Book Club Study: James
February 20 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
James by Percival Everett
When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond. While many narrative set pieces of Twain’s original novel remain in place, Jim’s agency, intelligence and compassion are shown in a radically new light.
-Summary courtesy of Novelist.
The discussion will be held via Zoom on:
Thursday, February 20, 2025
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP to Karrie (karrie.stewart@aapld.org)
Please arrange to obtain your own copy of the book for the discussion.
Please note this popular title is also available on Libby.
The first half of the meeting will be a traditional book club setting where library workers have the opportunity to participate in a discussion as “patrons.”
The second half will be devoted to our leadership topic, or nut-and-bolts session, where we share practical solutions to the problems and concerns of discussion leaders.
Our leadership topic will be: Offsite & Offbeat Book Clubs
Also, remember that you can always bring any problems or concerns you have with your group, no matter the topic, so we can all help each other.