James McBride
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James McBride

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James McBride is the author of the award-winning New York Times bestsellers, The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird, which is currently being made into a television series starring Ethan Hawke. A former reporter for The Washington Post and People magazine, McBride holds a Masters degree in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. from Oberlin College. In 2015 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama.

Books by James McBride
Deacon King Kong
James McBride

A New York Times bestseller about community, race and religion from the National Book Award winner, James McBride

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Five-Carat Soul
James McBride

Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird.

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The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner)
James McBride

From the bestselling author of The Color of Water and Song Yet Sung comes the tragically funny satire of a young boy who joins John Brown's antislavery crusade--and who must pass as a girl to survive.

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