February: \;James \;by Percival Eve rett
\nAN INSTANT \;NEW YORK TIMES \;BESTSELLER &bull\; NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER &bull\; SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZ E &bull\; KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER &bull\; A brilliant\, action-packed reimagin ing of \;Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\, both harrowing and darkly hu morous\, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
\n"Genius"&mdash\;The Atlantic &bull\; \;"A masterpi ece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature\, w hile also being a major achievement on its own."&mdash\;Chicago Tribune &b ull\; \;"A provocative\, enlightening literary work of art."&mdash\;Th e Boston Globe &bull\; \;"Everett&rsquo\;s most thrilling novel\, but also his most soulful."&mdash\;The New York Times
\nWhe n the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New O rleans\, separated from his wife and daughter forever\, 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\, recently retur ned to town. As all readers of American literature know\, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River towa rd the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and bey ond.
\nWhile many narrative set pieces of \;Adventures of Huckleberry Finn \;remain in place (floods and storms\, stumbling a cross both unexpected death and unexpected treasure in the myriad stopping points along the river&rsquo\;s banks\, encountering the scam artists pos ing as the Duke and Dauphin&hellip\;)\, Jim&rsquo\;s agency\, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.
\nBrimm ing with the electrifying humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a &ldquo\;literary icon&rdquo\; (Oprah Daily)\, and one of the mo st decorated writers of our lifetime\, \;James \;is destined to be a cornerstone of twenty-first century American literature.
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