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James McBride is an award-winning author, musician and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, sold millions of copies and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and his 2013 novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction. Zoe Lukov sits down with McBride to talk about his latest book, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, his writing life, musical gifts and being the worst dancer in the history of African Americana (in his own words).
James McBride is an award-winning author, musician and screenwriter. His landmark memoir, The Color of Water, sold millions of copies and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and his 2013 novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction. Zoe Lukov sits down with McBride to talk about his latest book, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, his writing life, musical gifts and being the worst dancer in the history of African Americana (in his own words).
