![]() ![]() ![]() “Not one paper in the country has picked up on the fact that three Black women from Jacksonville have the three hottest books in the country right now,” says Philyaw, speaking from her home in Pittsburgh. Specifically, two writers who, like her, grew up in Jacksonville, Fla. But on a recent video call, Philyaw wants to talk about other writers instead. ![]() It’s a finalist for a Times Book Prize and won the prestigious PEN/Faulkner Award on Tuesday. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores.ĭeesha Philyaw’s short-story collection “ The Secret Lives of Church Ladies” is having a moment. Philyaw, a finalist for the Times’ Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, will appear April 23 on “Fiction: The Art of Short Story” with Carribean Fragoza, Ben Okri and Shruti Swamy with Dorany Pineda moderating. ![]()
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