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James: A Novel

By Percival Everett
Hardcover
$28.00
By Percival Everett
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James has been top of mind in the literary world, and for good reason. After being named the National Book Awards Fiction Book of the Year and the B&N Book of the Year, we’re so pleased to celebrate its inclusion on the NYT 10 Best Books of the Year list. You may think you know Huck Finn, but how well do you know Jim? Flip the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful, and often very funny, story of family, home and freedom.

Bestselling author James Everett and Academy Award-winning director of American Fiction Cord Jefferson sat down live to discuss adapting novels for film, finding humanity in serious stories, the power of art and storytelling on Poured Overhosted by Miwa Messer.  

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE BOOKER PRIZE • KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view

In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg • A Best Book of the Year of the Year so Far for 2024: The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, W Magazine, Bustle, LitHub

"Genius"—The Atlantic • "A ma...

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