Percival Everett

Percival Everett, Distinguished Professor of English, was awarded the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction for his novel James. Awarded by the American Library Association, the medal and accompanying $5,000 prize honors the best books for adult readers published in the United States. James has already received the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize, was shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize and is a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award.