Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking ... as hundreds gathered for the dinner ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown Manhattan for the awards' 75th anniversary, the mood was ...

Percival is a writer, painter, musician, equestrian, fly fisherman, mathematician, father, husband, and professor. It would ...

FILE – Author Percival Everett attends the 75th National Book Awards ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Entertainment ...

The second book for the 2025 Louisiana Inspired Book Club is "James," by Percival Everett, a twist on the classic Mark Twain novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." This work of fiction ...

NEW YORK (AP) — "James," Percival Everett 's acclaimed reworking of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Everett's version of Mark Twain's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “James,” Percival Everett ’s acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Everett’s version of ...

Everett’s version of Mark Twain’s classic, now narrated by the enslaved title character, already won the National Book Award, the Kirkus Prize and the Carnegie Medal for fiction.