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Rise & Read Morning Book Discussion

James by Percival Everett

2026-02-10 10:30:00 2026-02-10 11:30:00 America/Chicago Rise & Read Morning Book Discussion Registration and book pickup begins January 13. A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. R Main Library - Lake Room

Tuesday, February 10
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-02-10 10:30:00 2026-02-10 11:30:00 America/Chicago Rise & Read Morning Book Discussion Registration and book pickup begins January 13. A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. R Main Library - Lake Room

Main Library

Lake Room

Registration and book pickup begins January 13. A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. R

When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.

Brimming with nuanced humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Cultural Program | Adult |

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