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- ISBN 9798885740784
- Dimensions: 139 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 08 Oct 2026
- Publisher: Hub City Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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An Our Culture’s Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026
It’s 1996 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Teddy Riggs—call him Daytona—will stop at nothing to win the World’s Strongest Man competition. He spends his days training and downing as many calories as possible. Cast out from his oil-rich family, his main companion is a tape set by self-help guru Pat Dupree that he plays on repeat.
When a Dupree seminar is set to take place in Houston just before a regional qualifying event, Teddy knows the universe is aligning in his favor. But as the seminar approaches, a new relationship with Tammy, a local bodybuilder, brings all his crushing insecurities to the forefront, and he must confront who he really is beneath the muscles.
At once an outrageous comedy, a biting satire of the self-help industry, and an earnest look at the facets of obsession, Buxton’s riotous debut novel chronicles how masculinity, privilege, and mental illness intersect, all through the eyes of the memorable menace Teddy Riggs.
Drew Buxton is a writer from Texas. His short story collection So Much Heart won the Texas Institute of Letters’ Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction. His work has been featured in Southwest Review, Joyland, and Vice among other publications. Daytona Teddy Riggs is his first novel. Find him at drewbuxton.com.
