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"Big Jim and the White Boy" is a fascinating re-telling of Huck Finn

Boing Boing 20 Nov 2024
I still vividly remember reading Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in my ...
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The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 24

The Los Angeles Times 20 Nov 2024
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday. $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux ... 3. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Co.. $30) LAPD Det ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9.
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Live Well: Adopt Icelandic Christmas tradition of giving books

Colorado Springs Gazette 19 Nov 2024
Giving or receiving a beloved book is the warmest of fuzzies. Even though, yes, book gifts can be fraught, much like clothing gifts ...James” by Percival Everett, a take on Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from someone else’s viewpoint ... .
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Thanksgiving to whom?

Catholic Standard 18 Nov 2024
Thanksgiving is one of those few national holidays when a semi-religious sentiment is allowed ... Twain is remembered for two upbeat classics, “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer.” These are indeed lasting achievements that celebrate the joys of boyhood.
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New in hardcover bestsellers: Louise Penny, Paula Hawkins

Daily Press 18 Nov 2024
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov ... ___ FICTION. 1. THE GREY WOLF, by Louise Penny ... LAST WEEK. — ... 1 ... (Doubleday) A reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” shines a different light on Mark Twain’s classic, revealing new facets of Jim ... .
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‘Orbital,’ by Samantha Harvey, wins the Booker Prize

The Spokesman-Review 17 Nov 2024
“I was not expecting that ... Everett’s “James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved Jim, recently won the Kirkus Prize for fiction and is a finalist for this year’s National Book Award ... .
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The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: a whole new perspective

The Observer 17 Nov 2024
never mind the dirt on the pavement, the view from the heavens is divine! In comparison with Percival Everett’s James, a reimagining of Huckleberry Finn from the viewpoint of the slave Jim, or Rachel ...
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Boy Scouts of America auctions off Norman Rockwell paintings to compensate sex abuse survivors

The Hill 15 Nov 2024
Rockwell is known for his paintings featured in the Saturday Evening Post and illustrations of popular books like "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn." ... The organization was founded in 1910 ... The Associated Press contributed to this story ....
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Paddington III, Gladiator II, and the end of the world – what to watch, read ...

The Conversation 15 Nov 2024
Get the popcorn out! Two big blockbusters hit cinemas this week ... Read more ... Read more ... Many believed Percival Everett’s James, a retelling of Huckleberry Finn with the perspective of the enslaved Jim at its centre, would win this year’s Booker prize.
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Booker Prize 2024: Samantha Harvey's Orbital Unexpectedly Wins

Scoop 14 Nov 2024
The win was something of a surprise. Most critics and bookmakers had installed James by American author Percival Everett, the story of the slave in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, as the favourite ... .
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James

Time Magazine 13 Nov 2024
With his best-selling 24th novel, Percival Everett offers an audacious reimagining of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of Huck’s enslaved friend ...
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British writer Samantha Harvey's space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

Journal Gazette 13 Nov 2024
American writer Percival Everett had been the bookies' favorite to win with "James," which reimagines Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" from the point of view of its main Black character, the enslaved man Jim.
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Samantha Harvey becomes first woman to win Booker Prize since 2019

RTE 13 Nov 2024
Artist and chairman of the judges Edmund de Waal was asked about the optics if the one man on the list, Percival Everett, won for 'James', a powerful retelling of 'The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn' ...
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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction

Wtop 13 Nov 2024
American writer Percival Everett had been the bookies’ favorite to win with “James,” which reimagines Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of its main Black character, the enslaved man Jim ... or Ireland ... Source .
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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins 2024 Booker Prize

CNN 13 Nov 2024
American writer Percival Everett had been the bookies’ favorite to win with “James,” which reimagines Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of its main Black character, the enslaved man Jim ... She said she’d disburse “some of it on tax.

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