The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Longlist Indie Next List Pick—American Booksellers Association Seven Hills Literary Prize for Fiction Foreword INDIES Silver Book of the Year—LGBTQ+ Fiction Lambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Book Southern Literary Review Read of the Month Southern Literary Review’s 2023 TOP TEN BOOKS Georgia Author of the Year Nominee A 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 events The 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.