Beck Series: Graphic Memoirist and Novelist Mira Jacob

Name: Public exhibition highlights photography of Ohio’s food system
Start: 2026-04-27T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-27T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Denison University

March 25, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Beck Series welcomes graphic memoirist and novelist Mira Jacob.

Notice: this information is for a past event.

Location:	Museum
Ticket Info:	Free
Questions:	Jean McCalmont Academic Administrative Assistant mccalmontj@denison.edu 740-587-6207
Sponsor(s):	Laura C. Harris Series Denison Museum

The Beck Series welcomes Mira Jacob presenting a reading and book signing.

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, and named a best book of the year by Time, Esquire, Publisher’s Weekly, and Library Journal. 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, among others. Her next novel, “We Killed Anji Alexander,” about the murder of a white-passing Indian actress, will be released in 2027 with Ecco Books.

The event is cosponsored by the Laura C. Harris Program and the Denison Museum.