"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 twenty-first-century American literature."

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Our Morning Book Club is open to one and all, whether or not you are a Morristown or Morris Township resident. We will meet in the upstairs Treasure Room space from 10 – 11 am. 

Copies of the book are reserved for Book Club members at the main circulation desk. Ask a librarian for a copy. Please feel free to join us even if you didn’t get a chance to finish the book.

If you have any questions about this book club, please email morristownreaders@mmt.mainlib.org with the subject line “Morning Book Club”.

We look forward to seeing you then!