Results for "Philyaw, Deesha"

*FINALIST for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction*
*WINNER of the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award*
*WINNER of the 2020 Story Prize*
*WINNER of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction*

“Beguiling.” —The New Yorker
“Tender, fierce, proudly black and beautiful, these stories...

"Fierce, fabulous, and very funny." - Oprah Daily, Best Books of Fall 2026 list

"Philyaw has created a heroine you can’t help but root for, and a book you can’t help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed ...

The wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secretive past comes roaring into the spotlight—in this much-anticipated debut novel from Deesha Philyaw, author of the award-winning hit short story collection The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.

Fro...

Acclaimed author Deesha Philyaw co-hosts two podcasts, Ursa Short Fiction (with Dawnie Walton) and Reckon True Stories (with Kiese Laymon)

"Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles

"Smart and...

Acclaimed author Deesha Philyaw co-hosts two podcasts, Ursa Short Fiction (with Dawnie Walton) and Reckon True Stories (with Kiese Laymon)

"Philyaw has created a heroine you can't help but root for, and a book you can't help but love." - Rufi Thorpe, author of Margo's Got Money Troubles

"Smart and...

An Anthology of Rural Stories by Writers of Color, 2025 features writers of color whose stories explore rural or semi-rural spaces. From farms to trading posts, basketball courts to kitchens, houses to cafes, these stories-whose themes include complicated relationships, personified places, death...

Fractured Lit is looking for flash fiction that lingers long past the first reading. We're searching for flash that investigates the mysteries of being human, the sorrow, and the joy of connecting to the diverse population around us. We want the stories that explode vertically, the flash that leaves...

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world...

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world...

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world...