Barnes and Noble has introduced its winner for the 2024 Guide of the 12 months, and it’s James by Percival Everett. The announcement web page says, “We’ve bent your ear about James all year, and for good reason. […] You may think you know Huck Finn, but how well do you know Jim? Flip the script on an American classic as Huck Finn steps to the side and Jim takes center stage in a powerful, and often very funny, story of family, home and freedom.”
In response to the win, Percival Everett mentioned, “As my teenagers would say, ‘Cool.’ This honor is unexpected and quite amazing. B&N has already done a remarkable job selling my novel and now this. To have the novel in front of so many readers is what all of us want. Thank you.”
As well as, Barnes and Noble chosen two extra classes for his or her guide of the 12 months: Finest Present Guide of the 12 months, which went to The Yard Chicken Chronicles by Amy Tan, and Finest Youngsters’s Guide of the 12 months, which went to Unattainable Creatures by Katherine Rundell.