Jim the Boy

Little, Brown

Industry	Publishing
Headquarters	United States
Products	Books

Jim the Boy is a novel about growing up authored by Tony Earley and issued by Little, Brown in 2000. The narrative centers on Jim Glass's formative years as he resides with his mother, Elizabeth, along with his three uncles—Coran, Zeno, and Al—in the quaint imaginary town of Aliceville, North Carolina.

References in other media

• Paul Burch, a musician from Nashville and Earley's neighbor during that period, produced an album influenced by the novel's themes and characters. This album, titled Last of My Kind, was launched by Merge Records in 2001.
• In the book In This Mountain by Jan Karon, the local bookstore owner is shown reading Jim the Boy.