“James” by Percival Everett Wins Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

NEW YORK (AP) By  Hillel Italie

Our Through the Mind’s Eye Book Club selection for May has won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; there is probably no connection, but it shows we have excellent taste in fiction!

The Pulitzer citation called “James” an “accomplished reconsideration” that illustrates “the absurdity of racial supremacy and provide a new take on the search for family and freedom.” Everett said in a statement that he was “shocked and pleased, but mostly shocked. This is a wonderful honor.”

AP News

Read the full article at the link above and of course, READ the book if you haven’t already.

Author Percival Everett attends the 75th National Book Awards ceremony. Nov 20 2024 (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

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