50 Authors From 50 States
50 Authors From 50 States — Here's What to Read From Each of Them
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Mira Jacob is an Indian-American author who was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. In an interview for Kirkus Reviews, she said that "nobody knew what East Indian was. They all thought we were Hopi or Apache or Mexican." Her debut, The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing, tells the story of an Indian family grappling with American life in New Mexico.