“James,” by Percival Everett, is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of enslaved person, Jim. While many narrative set pieces of “Huckleberry Finn” remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.
Lauren Groff is a two-time National Book Award finalist and a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest “Matrix,” her first since the groundbreaking...
Eight friends, one country house, and six months in isolation. Gary Shteyngart’s latest “Our Country Friends” is a novel about love, friendship, family, and...
Terry Tempest Williams is renowned for her singular body of literature on the environment and our experiences of home. Her new book “Erosion: Essays...