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Mira is available for speaking engagements at literary events and conferences, and with book clubs, classrooms, and mental health groups.
literary agent
Susan Golomb
Writers House LLC
21 W. 26th Street, New York, NY 10010
212.696.3831
sgolomb@WritersHouse.com
publicist
Rebecca Marsh
Penguin Random House
212.366.2728
rmarsh@penguinrandomhouse.com
In 2017, Mira used her Facebook page, “Everything Here is Beautiful,” to curate 365 days’ worth of beautiful, wondrous, and amazing things, one post for each day of the year. She continues to add to this collection — it might be good news, a noteworthy story, a 3-minute video, or a particularly moving 60-minute podcast; it could be a photograph, a painting, a news article, a book, or book cover, a piece of music, an object, even a snippet of overheard conversation.
for book clubs
Mira loves speaking with book clubs, both in person and via Skype! She wrote the novel hoping it would provoke disagreement and discussion. (Which character did you sympathize with most? What should Lucia have done? Did you agree with Miranda’s actions? What really happened at the end?) And check out this Reading Group Guide, which Mira wrote herself.
“What a well-written book delving into the difficult issue of mental illness. Each point of view is so well done, you end up taking the side of whoever’s perspective you are currently reading. Wonderful discussion can be had in any book club that picks this up. Highly recommend.”
— Nichole Cousins, White Birch Books (North Conway, NH)
for classrooms
Mira enjoys speaking with students of all ages and backgrounds, and is thrilled that Everything Here Is Beautiful has inspired so many lively classroom discussions and debates surrounding issues of family, immigration, and mental health. (Who was the better boyfriend, Yonah or Manny? Was Miranda overbearing, or was Lucia irresponsible?)
“…three of my classes had the great pleasure to read Everything Here Is Beautiful as part of course on mental health in literature. They LOVED it. Many students said it was the best book that they had ever read in school… They also took great joy in analyzing all of the characters and engaging in discussions about author’s craft and how to apply the techniques you used to their own writing… The seminar discussions that my class had about eliminating stigmas and spreading understanding about mental health were some of the most honest and thoughtful conversations that I have ever had with students in my 12 years of teaching. The message of Everything Here is Beautiful has permeated the school. It has taken mental health out of the social worker’s office and brought it into the classroom. It is also a beautifully written book that should become part of the new canon… Sometimes a book just ignites a course and yours certainly did!”
— Talmadge Nardi, 11th & 12th grade English teacher, Academy of the Pacific Rim, Boston, MA
“My students are largely immigrants from diverse regions of the world.. To a one, they’ve been intrigued by the novel and thrilled to read something about immigration–both to and from the US–that simultaneously addresses mental illness, familial bonds, and dislocation, issues they find deeply resonant. These themes also make the book a terrific teaching tool since they lend themselves to further research and interrogation.”
— Eleanor Bader, teacher at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, NY