JACQUELINE WOODSON, is a writer of books for children and young adults, and the recipient of the National Book Award for her 2014 book, Brown Girl Dreaming. She was awarded National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2018-2019 by the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress'>Library of Congress</a>, and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal this year. Her latest book Red at the Bone was released last year and was an instant New York Times best seller and New York Time Notable book of the year, as well as Oprah’s Best Books of 2019. In this episode, she talks about coming out to her super religious family in the 1980’s. For more info on Jacqueline, visit: <a href='http://www.jaquelinewoodson.com'>www.jacquelinewoodson.com</a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1080572/open_sms">Send us a text</a><a rel="payment" href="https://paypal.me/sundaysatcafetabac?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US">Support the show</a>Recorded at The Newsstand Studio at 1 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. Special thanks to Joseph Hazan & Karen Song. Produced by Wanda Acosta • Find us: @cafetabacfilm on Instagram & Facebook • Email us: info@cafetabacfilm.com • Website: <a href='http://cafetabacfilm.com/podcast'>cafetabacfilm.com/podcast</a><a href='https://tinyurl.com/47tkcrtb'> </a>• <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sundays-at-caf%C3%A9-tabac-the-podcast/id1517833128'>LEAVE A REVIEW </a>

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Episode 2: Award-winning writer, Jacqueline Woodson

Queer oral history and personal coming out stories recounted by members of the LGBTQI+ community. These empowering, emotional, liberating stories inspire and inform across communities, inviting listeners on a journey of self discovery and what it feels like to live an authentic life. 