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Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura discuss Deeshaw Philyaw's The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, a short story collection that won the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Philyaw's stories look at the interior lives of Black women with a focus on themes of mother-daughter relationships, identity, coming-of-age, the Black church, and sex. In this episode, Kofi, Sylvia, and Laura focus on their impressions of three stories: "How to Make Love to a Physicist," "Jael," and "Snowfall." Also, find out their book recommendations to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May).
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