Join us for the exciting launch of our newest club at Bishop Gadsden! Don’t miss our inaugural book discussion, happening on Thursday, March 27th, at 1:00 PM in the Middleton Dining Room. We’ll be diving into “James” by Percival Everett, a thought-provoking read that promises to spark engaging conversation. Elizabeth Williamson will expertly guide our discussion, ensuring an enriching experience for all. We can’t wait to see you there!

Book description: A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and ferociously funny—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 the electrifying 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 twenty-first-century American literature.