James – Percival Everett

General Resources:

• "An Overview of Everett's Life and Career" by Derek C Maus

• "Percival Everett, The Art of Fiction No. 235" from The Paris Review

• "‘James’ author Percival Everett discusses reimagining ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and Black narratives with UCSB’s Stephanie Batiste" from The Current, UC Santa Barbara

• "‘Huck Finn’ Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be, Too" by Dwight Garner for NY Times

• Reader's Guide from The Booker Prizes

Videos:

• "Giving 'James' a Voice: Percival Everett on His Reimagining of Huck Finn" from Amanpour and Company

• "'James' author Percival Everett on race, language and art" from CBS Sunday Morning

• "'James' by Percival Everett: Readers Club" from PBS Books

• "Percival Everett accepts the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction for James" from National Book Foundation

• "Percival Everett on his Booker Prize shortlisted novel James" from Pan MacMillan

• "Percival Everett on 'James' interviewed by Caleb Azumah Nelson" from Eric Karl Anderson

Podcasts:

• "Let's Talk About Percival Everett's 'James'" from New York Times Podcasts

• "Percival Everett on James" from Poured Over Podcast from Barnes and Noble

• "Percival Everett's Re-telling of Huck Finn in 'James'" from All of It from WNYC

• "Percival Everett reimagines Huckleberry Finn" from The Book Show from ABC RN