james by percival everett. published by doubleday in percival everett's audacious reimagining of huckleberry finn. jim the enslaved man, travels the mississippi river with huck is revealed as james who can write argue with voltaire and speak in the most elevated english. this enthralling novel can be read on its own, but everett has made a necessary companion to twain's masterpiece prophet song by paul lynch lynch. published by atlantic monthly press over the course of paul lynch's frightening novel, one woman tries to preserve her family as ireland devolves into a brutal police state. eilish's labor unionist has been taken away and her son has been called to military duty. lynch makes every step of this near-future nightmare as plausible as is horrific. playground by richard powers. published by w.w. norton. two boys bond over board games and fall in love with the same girl. one becomes a tech multimillionaire. the other moves to an island in the middle of the pacific ocean. there's an elderly scuba diver, too

james by percival everett, which i think has landed on so many best of lists this year.tional book award. maureen: yeah. thank you. it is a retelling, in a sense, of huckleberry finn, but from the point of view of jim james, the enslaved person in the novel. i usually am suspicious of these kinds of appropriations of classic texts, through the point of view of a secondary character. this is alive. it is very much its own novel. it's funny. it's heartfelt. i mean the opening scene is james educating young children in the community. how to speak through a slave filter so that white people will listen to them. and it really makes you rethink huckleberry finn in ways you can't even anticipate. so that's one. and then this is a peculiar year, right. danzy senna's colored television. danzie senna happens to be married to percival everett, so i would love a lot of love to -- jeffrey: you are showing a lot of love for this household. maureen: i would love to hear their dinner conversations. really sharp social commentary, funny, satirical. it's about a woman who mixed race who w

percival everett did that with erasure.he fact that they turned it into a movie says a lot you know american fiction about the state of black literature and in closing i want say that in one of our conferences hakim i, the founder, third world press, someone else. we also have honored said he believed in a book culture so that's part of my mantra. how do we increase a book culture? how do we develop a book culture? we have to find ways, different ways of connecting people to literature and to books. and so, again, really thank you. it's amazing to be part of this group, to be honored and. i thank you. i think before columbus foundation and i thank you, ishmael, for your plea for me. so we this is the conclude one of the 45th annual america book awards. and as i mentioned, just across this hallway, we have a reception for all of you. we hope you will continue to celebrate in a much more casual way and before leaving i would like to invite all of the winners and to those in the audience that you have very rare opportunity thi

by kaveh akbar james, percival everett.ends by hisham matar random house, and the winner of this year's national book award in fiction is percival everett for james. [ music ] if there are a few horn here, i feel a lot better. i, i want to thank the national foundation and the judges for putting >> if there were a few horses in here, i would feel better. i want to thank the national foundation and the judges for putting the reputations on the line. just like kate i'm not very good at this so i will appeal to chatgpt and then i asked the apple intelligence on my phone to improve it and then i passed it to siri and i came up with this. now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party. although this is no doubt very true, it's a terrible acceptance speech and i apologize. and it's yet another illustration that a.i. is no substitute for the real thing. two weeks ago i was feeling pretty low and i still feel pretty low. as a lookout at this, so much excitement about books, i do feel some hope, but it's importa

percival everett's novel "james" is a revolutionary response "the adventures of huckleberry finn".rifying satire of racism and american culture. every family has secrets. claire messud has built a gorgeous novel around her own fam's hidden incidents. "this strange eventful history"follows three generations as they move around the globe from world war ii into the 21st century. the narrater is a curious young woman determined to be a writer, not unlike messud herself. here's a memoir by a writer who wrestled for decades with a sense of mistaken identity. finally, in 2021, at the age of 66, she wrote to more than two dozen friends and announced that she was transgender and would be known as lucy. i heard her call my name is a brave and timely book that describes luce sante's life and the struggle to be true to herself. you may think you have a pretty good idea of the world map, but atossa araxia abrahamian explains how special economic zones, tax havens, and free ports are carving up the planet for the highest bidders, and leaving millions of people worse off. "the hidden globe: how w

percival everett jean eames, double jeopardy winner random miranda july, all fours. riverhead penguin. random house. hisham matar. my friends. penguin. random house penguin. random house. and the winner of this year's national book award in fiction is. first of all, everett bridget. brennan for. if there are a few horses in here, i feel a lot better. i, i want to thank the national foundation and the judges for putting their reputations on the line here. just like kate am not very good at this. so i did appeal to the the chat jpt and and then i asked the apple intelligence on my phone to improve it. then i gave it a pass to siri and alexa fixed it up and they came up with this now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of the party. though this is no doubt very true. it's a terrible acceptance speech and i apologize. it's just another illustration that artificial intelligence is no substitute for the real thing. and two weeks ago, i was feeling pretty low. and to tell the truth i still feel pretty low. and as i look out this so much excitement about books