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James McBride, an acclaimed author, screenwriter and musician, joined Midday.
In 2013, McBride won the National Book Award for his best-selling novel, The Good Lord Bird, which was made into a streaming series. In 2015, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal. As a journalist, McBride’s work has appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post and other major publications.
He has written five novels, a biography of James Brown, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, The Color of Water.
James McBride’s latest novel is called The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. Set in the 1930s and 40s, it explores with exquisite insight the dynamics of communities of African Americans and Jewish immigrants in Pottstown, PA.
James McBride will be speaking about The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store tonight, Sept. 6, 2023, at the Enoch Pratt Library.
Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.
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James McBride, an acclaimed author, screenwriter and musician, joined Midday.
In 2013, McBride won the National Book Award for his best-selling novel, The Good Lord Bird, which was made into a streaming series. In 2015, President Obama awarded him the National Humanities Medal. As a journalist, McBride’s work has appeared in The New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post and other major publications.
He has written five novels, a biography of James Brown, a collection of short stories, and a memoir, The Color of Water.
James McBride’s latest novel is called The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. Set in the 1930s and 40s, it explores with exquisite insight the dynamics of communities of African Americans and Jewish immigrants in Pottstown, PA.
James McBride will be speaking about The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store tonight, Sept. 6, 2023, at the Enoch Pratt Library.
Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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