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You can rebook an Indigo flight. You can’t rebook your lungs

A reiteration of the obvious is never wasted on the oblivious – Percival Everett, Erasure.I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moodsI contain multitudes– Bob Dylan, I contain multitudes. On December 6, I wrote a piece for Newslaundry explaining why India has been held hostage by a single airline: IndiGo. It went viral…

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The new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits

A coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund to support independent publishers and nonprofit organizations

The Independent UK

The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

At the end of Black History Month, our panel reveal the influences that helped them shape their beliefs and identities

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Joy Reid and Percival Everett are among winners of the 46th annual American Book Awards

Former MSNBC host Joy Reid and authors Percival Everett and John Edgar Wideman are among this year's recipients of the American Book Awards

The Independent UK

5 new podcasts to review this week

Here’s our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Pulitzer-winning novel 'James' is up for another major honor

Percival Everett's Pulitzer-winning novel, “James,” is a nominee for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize

The Independent UK

Your next summer read and our award-winning podcasts – what you should read, watch, see and listen to this week

The Women’s prize was founded in 1991 in bold riposte to the year’s all-male Booker prize shortlist. It’s funny to think how male-dominated the industry once was when you look at it now. There has been a real renaissance in literary fiction by women since then. Take last year’s Booker…

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Trophy wives, subversive reading and ejaculation: lessons from 2025’s best graduation speeches

Percival Everett, Simone Biles, Kermit the Frog and Donald Trump deliver words of wisdom, and a few of grotesque stupidity, at commencement ceremonies across US

The Guardian - US

Journalist Caught Using AI After Publishing Summer Reading List Full of Made Up Books

A freelance journalist was caught using AI to create a summer reading list that included fake books by real authors, including Isabel Allende and Percival Everett.

Latin Times

A new publisher is focussing on books by men – but is this necessary?

ANALYSIS: Men are outnumbered by women on bestseller lists, writes Julian Novitz

The Independent UK

Percival Everett, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Susie Ibarra among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Acclaimed novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and composer Susie Ibarra have won Pulitzer Prizes this year in the arts, while the Washington Post wins for coverage of Donald Trump's shooting. Here are the winners in full.

Euronews

Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical re-imagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of the enslaved title character, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

The Independent UK

If you only read one book this year … make it this one!

From dystopian Australian cli-fi to essential essays about Black Britain and Jack Reacher’s thrilling debut – authors, critics and booksellers all have a single recommendation

The Guardian - UK

Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction

Percival Everett’s “James” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

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James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn

Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved Jim

The Guardian - UK

Writer Percival Everett: ‘Deciding to write a book is like knowingly entering a bad marriage’

The American novelist on James, his Booker-shortlisted retelling of Huckleberry Finn, working with Steven Spielberg and the silliness of the Oscars

The Independent UK

Percival Everett's 'James' awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

Percival Everett's latest honor comes from the country’s public libraries

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15 best new books to read in 2026, from Asako Yuzuki to Jennette McCurdy

Discover debut novelists and immersive page-turners from acclaimed authors

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on rewriting classics: what the Dickens?

Editorial: Retellings of novels like Huckleberry Finn and David Copperfield help to keep the canon alive

The Guardian - UK

Booksellers predict Orbital by Samantha Harvey will be UK No 1 bestselling book

The Booksellers Association spoke to staff who also highlighted James by Percival Everett, and everything from Chris Hoy’s autobiography to a book about fishing by a dog

The Conversation

The ten best novels of 2024 – according to literary experts

With Something Good, the arts and culture newsletter from The Conversation UK, we aim to cut through the noise and recommend the very best in new releases every fortnight. In 2024, we’ve been spoiled for choice when it comes to recommending fiction. From Samantha Harvey’s spellbinding Booker winner Orbital to…

The Independent UK

10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump

Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, Americans still found time to read

The Guardian - UK

The best fiction of 2024

From Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo to Alan Hollinghurst’s Our Evenings, Percival Everett’s James and a host of inventive debuts – this year’s highlights in fiction

The Guardian - AU

Percival Everett wins National Book Award for fiction with retelling of Huckleberry Finn

Everett’s novel, James, which focuses on Twain's enslaved character Jim, won the $10,000 prize

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