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Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Beaumont Enterprise 21 Nov 2024
The book is a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” For nonfiction, Jason De León’s ...
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Percival Everett and Jason De Le\u00f3n win National Book Awards

Colorado Springs Gazette 21 Nov 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings ... Two winners, Safadi and Tuffaha, condemned the year-old Gaza war.
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Percival Everett and Jason De Le�n win National Book Awards

Springfield News-Sun 21 Nov 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings ... Everett’s win continues his remarkable rise in the past few years.
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 10:24 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Nov 2024
Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal take Cy Young Awards after both were pitching triple crown winners ... 16 ... The book is a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” For nonfiction, Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings ... DeMille Award ... .
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:03 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Nov 2024
Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal take Cy Young Awards after both were pitching triple crown winners ... 16 ... The book is a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” For nonfiction, Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings ... DeMille Award ... .
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AP Trending SummaryBrief at 11:34 p.m. EST

The Call 21 Nov 2024
Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal take Cy Young Awards after both were pitching triple crown winners ... The book is a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” For nonfiction, Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings ... 16 ... DeMille Award ... .
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Percival Everett and Jason De Leon win National Book Awards

Toronto Sun 21 Nov 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De Leon’s “Soldiers and Kings ... Story continues below ... SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES ... Sign Up ... .
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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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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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‘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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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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