The Secret Lives of Church Ladies

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
The cover depicts a Black woman sitting on a teal couch, looking off to her left with an expression of consternation. She wears a polka dot button up shirt and a red bowtie.
AuthorDeesha Philyaw
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary fiction, short story
Published2020
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages192 (paperback first edition)
ISBN978-1-949199-73-4

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies is a debut short story collection by Deesha Philyaw. The book consists of nine stories about Black women, church, and sexuality and was released on September 1, 2020 by West Virginia University Press. It was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction and received The Story Prize, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.[1][2]

  1. ^ Williams, John (2020-10-06). "National Book Awards Finalists Announced". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference startrib was invoked but never defined (see the help page).