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The week’s bestselling books, Dec. 15

The Los Angeles Times 11 Dec 2024
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday. $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books. $40) The fifth book in the bestselling epic fantasy series Stormlight Archive. 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6.
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John Grindrod: Wrapping up a New England fall sojourn

Lima Ohio 10 Dec 2024
As a former high-school teacher, I spent a lot of time with Twain’s works, especially The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and long ago adopted the great humorist as my all-time favorite author.
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10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump

Newsday 10 Dec 2024
U.S ... Maas ... A trend in recent years is to take famous novels from the past, and remove words or passages that might offend modern readers; an edition of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” cuts the racist language from Mark Twain's original text.
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5-at-10: NFL power poll and mini-mock draft, Free bowl pick ‘em contest, Bowl game questions

Chatanooga Times Free Press 10 Dec 2024
Sign up for the daily newsletter, Jay's Plays of the Day, to get sports betting recommendations for the top games of the night and the week ahead. NFL power poll ... Go figure ... UNLV ... "Huckleberry Finn" was published in the UK and Canada on this day in 1884.
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The 15 best books of 2024, reissues included

The Los Angeles Times 10 Dec 2024
320 pages, $28 Everett’s inversion of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” told by the eponymous James, allows its narrator to reclaim both his proper name and history from the character ...
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The Record 10 Dec 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024. LIBRARY MEETINGS ... SAM LOCAL MAGICIANS’ MEETING ... The book reimagines Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that follows Jim, an enslaved man on a journey towards freedom, and his sidekick, Huck, in the antebellum South.
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How To Destroy Your Country In 10 Easy Steps

The Liberty Beacon 09 Dec 2024
Abraham Lincoln ... Here they are, in no particular order. ... Some schools are removing books such as Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from their shelves, bringing us to Orwell’s quote in 1984, “History has stopped.
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Right on time for holiday shopping: big names in new bestselling books

Daily Press 09 Dec 2024
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Nov ... ___ FICTION. 1. NOW OR NEVER, by Janet Evanovich ... LAST WEEK. — ... (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 best books to give as gifts this Christmas

The Guardian 08 Dec 2024
From a radical retelling of Huckleberry Finn to Al Pacino’s ...
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Column: How the words of Ronald Reagan’s speechwriter live on today in Trump’s rhetoric

The Los Angeles Times 08 Dec 2024
Reagan was the original MAGA. No question ... He was born to wear a plain white cowboy hat ... Look around, then ask yourself ... “Ronnie will refer to Mondale by name — not just as ‘my opponent.’ I don’t want any more ‘Huckleberry Finn’ speeches ... Unfortunately. .
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The best fiction of 2024

The Observer 08 Dec 2024
... satire (Mantle), an essential rewrite of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and Rachel Kushner’s breathtaking spy caper (Cape), which unpacks how we construct politics, history and our own selves.
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Kids who get hooked on books enjoy years of pleasure | Other views

Chico Enterprise Record 07 Dec 2024
So I spent my elementary years with “Little Women,” “Swiss Family Robinson,” “Heidi” and “Huckleberry Finn.” By the time I was 10 or so, I had acquired ...
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Percival Everett, 2024 National Book Award winner, rereads one book often

Daily Freeman 06 Dec 2024
Percival Everett has won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel “James,” a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of the enslaved character Jim.
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The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2024

Time Magazine 06 Dec 2024
Percival Everett’s reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most acclaimed—and widely read—books of the year, and for good reason ... Everett sends both Huck Finn and ...
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Decatur Daily 05 Dec 2024
James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Percival Everett. [Doubleday/TNS] ... .

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