James McBride

James McBride

James McBride was born on September 11th, 1957 and is currently 68 years old. James McBride was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

James McBride is known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Literary Fiction genres.

James McBride has written 5 standalone novels, starting with Miracle at St. Anna in 2001. The most recently released novel was The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming standalone novels by James at this time.

James McBride has also written 2 Non-Fiction Books, including The Color of Water and Kill 'em and Leave.

James McBride: Awards & Accolades

James McBride won the Library of Congress Prizes, American Fiction, in 2024.

McBride's books have also won multiple awards, The Good Lord Bird won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 2013. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store won the Kirkus Prize, Best Fiction Book, in 2023 as well as the Libby Book Awards - Best Adult Fiction in 2024.

James McBride books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Song Yet Sung was nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Fiction, in 2009. Deacon King Kong was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Historical Fiction, in 2020 as well as the Kirkus Prize - Best Fiction Book in 2020, Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Fiction in 2021. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store was nominated for the Barnes & Noble Awards, Book of the Year, in 2023 as well as the Goodreads Awards - Best Historical Fiction in 2023, Macavity Award - Sue Feder Historical Mystery Award in 2024.

James McBride: Lists & Other Mentions

• Deacon King Kong was the Oprah's Book Club 2.0 June 2020 Pick.
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store was the Jewish Book Council Book Club Fiction March 2024 Pick.
• The Color of Water:
  1. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
  2. New York Times: The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years Selection in 2019.
  3. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
• The Good Lord Bird: Chicago Tribune: Best Books of the Decade (2010s) Selection in 2019.
• Five-Carat Soul: President Obama: Favourite Books Selection in 2017.
• Deacon King Kong:
  1. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2020.
  2. New York Times: 100 Notable Books Selection in 2020.
  3. President Obama: Favourite Books Selection in 2020.
• The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store:
  1. USA Today: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2023.
  2. Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2023.

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6. Pip Williams, author of: The Dictionary of Lost Words.
7. Anita Shreve, author of the Fortune's Rocks Quartet Series.
8. Umberto Eco, author of: The Name of the Rose.
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10. A.J. Pearce, author of The Emmeline Lake Chronicles Series.

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