The news that Auburn University English professor Alan Gribben is bringing out an edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in which the 219 uses of the word “nigger” have been replaced with ...

Everett's latest novel retells the story of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, Huck’s enslaved companion. Percival Everett at the National Book Awards in New York City on Wednesday.

Jersey City school board president Sudhan Thomas believes this could be used as a teachable moment. "I'm not sure if at this point, any one book can erase or heal the wounds of 400 years," he said.

In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.

A new book unpacks Jim in Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" — a fictional enslaved Black man who is one of the most memorable characters in American Literature. Why it matters ...

New Philadelphia Schools' committee to review use of 'Huck Finn' book The committee is expected to meet next week, according to a message Williams sent to Jessica As-Samad.

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view.

The only book they believed truly worth reading was the Bible, usually the Old Testament. Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” received its own share of criticism as soon as it was published.

LOS ANGELES — Percival Everett has won the National Book Award for Fiction for his novel “James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s classic “Huckleberry Finn.” ...