Every Which Way But Loose with Rickey Fayne

About this episode

Nikesha Elise Williams interviews Rickey Fayne about his novel and the themes of spirituality and Black liberation.

Order Your Copy of The Seven Daughters of Dupree ! This week on Black & Published, Nikesha speaks with Rickey Fayne , author of the novel The Devil Three Times . A multi-generational story about one family, their spiritual gifts, and how they see they’re calling in life as either from God or Satan. In our conversation, Rickey reveals who gave him the push he needed to take his work seriously. Plus, in making the devil a central figure in his novel, what Rickey believes that says about the toll men face for being spiritually sensitive and what’s at stake for Black liberation with the devil at the helm of the fight. Mahogany Books Mentioned in this episode: Rate & Review Thanks for listening, family! Please do us a solid and take a quick moment to rate and/or leave a review for this podcast. It will go a long way to making sure content featuring our stories and perspectives are seen on this platform

People in this episode

Host: Nikesha Elise Williams

Guest: Rickey Fayne

Topics covered

• spiritual gifts
• Black liberation
• multi-generational stories
• author journey
• the devil in literature

Keywords

• Rickey Fayne
• The Devil Three Times
• spiritual gifts
• Black liberation
• multi-generational story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahogany Books

Books & works: The Devil Three Times, The Seven Daughters of Dupree

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