Oct. 16, 2024 21:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's novel “James,” his acclaimed reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won a $50,000 prize that continues Everett's recent wave of literary honors.
On Wednesday night, “James” was awarded the Kirkus Prize for fiction....
Aug. 28, 2024 10:42 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim's perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize.
Kirkus Reviews, a leading book review publication, announced...