Writing Stories
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Two Things That Are Anathema in Publishing — Deesha Philyaw tells the story of The Secret Lives of Church Ladie
Deesha Philyaw tells the story of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Along the way she covers:
Being in the Norton Anthology of Literature
The ways Church Ladies is proudly Black
Ways white supremacy shapes the stories we read and tell
Misconceptions about race in publishing
Revision for her novel
Boundaries
Her brilliant agent and unorthodox publishing moves
Buy Secret Lives of Church Ladies here