Over hummus and wine at Balaboosta in the West Village, a dozen members of Lit Club debate what Jewish identity looks like ...

The Trump administration seems more interested in surveillance than freedom, Curtis writes. But it will take more than that ...

Not least, “Huckleberry Finn” is a highly teachable book, one guaranteed to elicit spirited discussion and argument. It remains a vital, completely unsettled text. In general, the first half ...

Chernow’s “Mark Twain” is well worth that length to learn more about the author best known for introducing readers to Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Chernow’s book aptly portrays Twain ...

American author Percival Everett's novel James, his radical reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for ...

and only the rebels are appealing—the book still plays it safe: slavery is all but absent from this version of Hannibal. Twain worked on “Huckleberry Finn” that summer, at a retreat in ...

He broke through to a larger audience with Erasure, a widely praised book that was adapted into the satirical ... Everett knew that he would amplify a theme in Huckleberry Finn that Twain introduces ...

a book that reoccupies and reimagines Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved character Jim. In anticipation of his visit to UC Santa Cruz, Everett talked with White about ...

What poses a greater threat to the book publishing industry ... The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is perhaps the best example of how the battle lines can shift over what young ...

In 2024, I listened to the audio version of “James.” I found Percival Everett’s book nearly as entertaining as Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn.” Certain scenes, like the above ...

Huckleberry Finn and His Friends was a 1979 television series documenting the exploits of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, based on the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of ...

Move over, Mark Twain: Percival Everett's novel "James" is a revolutionary response to "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Everett retells ... is a brave and timely book that describes Lucy ...