Andrew Limbong

A lot of writers have been reckoning with the power of writing in a very serious way, really kind of trying to understand what it means to have this power. The book that everyone's talking about this year is James by Percival Everett, who, if I'm not mistaken, is Dancy Senna's partner?

A lot of writers have been reckoning with the power of writing in a very serious way, really kind of trying to understand what it means to have this power. The book that everyone's talking about this year is James by Percival Everett, who, if I'm not mistaken, is Dancy Senna's partner?

Oh, wow. It's a power couple, eh?

Oh, wow. It's a power couple, eh?

Oh, wow. It's a power couple, eh?

James, for listeners who don't know, it is a retelling of Huck Finn through the point of view of Jim, his friend escaping slavery. And like most Everett books, it starts off being one thing, but is just kind of sneakily about another thing. And this book, there's a joke that runs throughout the whole novel, if we can call it a joke or like a frame, that all the black characters can speak about.

James, for listeners who don't know, it is a retelling of Huck Finn through the point of view of Jim, his friend escaping slavery. And like most Everett books, it starts off being one thing, but is just kind of sneakily about another thing. And this book, there's a joke that runs throughout the whole novel, if we can call it a joke or like a frame, that all the black characters can speak about.

James, for listeners who don't know, it is a retelling of Huck Finn through the point of view of Jim, his friend escaping slavery. And like most Everett books, it starts off being one thing, but is just kind of sneakily about another thing. And this book, there's a joke that runs throughout the whole novel, if we can call it a joke or like a frame, that all the black characters can speak about.

let's call it like the Queen's English. And then they hide it from all the white characters in a very kind of a really funny, hilarious way. And there's also a plot thread that involves Jim knowing how to write and also hiding that fact from other people. Stuff about writing kind of unfurls later on in the novel.

let's call it like the Queen's English. And then they hide it from all the white characters in a very kind of a really funny, hilarious way. And there's also a plot thread that involves Jim knowing how to write and also hiding that fact from other people. Stuff about writing kind of unfurls later on in the novel.

let's call it like the Queen's English. And then they hide it from all the white characters in a very kind of a really funny, hilarious way. And there's also a plot thread that involves Jim knowing how to write and also hiding that fact from other people. Stuff about writing kind of unfurls later on in the novel.

And it's really powerful stuff that I think it's interesting that he's writing about it. Also, in what I think is his most accessible novel, like my boy goes kind of wild sometimes. Like I read Dr. No, there's like all math jokes.

And it's really powerful stuff that I think it's interesting that he's writing about it. Also, in what I think is his most accessible novel, like my boy goes kind of wild sometimes. Like I read Dr. No, there's like all math jokes.

And it's really powerful stuff that I think it's interesting that he's writing about it. Also, in what I think is his most accessible novel, like my boy goes kind of wild sometimes. Like I read Dr. No, there's like all math jokes.

Yeah, but I think this is his most straightforward novel yet. And even in this one, he finds a way to put like a little twist on it. And, you know, just talking about the power of writing. And I think you see that in like a lot of the big nonfiction too. You know, the Ta-Nehisi Coates book, The Message. It's a three essay book.

Yeah, but I think this is his most straightforward novel yet. And even in this one, he finds a way to put like a little twist on it. And, you know, just talking about the power of writing. And I think you see that in like a lot of the big nonfiction too. You know, the Ta-Nehisi Coates book, The Message. It's a three essay book.

Yeah, but I think this is his most straightforward novel yet. And even in this one, he finds a way to put like a little twist on it. And, you know, just talking about the power of writing. And I think you see that in like a lot of the big nonfiction too. You know, the Ta-Nehisi Coates book, The Message. It's a three essay book.

The third one has been getting all the attention because it's his essay about the war in Gaza and just like the history of it and feeling lied to, you know, throughout his like come up in quote unquote mainstream media about the Israel-Palestine issue. That essay kind of doesn't work without the other two essays, right? The first essay is about him going to like Dakar and kind of

The third one has been getting all the attention because it's his essay about the war in Gaza and just like the history of it and feeling lied to, you know, throughout his like come up in quote unquote mainstream media about the Israel-Palestine issue. That essay kind of doesn't work without the other two essays, right? The first essay is about him going to like Dakar and kind of

The third one has been getting all the attention because it's his essay about the war in Gaza and just like the history of it and feeling lied to, you know, throughout his like come up in quote unquote mainstream media about the Israel-Palestine issue. That essay kind of doesn't work without the other two essays, right? The first essay is about him going to like Dakar and kind of