Percival Everett Books in Order
Percival L. Everett is a highly acclaimed American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. As one of the most innovative voices in modern American fiction, he has written 19 books across diverse genres, ranging from farcical Westerns to satirical explorations of the publishing industry. His works, including retellings of Greek myths and philosophical tracts narrated by children, showcase his boundless creativity and intellectual curiosity. The Washington Post has hailed Everett as "one of the most adventurously experimental of modern American novelists," while The Boston Globe praises his "literature's NASCAR champion" approach to storytelling. Everett's writing has garnered numerous awards, including the PEN USA Literary Award, the Academy Award for Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Percival Everett
- #1AmazonThe One that Got Away(1992)
- #1AmazonSuder(1983)
- #2AmazonWalk Me to the Distance(1985)
- #3AmazonCutting Lisa(1986)
- #4AmazonZulus(1990)
- #5AmazonFor Her Dark Skin(1990)
- #6AmazonGod's Country(1994)
- #7AmazonWatershed(1996)
- #8AmazonFrenzy(1996)
- #9AmazonGlyph(1999)
- #10AmazonErasure(2001)
- #11AmazonGrand Canyon, Inc.(2001)
- #12AmazonAmerican Desert(2004)
- #13AmazonA History of the African-American People(2004)
- #14AmazonWounded(2005)
- #15AmazonThe Water Cure(2007)
- #16AmazonI Am Not Sidney Poitier(2009)
- #17AmazonAssumption(2011)
- #18AmazonThe Body of Martin Aguilera(2013)
- #19AmazonPercival Everett by Virgil Russell(2013)
- #20AmazonSo Much Blue(2017)
- #21AmazonTelephone(2020)
- #22AmazonThe Trees(2021)
- #23AmazonDr. No(2022)
- #24AmazonJames(2024)
- #25AmazonThe Weather and Women Treat Me Fair(1987)
- #26AmazonBig Picture(1996)
- #27AmazonDamned if I Do(2004)
- #28Amazonre: f -gesture-(2005)
- #29AmazonSwimming Swimmers Swimming(2011)
- #30AmazonHalf an Inch of Water(2015)
- #31AmazonTrout's Lie(2015)
- #32AmazonTwo Stories(2018)
- #33AmazonThe Book of Training by Colonel Hap Thompson of Roanoke, Va, 1843(2019)
- #34AmazonSonnets for a Missing Key(2024)
About Percival Everett
Percival L. Everett is a highly acclaimed American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. As one of the most innovative voices in modern American fiction, he has written 19 books across diverse genres, ranging from farcical Westerns to satirical explorations of the publishing industry. His works, including retellings of Greek myths and philosophical tracts narrated by children, showcase his boundless creativity and intellectual curiosity. The Washington Post has hailed Everett as "one of the most adventurously experimental of modern American novelists," while The Boston Globe praises his "literature's NASCAR champion" approach to storytelling. Everett's writing has garnered numerous awards, including the PEN USA Literary Award, the Academy Award for Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award.
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