A Brownsville Story

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 21

Abigail Savitch-Lew, a former staff reporter for City Limits and now the author of the novel Livonia Chow Mein (Simon & Schuster, 2026), talks about her novel about inter-generational and cross-cultural conflict and community in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

Photo: Cover art for Livonia Chow Mein. (Credit: Simon & Schuster)

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