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Book Club: Let’s Talk About ‘James,’ by Percival Everett
New York Times· 5 days agoEverett’s latest novel revisits “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck’s fellow runaway.
The week's bestselling books, June 9
LA Times via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoBooks: $29) A woman upends her life in this irreverent and tender novel. 4. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of...
‘Riders of Justice’ Remake From ‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ Filmmakers in The Works
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSchwartz and Nilson also directed the feature Los Frikis, which earned the top jury prize at the...
Mark Twain Neighborhood Library to be closed on Tuesday, June 11, for maintenance
Long Beach Press-Telegram· 6 hours agoThe Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St., will be closed on Tuesday, June 11, so the...
The 23 Best New Books of June 2024
Parade· 5 days ago, new novels by favorites like Tracy Chevalier...
Outlaws and lawmen - Pleasanton Express
Pleasanton Express· 19 hours agoFor those who don’t know, the Mississippi River borders the State of Iowa for more than 300 miles. For game wardens, no matter where they’re from, it...
Happening: Garden & Gun brings Percival Everett to Charleston
The Post and Courier· 4 days agoThe book is a creative reimagining of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” written from the perspective of the enslaved Jim, whose intelligence ...
Washington Post hardcover bestsellers
Washington Post· 17 hours agoA snapshot of popular books.
Andrew O'Hagan to Scarlett Thomas: 12 of the best books of 2024 so far
BBC News· 19 hours agoFrom a Dickensian state-of-the-nation novel to a "wildly original summer thriller", these are BBC...
The Best Books of 2024 So Far
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoEverett follows the original’s episodic adventures on the Mississippi river, but sticks with Jim as he escapes the plantation to...