(As the character of Percival Everett, professor of nonsense, in I Am Not Sidney Poitier puts it, “People … are worse than anybody.”) And yet at the heart of the book are James’s powerful ...

Percival Everett talks about winning the National Book Award for his book James, discusses how a game of tennis inspired him ...

Percival Everett’s new novel, “James,” a retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck’s ...

Percival Everett's reimagining of Mark Twain’s 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' just won the $10,000 National Book Award ...

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from ...

Everett, a Brown University alum, was joined by winners in nonfiction, poetry, books in translation, and books for children.

Percival Everett’s “James" won the National Book Award for fiction. For nonfiction, Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: ...

“James” already is a finalist for the National Book Award and the Booker Prize and has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction. One ...

Percival Everett is, at 67, enjoying the kind of mainstream popularity that eluded him for most of his career. His new novel, ...

Everett’s reimagining of “Huck Finn” was among the big winners at a ceremony in New York that featured several politically ...

Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination NEW YORK -- Percival Everett's “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett's reworking of Mark ...

Percival Everett's “James,” a daring reworking of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” has won the National Book Award for fiction. Jason De León’s “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and ...