Deesha Philyaw

Write-Off with Francesca Steele by Francesca Steele

Jan 5, 202356:31Arts

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, Deesha Philyaw’s book of deliciously vibrant and rebellious short stories about sex and black women navigating social pressures, won the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 20...

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