisa Lutz // Moomin: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition by Tove Jansson

ALSO MENTIONED:

I’m Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radke
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris
Passing by Nella Larsen
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Redwall by Brian Jacques
She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
emergent strategy by adrienne marie brown
pleasure activism by adrienne marie brown

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Mira: Wayétu Moore’s untitled forthcoming memoir
Christopher: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
Drew: “Arthur Moon” (LP) // My H8 Letter 2 the Great American Theater by Diana Oh // the work of adrienne marie brown

The Damn Bar