Red Clay Suzie Bookish 2026 Strength and inspiration from America’s

Strength and inspiration from America’s first female Vice President “Every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities

Prince Shakur’s debut memoir brilliantly mines his radicalization and self-realization through examinations of place

and orphanages are teeming

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and radical love for what’s possible

Red Clay Suzie Bookish 2026 Strength and inspiration from America’sLonglisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A novel inspired by true events The coming of age story of Philbet, a gay, physically misshapen boy in rural Georgia, who battles bullying, ignorance, and disdain as he makes his way in life as an outsiderbefore finding acceptance in unlikely places. Fueled by tomato sandwiches and green milkshakes, and obsessed with cars, Philbet struggles with life and love as a gay boy in rural Georgia.