Deesha Philyaw – författare

Decadent. Daring. Delicious. From the multi-prize winning author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, the dazzlingly funny novel about one woman's (sometimes misguided) search for acceptance. 'The novel everyone is going to be talking about' JASMINE GUILLORY'Funny and juicy and sexy' SAMANTHA IRBY'Pure audacious joy!' BONNIE GARMUS'Witty, raunchy, funny as hell' TIA WILLIAMS'This novel is so alive!' RAVEN LEILANI'I laughed, I cried, I got turned on! A heroine you can’t help but root for.' RUFI THORPE___Meet Scharisse Freeman, the Beyoncé of the megachurch world: bold, unapologetic, ambitious, very much her own woman.For the same reasons, she has always been a pariah among the other preachers' wives (aka First Ladies).Hers is a rags-to-Rolex story. From the moment she ditched her humble roots and married a megachurch pastor fifteen years her senior, she’s been labelled too brash by the First Ladies and too holy by her estranged childhood friend, Petra. Schar doesn’t have a lot of allies, but that hasn’t stopped her from building an empire spanning from books to branded products - a comfortable life her mother could only have dreamed of.On the eve of her 40th birthday, Schar gets the validation she’s always craved: an invitation to participate in one of the biggest dates in the megachurch world, the First Lady USA pageant.But as the competition nears, a scandal breaks and her carefully curated life threatens to implode...Funny, smart, and splendidly unruly, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman is perfect for fans of books with buzz!***A Most Anticipated Book of year by PEN America, Lit Hub, BookPage, and Ms. Magazine'This book is so damn good. Sexy, messy, funny AF...it slaps with a perfectly manicured open hand.' NIKESHA ELISE WILLIAMS'Fasten your seatbelt...a funny yet sobering literary exploration of aspiration, double-standards, shame, heartbreak and healing' CHARMAINE WILKERSON'Sexy, shocking and funny as hell.… Deesha Philyaw has written a love letter to the women in this world.' VICTOR LAVALLE'This one is special. Like, forever special.' KIESE LAYMON'Irresistibly catty, twisty, and packed with secrets.' MATEO ASKARIPOUR

Co-Parenting 101 is based on the premise that co-parenting is a must, not an option. The involvement of both parents- not just the primary guardian-is the cornerstone of successful co-parenting. This is the first book written by a formerly married couple for whom co-parenting is central to their day to day lives, and it offers a comprehensive, personal, and upfront look at how to effectively raise kids with an ex-spouse.Authors Deesha Philyaw and Michael D. Thomas, the creators of the popular co-parenting website, coparenting101. org, share their own experiences raising their children together, as well as provide professional advice from co-parenting experts. Through practical tips combined with expert parental strategies, this book a great resource for divorced parents with children.For parents, less time stressed out about legal wrangling means more time to be fully present and engaged with the children. By learning to put their animosity aside, parents can focus on putting their kids first.

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies explores the raw and tender places where Black women and girls dare to follow their desires and pursue a momentary reprieve from being good. The nine stories in this collection feature four generations of characters grappling with who they want to be in the world, caught as they are between the church's double standards and their own needs and passions.There is fourteen-year-old Jael, who has a crush on the preacher's wife. At forty-two, Lyra realizes that her discomfort with her own body stands between her and a new love. As Y2K looms, Caroletta's ""same time next year"" arrangement with her childhood best friend is tenuous. A serial mistress lays down the ground rules for her married lovers. In the dark shadows of a hospice parking lot, grieving strangers find comfort in each other.With their secret longings, new love, and forbidden affairs, these church ladies are as seductive as they want to be, as vulnerable as they need to be, as unfaithful and unrepentant as they care to be, and as free as they deserve to be.