Novel Idea Book Discussion: James
For readers who like to delve into a novel's characters, plot, setting, and themes. This month's book is James by Percival Everett (2024).
Book description: When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father. Thus, begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many pieces of Twain's original novel remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence, and compassion are shown in a radically new light.
Pick up books at the Guest Services Desk one month in advance or go to the catalog and reserve the book.
- Date:
- Monday, May 19, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Keshav Sanghani Meeting Room- 2nd Floor
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Book Discussion