James (by Percival Everett)

Book Lab Instructor

Prof. Cree Taylor

Day/Time

Tuesdays, 3:00-4:00 p.m

Dates

September 2 - September 23, 2025

Location

LLCA 102

Synopsis

James is the retelling of Mark Twain’s classic The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by New York Times best-selling author Percival Everett (author of Erasure). In this literary masterpiece, the point of view shifts from Huck Finn to our new main character, Jim, an enslaved man who learns that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans. While hiding out to formulate a plan, he meets Huck Finn, who has faked his own death to get away from a violent household. An adventure begins where both Jim and Huck are forced to rely on each other on their journey down the Mississippi River. This is an engaging and thought-provoking work of literature that helps provide an additional account of just what happened between Jim and Huck. Currently, the book is being developed as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg.