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James McBride

James McBride is an accomplished musician and author of the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, the #1 bestselling American classic The Color of Water, and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna. He is also the author of Kill ’Em and Leave, a James Brown biography. A recipient of the National Humanities Medal in 2016, McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Deacon King Kong (Oprah's Book Club)
Five-Carat Soul
Kill 'Em and Leave
The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)
Song Yet Sung
The Color of Water
Miracle at St. Anna

Books

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Deacon King Kong (Oprah's Book Club)
Five-Carat Soul
Kill 'Em and Leave
The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)
Song Yet Sung
The Color of Water
Miracle at St. Anna

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