One for the Books: Literary novels make great summer reading

One for the Books: Literary novels make great summer reading

- Mary Louise Ruehr

There’s some fabulous fiction available right now, featuring strong characters. These three books are of solid literary quality, and once you pick one up, you won’t want to put it down.

“James” by Percival Everett is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the point of view of the slave Jim. This book is wonderful. Wonderful! It’s one of my new favorites.

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