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The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 13

The Los Angeles Times 09 Oct 2024
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love. 2 ... Norton & Co. ... 3 ... $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... …1.
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Robert Coover, innovative author and teacher from Charles City, dies at 92

Charles City Press 08 Oct 2024
... realities; “You Must Remember This,” an X-rated imagining of the leads in “Casablanca,” and the novel “Huck Out West,” in which Coover continued the adventures of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn.
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Robert Coover, innovative author and teacher, dies at 92

The Call 07 Oct 2024
... realities; "You Must Remember This," an X-rated imagining of the leads in "Casablanca," and the novel "Huck Out West," in which Coover continued the adventures of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
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Literary calendar for week of Oct. 6

Pioneer Press 06 Oct 2024
... introducing his new novel “James,” a reimagined version of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told from the viewpoint of Jim, the boy’s enslaved friend.
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The week’s bestselling books, Oct. 6

The Los Angeles Times 02 Oct 2024
1. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love. 2 ... $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 3. Playground by Richard Powers (W.
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National Book Awards finalists include Percival Everett, Salman Rushdie

Daily Press 02 Oct 2024
This year’s finalists for the National Book Awards include the novel “James,” by Percival Everett, a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of an enslaved man; “Knife,” ...
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Wasn't It Yesterday: Self doubt

Oelwein Daily Register 01 Oct 2024
It was the day after the first day of school for W-SR ... Youngsters today seem to welcome going back to school after a long and free summer vacation ... He reminded me of a young “Huckleberry Finn,” minus the straw hat and cane pole ... J.D ... .
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Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett and Miranda July are National Book Award finalists

North Shore News 01 Oct 2024
Winners will be announced during a Nov ... Everett's novel, which re-tells “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved man Mark Twain had named Jim, is also a Booker Prize finalist and among the year's most acclaimed works ... .
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Klune, Moriarty and Strout lead new fiction bestsellers

Daily Press 30 Sep 2024
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Sept ... ___ FICTION. 1. SOMEWHERE BEYOND THE SEA, by TJ Klune ... — ... 1. 2 ... (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 ‘banned books’ racket; and busway’s costs hidden

The Day 26 Sep 2024
Two great works of American literature that have helped to defeat racism — Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and Harper Lee's “To Kill a Mockingbird” — are sometimes targeted by people ...
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The week’s bestselling books, Sept. 29

The Los Angeles Times 25 Sep 2024
1. We Solve Murders by Richard Osman (Pamela Dorman Books ... 2. The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (Viking ... 3. Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout (Random House ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... …1 ... 2 ... 3.
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The Times Daily Quiz: Tuesday September 24, 2024

The Times/The Sunday Times 24 Sep 2024
Puzzles. Challenge yourself with today’s puzzles. Crossword. Polygon. Sudoku ... 4 The novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is set primarily along the banks of which river? ... PROMOTED CONTENT. .
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Banned Books Week starts with mixed messages as reports show challenges both up and down

Detroit news 23 Sep 2024
... from liberals objecting to the racist language of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and other older works, the vast majority originate with conservatives and such organizations as Moms for Liberty.
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Banned Books Week begins with reports showing challenges both up and down

NBC Bay Area 23 Sep 2024
... from liberals objecting to the racist language of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and other older works, the vast majority originate with conservatives and such organizations as Moms for Liberty.
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Ecological destruction along California’s coast fuels horror in ‘The Deading’

San Diego Union-Tribune 22 Sep 2024
The New York Times Book Review raved ... Q ... A ... I got to thinking ... Q ... Growing up, I read everything from “Huckleberry Finn” to “Dune,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “The Catcher in the Rye,” to “Jane Eyre.” Do brown kids see themselves in those stories? I didn’t.

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