The Manchester Common Read is a program that recognizes the diversity of thought and experience on campus and brings the college together as a community by creating a common ground for discussion and connection.
This spring, Percival Everett spoke with Dan White, Humanities Writer at UC Santa Cruz, about the creation of his 2024 National Book Award-winning novel James, a book that reoccupies and reimagines Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of the enslaved character Jim.