Book Club: James by Percival Everett
October 8 @ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Meeting on the second Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m, Town Office Building Lobby. Contact us at 802-257-0150 to join and get a book! In October, we will discuss James by Percival Everett.
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
KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more.
“Genius”—The Atlantic • “A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own.”—Chicago Tribune • “A provocative, enlightening literary work of art.”—The Boston Globe • “Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful.”—The New York Times