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If you’re looking for a new read that’s a blend of fiction and non-fiction storytelling, Abigail Savitch-Lew’s debut novel, “Livonia Chow-Mein” should be next on your reading list.

The story is centered around a Chinese family-owned restaurant in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and its impact on the neighborhood’s Jewish and Black residents over the course of a century. We follow a young journalist looking for answers about her family, questioning journalistic ethics, and exploring what it means to be a mixed-race American.

Where We Live Host Catherine Shen spoke with Abigail in August during an author event at River Bend Book Shop in West Hartford.

We talked about the importance of advocacy and journalism, and also how to find community during challenging times.

Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts,Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

If you&rsquo;re looking for a new read that&rsquo;s a blend of fiction and non-fiction storytelling, Abigail Savitch-Lew&rsquo;s debut novel, <a href="https://riverbendbookshop.com/book/9781668075234?ic_referral=-IuWHzorxg47TYBJK6FGlfLw8q4AfUVDwLMXiwswNNMwM4pWosUVXyTkbPTR5A8QiIeHthulPGR_tIMUtUomwaR4ahbgnAzwHJQTPvckv6VpKM9dwwfecvSZN3tfPfPjjvfj">&ldquo;Livonia Chow-Mein&rdquo;</a> should be next on your reading list.
The story is centered around a Chinese family-owned restaurant in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and its impact on the neighborhood&rsquo;s Jewish and Black residents over the course of a century. We follow a young journalist looking for answers about her family, questioning journalistic ethics, and exploring what it means to be a mixed-race American.
Where We Live Host Catherine Shen spoke with Abigail in August during an author event at <a href="https://riverbendbookshop.com/event/2026-08-13/evening-abigail-savitch-lew-livonia-chow-mein">River Bend Book Shop in West Hartford.</a>
We talked about the importance of advocacy and journalism, and also how to find community during challenging times.
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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.