[Deesha Philyaw: What’s coming up]: Giving yourself the support you need to take bigger swings with your work Ep 1292

In part three of my interview with Deesha Philyaw–author of the brand-new novel “Confessions of First Lady Freeman,” and the National Book Award-finally story collection “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies”--we talk about what’s getting her creative juices flowing, the shifts she’s making as she starts writing her most ambitious work yet, and the shows, writers, and songs that are keeping her inspired.We covered:- The upcoming debut novels by other authors that are blowing her mind and inspiring her to take more risks in her writing- The Black women directors and show runners she admires- Why the novel she’s currently writing is “the most ambitious book I’ve ever written”- The changes she’s making in order to be able to keep writing her next novel while she’s out on tour for her “First Lady Freeman”- Why she’s looking to move abroad in the next few years- The series she just finished watching that she calls “22 episodes of WTF??”- Her love-hate relationship with matchaFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss visit katehanley.substack.com.Thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices