Fairfield County

Name: Fairfield County
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ISBN: 9780593977811

A Novel

DéLana R. A. Dameron

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Random House Inc
14 July 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A searching, atmospheric novel that celebrates cowboy culture and the Black people who have always been a part of it, from the acclaimed author of Redwood Court, a Reese's Book Club Pick

A sweeping family saga about inheritance and the enduring legacy of Southern Black cowboy culture, from the acclaimed author of Redwood Court, a Reese's Book Club Pick

""Epic . . . a family saga in the finest tradition.""-Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Good Dirt

A sprawling landscape of sand, red clay, and pine trees, South Carolina's Fairfield County is the only place the Bolton family has ever called home. For more than a century, they have cultivated this land, expertly raising horses to compete in derbies and rodeos and passing their knowledge from generation to generation.

But after a devastating tragedy, Dwayne, the next inheritor of the Bolton legacy, buries his family history-particularly from his daughter. Unlike her father, Nikki is a proud, burgeoning horsewoman with no knowledge of her family's connection to the part of her life she's most passionate about. But when a series of events threatens to sever father and daughter from the only land they've ever known, Dwayne is forced to confront his past so that Nikki can step into her future.

With nuance and care, DeLana R. A. Dameron deftly examines her most beloved subjects- the intricacies of family and the powerful forces that shape who we are. Fairfield County is at once a moving exploration of the ties that bind us and a bold reclamation of the American Cowboy-taking this iconic image out of the whitewashed Old West and deep into the heart of the Black South, where it has always resided.

By: DéLana R. A. Dameron
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780593977811
ISBN 10: 0593977815
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 14 July 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

DeLana R. A. Dameron is the author of Fairfield County and Redwood Court, a Reese's Book Club pick and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. She is also the author of two poetry books, How God Ends Us, selected by Elizabeth Alexander for the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize, and Weary Kingdom, chose by Nikky Finney for the Palmetto Poetry Prize. Dameron's work has appeared in Kweli Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. Dameron is also the founder of Saloma Acres, an equestrian and cultural space in her home state of South Carolina. She passed away in 2025.

Reviews for Fairfield County: A Novel

“Epic . . . With her ear for language and her penchant for historic storytelling, DéLana R. A. Dameron follows a family of legendary Black horse breeders, trainers, and riders in South Carolina, amid love, heartbreak, ambition, and triumph. Fairfield County is a family saga in the finest tradition, taking its characters through economic depression, war, racial segregation, and land-related struggles, while never losing sight of their emotional lives and their nourishing connection to the world of horses.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Good Dirt and Black Cake