The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction · 2021 · Winner
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | 2021 | Winner |
About This Book
A debut story collection about Black women navigating faith, sexuality, desire, and the expectations of their families and communities in the Black Baptist church world.
About the Author
Deesha PhilyawAmerican
Deesha Philyaw is an American writer and author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (2020), a debut short story collection centred on the lives of Black women navigating faith, desire, and community in the American South and beyond. Philyaw grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and studied at Yale University. She is also the co-author of the parenting memoir Co-Parenting 101 (2013). Read more →
