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Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction

Nov. 12, 2024 11:08 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett's “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett's reworking of Mark Twain's “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, $5,000 honors for fiction and nonfiction presented by the...

Percival Everett's 'James' wins $50,000 Kirkus Prize for fiction

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....