Percival Everett, ‘James’ - The Girlfriend Author Interview (February 2025)
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Renowned author and USC professor Percival Everett’s latest novel ‘James’ was both “66 years in the making” and an idea that came to him... on a tennis court! It’s a story he shares with The Girlfriend Book Club and one you won’t want to miss. Everett, whose newest novel won the 2024 National Book Award for fiction, has a profound admiration for Mark Twain (along with several other authors he mentions) and talks about how ‘James’ relates to ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and stands alone.
Renowned author and USC professor Percival Everett’s latest novel ‘James’ was both “66 years in the making” and an idea that came to him... on a tennis court! It’s a story he shares with The Girlfriend Book Club and one you won’t want to miss. Everett, whose newest novel won the 2024 National Book Award for fiction, has a profound admiration for Mark Twain (along with several other authors he mentions) and talks about how ‘James’ relates to ‘Huckleberry Finn’ and stands alone.
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