Coffee & Conversation

Looking for a laid-back book club to join? Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea as we discuss this month's book: 'James' by Percival Everett. New members are always welcome!

A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

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 21st century American literature.

Coffee and tea will be provided.

If you have any questions about this program, including accommodations, please contact Natalie at ftprograms@cc-pl.org. Please see all our program offerings in our online newsletter at cc-pl.org/connections.

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