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Deesha Philyaw




Awards: PEN (2021), LA Times (2020)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Awards
2021 PEN/Faulkner Award : The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
2020 Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction : The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

Award nominations
2020 National Book Award for Fiction (shortlist) : The Secret Lives of Church Ladies


Deesha Philyaw recommends
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Let Me Liberate You (2024)
Andie Davis
"With Let Me Liberate You, Andie Davis has pulled off a dazzling feat of storytelling, featuring Sabre, an accidental artistic genius-turned-inadvertent Bajan activist searching for purpose in an IG-obsessed world. Told hilariously through multiple perspectives, Sabre's misadventures had me laughing my ass off while also thinking deeply about the inequities and absurdities Davis skewers so cleverly. From the brilliantly drawn cast of characters to the gratifying twists, I absolutely loved this book! A rollicking read and a phenomenal debut."
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Habitations (2024)
Sheila Sundar
"Sheila Sundar's irresistible debut is a provocative meditation on grief, desire, and the unexpected ways the two entangle. Brimming with emotional intricacies, crisp prose, and sly humor, HABITATIONS traverses the complicated, intimate politics and promises of the places we seek to call 'home'."
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The New Naturals (2023)
Gabriel Bump
"Gabriel Bump's brilliant and surprising novel The New Naturals takes us inside a utopian world and, even more deeply and wondrously, inside the souls of an impressive array of characters. Through them, Bump holds up a mirror to our own grief, longings, and rage in the face of a cruel, crumbling society. Intricate and intimate, Bump's prose is simply masterful."

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