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The debut novel of Percival Everett, New York Times bestselling author of National Book Award winner James.
It's the middle of the season and the third baseman for the Seattle Mariners, Craig Suder, is in the midst of an inescapable slump. On top of that, his wife has been keeping her distance and Suder can't shake the creeping fear that he might have inherited his mother's insanity. That's when his team suggests he might enjoy a little break.
What's a man to do pack up the essentials—his record player, Charlie Parker's "Ornithology," and a saxophone—and hit the road? What ensues is the adventure of a lifetime. Haunted by his past as a young black boy in the South, and soon on the run from some less-than-savory individuals, Suder soon finds himself in curious company—including a little white girl and a pet elephant. Epic, thrilling, and utterly alive, Suder takes us on a whirlwind journey through the joys, the sorrows, and the madness that make up a life.
First published in 1983 by Louisianna State University Press, Suder marked the debut of an iconic American voice.
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Patsy Thorsbakken, 11/10/2025
About Percival Everett
Percival Everett is the acclaimed author of seven books, including Dr. No, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and finalist for the NBCC Award for Fiction; The Trees, finalist for the Booker Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction; and Telephone, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He has received the NBCC Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award and The Windham Campbell Prize from Yale University. His novel Erasure was the basis for the feature film American Fiction, winner of the 2024 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is a distinguished professor of English at the University of Southern California.
About the Narrators
Jakobi Diem is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.
JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.