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Standalone Novels

★ 1 NYT bestseller · 1 at #1 1 series 22 books Latest: James (2024)

Publishing since 1985, Percival Everett has 22 books to their name. The most recent release we track is James (2024).

New York Times Bestsellers

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Percival Everett has placed one book on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 38 weeks on the charts. One title reached #1.

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James
Standalone Novels

20 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Mar 2024 · 38 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Reading Order

Standalone Novels

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# Title Year Buy
1 Walk Me to the Distance 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 For Her Dark Skin 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Zulus 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 God's Country 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Watershed 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Frenzy 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Suder 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Glyph 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Cutting Lisa 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Grand Canyon, Inc. 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Erasure 🏆 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2002Full award history → 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 A History of the African-American People 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 American Desert 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Wounded 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Water Cure 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 I Am Not Sidney Poitier 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Assumption 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Percival Everett by Virgil Russell 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 So Much Blue California Book Award 2017Full award history → 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Telephone Pulitzer Prize 2021Full award history → 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 The Trees Dublin Literary Award 2023Booker Prize 2022Full award history → 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 James 🏆 Pulitzer Prize 2025🏆 British Book Award 2025🏆 California Book Award 2025🏆 National Book Award 2024🏆 Kirkus Prize 2024Dublin Literary Award 2025Dayton Literary Peace Prize 2025Faulkner Award for Fiction 2025+3 moreFull award history → 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Percival Everett is a Distinguished Professor at USC whose densely layered, intellectually challenging novels have earned him major awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His work combines philosophical depth with incisive social commentary, exploring themes of identity, race, and the African American experience.

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