"The idea is that the city that opens the same book closes it in greater harmony"
~ Mary McGrory, The Washington Post
Fall 2025 Book Choice:
Limited reserved copies of the book will be available to checkout with your library card
at the Plymouth Public Library starting in September. Copies will be available for purchase at Books and More.
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James
by Percival Everett 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 the electrifying 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. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER • A LOS ANGELES TIMES BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE LAST 30 YEARS In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg • A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, LA Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Economist, TIME, and more. "Genius"—The Atlantic • "A masterpiece that will help redefine one of the classics of American literature, while also being a major achievement on its own."—Chicago Tribune • "A provocative, enlightening literary work of art."—The Boston Globe • "Everett’s most thrilling novel, but also his most soulful."—The New York Times *Descriptions from Random House Publishing |
About One Book. One Community, the Plymouth Chapter
One Book. One Community, the Plymouth Chapter started in Plymouth, Wisconsin as a collaboration between the Plymouth Public Library and the Plymouth School District's Community Education Department. During the inaugural year of 2015, the community book read was one of the final events celebrating the library's 100th anniversary. The overall objective is to annually select a book as a community joint reading venture. Participants can choose how involved they wish to be with activities focused on the book and its themes.
We welcome feedback and input. As the program grows, there are always opportunities to get involved. Contact any of our committee members for more information. Information can be found under the Organizations tab.
We welcome feedback and input. As the program grows, there are always opportunities to get involved. Contact any of our committee members for more information. Information can be found under the Organizations tab.
