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Before reading 'James,' take a moment to revisit Twain's classic 'Huck Finn' [Unscripted column]

Lancaster Online 16 Feb 2025
— And an early 1980s reprint of the 1948 Grosset & Dunlap Illustrated Junior Library edition of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” ... The first domestic edition of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published by Charles L.
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Who Should Be Cast in Starz's Upcoming Adaptation of Miranda July's All Fours?

Vogue 13 Feb 2025
We don't actually know all that much about Davey other than him being native to Monrovia, California, married (and somewhat willing to cheat), and wanting to be a hip-hop dancer, but July's ...
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Minnesota author up nextfor Nick Linn Lecture Series: What to know

News-Press - Fort Myers 13 Feb 2025
Krueger’s readers tend to get rapturous looks on their faces when discussing his stand-alone novels “Ordinary Grace” and “This Tender Land.” The latter book has elements of “Huckleberry Finn” and the ...
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The week’s bestselling books, Feb. 16

The Los Angeles Times 12 Feb 2025
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday. $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Grove Press ... 3. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books ... 4 ... Red Tower Books ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... …1.
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John Grindrod: When historical places come alive, thank a docent

Lima Ohio 11 Feb 2025
I learned two things ... This was the house, our docent told my group, where Clemens penned The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, A Tramp Abroad and A Connecticut in King Arthur’s Court ... .
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Today in History: February 18, Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in Daytona crash

The Call 10 Feb 2025
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2025. There are 316 days left in the year. Today in history.. On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr ... In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S ... Dre is 60 ... .
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Third Empyrean novel rockets to top of bestseller list

Daily Press 10 Feb 2025
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Jan ... 1 ... ___ FICTION. 1. ONYX STORM, by Rebecca Yarros ... — ... 1. 2 ... 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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Looking Back: 100 years ago, kids were excited to get free tickets to 'Peter Pan'

Chillicothe Gazette 09 Feb 2025
Levy’s had participated in something similar five years earlier after Chillicothe was chosen to screen the world premiere of “Huckleberry Finn.” Back then, it held a Huck Finn party and promised any ...
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The Traitors Attend a Wedding From Hell

New York Magazine 07 Feb 2025
Photo. Peacock ... Photo. Peacock ... cockroaches falling from the sky ... From left. Photo ... Danielle Reyes solely for her tie, which is giving “sit down, school is in session, I explicitly asked you all not to use ChatGPT to write your essays on Huckleberry Finn.”.
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Percival Everett Is Challenging the American Literary Canon

Time Magazine 06 Feb 2025
With his latest, James, a reimagining of Huckleberry Finn told from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim—who drops his nickname for the more noble-sounding James—Everett has ...
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How We Chose the 2025 Closers

Time 06 Feb 2025
... breast cancer after being diagnosed herself, to National Book Award winner Percival Everett, who in his latest novel James, reimagines Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the escaped slave Jim.
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'The Art of Social Justice' in Red Bank, and more things to do this weekend at the Shore

app 06 Feb 2025
8 powerful quotes to celebrate Black History Month ... The T ... to 2 p.m ... T ... Sunday, Dr ... 11, the Fortune Book Club is reading "James" by Percival Everett, who tells the story of "Huckleberry Finn" through the eyes of Jim, Huck's sidekick and a runaway slave ... T.
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The week’s bestselling books, Feb. 9

The Los Angeles Times 05 Feb 2025
1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday. $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled. Red Tower Books ... 3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled. Red Tower Books ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... 10 ... …1 ... 2.
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Something for the Weekend: Andrew Bennett's cultural picks

RTE 05 Feb 2025
We need your consent to load this YouTube contentWe use YouTube to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity ... It’s a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but told from Jim’s point of view.
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