Where We Live

Revisiting author chats with Chasten Buttigieg and Willie Mae Brown


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Author and teacher Chasten Buttigieg joins us to discuss his book. He is the husband of 2020 presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg in 2018. His book, I Have to Tell You Something, was originally published in 2020 and has since been rewritten and republished as I Have to Tell You Something - For Young Adults. He joins us for a conversation over Zoom to talk about his book and his message to LGBTQ youth.

Plus, Tess Terrible guest-hosts a conversation with Willie Mae Brown, the author of a new book My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights MovementThe book, written for young adults, reflects on her time growing up in Alabama and how the civil rights era shaped her coming of age. She shares her message for the next generation of activists.

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  • Chasten Buttigieg: Author of I Have to Tell You Something, teacher, and advocate
  • Willie Mae Brown: author and visual artist. She recently published her first book, My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement.

Cat Pastor contributed to this conversation which originally aired February 2 and June 16.

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