NDL Between the Lines Book Discussion "James" by Percival Everett
Schedule
Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
212 W Cady St, Northville, MI, United States, Michigan 48167 | Northville, MI
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Registration recommended: https://nvillelib.org/4sFILpbJoin this monthly Monday night book group to discuss a different book. This month's selection is "James" by Percival Everett.
A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.
Brimming with nuanced humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.
Winner of both the National Book Award (2024) and Pulitzer Prize (2025)
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