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Eugine Weekly 09 May 2025
The protesters dispersed after about a dozen Eugene and UO police showed up, the Emerald reports ... It’s a brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from “Jim’spoint of view that is both tragic and satirical ... • Also this week in WTF ... ....
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Pulitzer accused of ‘desecrating the memory’ of Oct 7 victims

The Daily Telegraph 08 May 2025
Meanwhile, Percival Everett won in the fiction category for James, a “reconsideration” of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn told from the slave’s perspective, while Susie Ibarra won the Pulitzer Prize ...
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Joe DePriest, long-time reporter, leaves behind legacy of love, friendships and stories

The Star - Shelby 08 May 2025
DePriest died April 30, at his home in Cramerton ... She said before she met DePriest, she was like Huckleberry Finn, who said, "I don't take no stock in dead people," but DePriest made her care about the stories of the people who rested in Sunset.
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The History Behind Judy Blume’s Most Controversial Novel, Forever

Time Magazine 08 May 2025
The books that ranked higher on the ALA’s list included Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, John Steinbeck’s Of ...
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The week’s bestselling books, May 11

The Los Angeles Times 07 May 2025
1. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (Berkley. $29) Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress. 2 ... $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... $29) An L.A ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... …1.
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Pulitzer Prizes 2025: Honouring excellence in journalism

Dawn 07 May 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha bags award for commentary ... NEW YORK ... In the arts and letters, Percival Everett won in the fiction category for James, a reconsideration of Huckleberry Finn that gives a voice to the Black character Jim ... .
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‘James’ won the Pulitzer, but not without complications

The Spokesman-Review 07 May 2025
Everett’s subversive reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn” had already landed critical acclaim and a string of literary honors, including the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize ...James” got the necessary majority vote ... .
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South Pasadena’s Percival Everett, a USC professor, wins Pulitzer for ‘James’

Redlands Daily Facts 06 May 2025
James” is a retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man determined to reunite with his family.
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NWA Online 06 May 2025
m NEW YORK -- Percival Everett's novel "James," his radical re-imagining of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction ... Two books were announced as history winners.
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Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha Wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary on Gaza War

Watan 06 May 2025
“I miss Gaza ... I miss making tea for my sisters ... In the arts category, writer Percival Everett won the Pulitzer for Fiction for his novel James, a reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved character Jim ... ....
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Pulitzers honor coverage of wars in Gaza, Sudan

Manila Standard 06 May 2025
In fiction, Percival Everett’s “James” was awarded for its “accomplished reconsideration of ‘Huckleberry Finn’ that gives agency to Jim to illustrate the absurdity of racial supremacy,” the committee wrote ... .
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