# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Talk with Chris Davis
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Author Talk: Worthy with Chris Davis

Join Maine author Chris Davis for a reading and discussion of her memoir Worthy, a powerful account of growing up in a devout Mormon community while grappling with her identity as a gay woman. Davis shares her journey from silence and despair to choosing authenticity, family, and a life rooted in truth. This candid and thoughtful program explores belonging, belief, and what it takes to change course.

Worthy Summary

At age thirty-two, Chris Davis had everything she was told that she wanted: a husband, two children, and a townhouse in the suburbs. The plan had been laid out for her and compliance was expected. A devout Mormon with a stellar reputation in her community, Davis spent a lifetime listening to rhetoric from church leaders that queer people were sinners and needed to repent of their wickedness. She had sworn faithfulness and obedience to God and the church but was faced with an impossible equation. How could she earn blessings from God and eternal life in heaven when she knew she was gay? She decided the only way out was a 17-year plan to raise her children and then take her own life.

In Worthy: The Memoir of an Ex-Mormon Lesbian , Davis tells her story of growing up in a Mormon household in Maine. Her nostalgic and sometimes humorous childhood memories of family and friends provide life lessons that influence her during the traumatic experiences she has as a woman and as a closeted queer person in the church. It isn't until one of her children comes out that Davis is forced to choose between religion and family. She chooses love.

Davis shares her brave journey from the depths of despair to hope and possibility. She shines a light on the tragedy of exclusion in our churches, in families, and in society, which takes such a toll on youth who struggle with their identities. Her inspiring account shows that it takes courage and fortitude to change one's beliefs and live an authentic life, but the rewards are immense.


About the Author

Chris Davis was a lifelong devout Mormon who checked all the expected boxes of wife, mother, teacher, leader, follower, and believer until 2020 when she left her family and her church to find her purpose and live her truth.

Currently, you can find Chris cruising up and down the State of Maine in her orange Subaru, sharing her hopeful message of empowerment with women who were also told they were too big for their britches. Her most recent workshop/keynote is titled BUST OUT OF YOUR BRITCHES!

? She lives quite happily in her home state of Maine.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/millinocket/author-talk-with-chris-davis/200030181506718
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Millinocket
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5 Maine Avenue, Millinocket, ME, United States, Maine 04462
- **lat**: 45.65638
- **long**: -68.71111
- **full address**: 5 Maine Avenue, Millinocket, ME, United States, Maine 04462

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author Talk with Chris Davis being held?
  - **A:** Author Talk with Chris Davis takes place on Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 5 Maine Avenue, Millinocket, ME, United States, Maine 04462.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Talk with Chris Davis?
  - **A:** Author Talk with Chris Davis is organized by Millinocket Memorial Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Talk with Chris Davis is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Millinocket, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Talk with Chris Davis sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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