Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets

“Every lie you tell, every secret you keep, is a fragile little thing that must be protected and accounted for…”

In this episode Lissa talks with author Wanda M. Morris about her crime thriller, debut novel, All Her Little Secrets

Morris is a corporate attorney who has worked in the legal departments for several Fortune 100 companies. An accomplished presenter and leader, Morris has previously served as the President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel and is the founder of its Women’s Initiative, an empowerment program for female in-house lawyers. An alumna of the Yale Writer’s Workshop and Robert McKee’s Story Seminar, she is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America and Crime Writers of Color. 

Episode 63 – Wanda M. Morris, All Her Little Secrets

“Every lie you tell, every secret you keep, is a fragile little thing that must be protected and accounted for…” In this episode Lissa talks with author Wanda M. Morris about her crime thriller, debut novel, All Her Little Secrets Morris is a corporate attorney who has worked in the legal departments for several Fortune 100 companies.

Wanda Reads

5:19 and 21:22 

Episode transcript follows…

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Go Deeper: Additional Resources

Lissa and Wanda discuss and reference Kimberle’ Crenshaw’s Intersectionality

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What is Wanda Reading?

Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe

A review:

‘All Her Little Secrets’ asks whether we can reinvent ourselves

Wanda M. Morris’ All Her Little Secrets is a carefully constructed thriller wrapped in a narrative about racism, gentrification, and being the only Black person in an all-white environment.