Ep. 447 The Church Never Apologizes with Deesha Philyaw
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Ep. 447 The Church Never Apologizes with Deesha Philyaw

October 21, 20261 hr 2 min

Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by author, speaker, and National Book Award finalist Deesha Philyaw to talk about her newest book, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman. This novel follows Scharisse Freeman, the successful wife of a megachurch pastor, whose carefully curated life begins to unravel when her secret past comes to light. In this episode, we chat about Deesha’s 20-year journey of writing this novel, how she defines success, and why she wanted to write about hypocrisy in the church. Our book club pick for October is Last Chance Live! by Helena Hayw...

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