James McBride, author portrait
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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.
El pájaro carpintero
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Miracle at St. Anna
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
Miracle at St. Anna
The Color of Water

Books

El pájaro carpintero
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Miracle at St. Anna
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
Miracle at St. Anna
The Color of Water

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