El "James" de Percival Everett gana la Medalla Carnegie, sumando su Premio Nacional del Libro y el Premio Kirkus gana. Percival Everett's "James" wins Carnegie Medal, adding to its National Book Award and Kirkus Prize wins.

La novela de Percival Everett "James", una nueva narración de Mark Twain "Las aventuras de Huckleberry Finn" desde la perspectiva de Jim, ha ganado la Medalla Carnegie a la Excelencia en Ficción de la American Library Association, junto con un premio de $5,000. Percival Everett's novel "James," a retelling of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" from the perspective of Jim, has won the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction by the American Library Association, along with a $5,000 prize. El libro ya ha recibido el Premio Nacional del Libro y el Premio Kirkus. The book has already received the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize. La Medalla Carnegie, establecida en 2012, honra contribuciones literarias excepcionales a las bibliotecas públicas. The Carnegie Medal, established in 2012, honors exceptional literary contributions to public libraries.