Deesha Philyaw on THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF THE FIRST LADY FREEMAN

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The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw is a scandalous, messy satire about a pageant for the wives of megachurch pastors, following Scharisse Freeman, a church "First Lady" who gets caught between childhood secrets and her public image. Deesha joined us live at B&N City Center in Philadelphia to talk about creating humor on the page, obedience, faith, and her skepticism of forgiveness with host Miwa Messer.

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.

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Featured Books:

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Phillyaw

The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

The Prophets by Robert Jones

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