AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • KIRKUS PRIZE 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 In development as a feature film to be produced by Steven Spielberg • A Best Book of the Year of the Year so Far for 2024: The New York Times Book Review TIME Esquire W Magazine Bustle LitHub "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