Read more about the 2025-2026 Go Big Read selection, James, below.
We will share the 2025-2026 Go Big Read discussion guide and other resources for teaching and engaging with the 2025-2026 Go Big Read in summer 2025.
About the Book
2025-2026 Author & Book Information
Media and Press Releases
Percival Everett’s ‘James’ chosen as 2025-26 Go Big Read book
Book Review: ‘James,’ by Percival Everett – The New York Times
‘James’ reimagines Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn’ with mordant humor, and horror (NPR Fresh Air)
Percival Everett: Why I rewrote Huckleberry Finn to give slave Jim a voice (BBC)
Percival Everett Is Challenging the American Literary Canon
Facilitating Book Discussions
2025-2026 Go Big Read book discussion guide coming August 2025.
Curriculum Support Materials
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Reading List — James: Retellings & Reimaginings and the 19th Century Black Experience
More 2025-2026 Go Big Read curriculum support materials coming August and September 2025.
Marketing Toolkit
Go Big Read Marketing Toolkit – Reusable images for the program
Still have a question or need additional materials or resources? Feel free to reach out to the Go Big Read program at gobigread@library.wisc.edu.