Red Clay Suzie

By: Jeffrey Dale Lofton (Author), 2024, Paperback The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize LonglistGeorgia Author of the Year for First NovelIndie Next List Pick—American Booksellers AssociationSeven Hills Literary Prize for FictionForeword INDIES Silver Book of the Year—LGBTQ+ FictionBook of the Year: International Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book ClubLambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ BookSouthern Literary Review Read of the MonthSouthern Literary Review’s 2023 TOP TEN BOOKSA portion of the proceeds from the sale of Red Clay Suzie go to support the important work of The Trevor Project and the Born This Way Foundation.A novel inspired by true eventsThe coming-of-age story of Philbet, gay and living with a disability, battles bullying, ignorance, and disdain as he makes his way in life as an outsider in the Deep South—before finding acceptance in unlikely places.Fueled by tomato sandwiches and green milkshakes, and obsessed with cars, Philbet struggles with life and love as