Dallas Hudgens, a Georgia native and author of the bestselling novel *Drive Like Hell* reads from his new novel, *Season of Gene*. *Season of Gene* is the tale of Joe Rice, owner of a car detailing service and manager of a beer-fueled baseball team, who finds himself in trouble with gangsters over a 1932 bat used by Babe Ruth.
Dallas Hudgens is the author of the novels Drive Like Hell (Scribner, 2005), and Season of Gene (Scribner, 2007). He has appeared at the Omaha Lit Fest, Virginia Festival of the Book, Georgia Center for the Book and venues around the country. Hudgen's writing has been published in FANZINE, Five Chapters and The Washington Post.