Pamela Paul, the editor of the Book Review, highlights memorable episodes from her eight years hosting the show, including conversations with Robert Caro, Isabel Wilkerson, James McBride and others. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-04-14 13:30:36 UTC ]
Last year, when New York City was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in America, Bradley Tusk and Howard Wolfson decided to create a new annual award, the Gotham Book Prize, as part of an effort to “honor New York City and support the novelists who best captured the spirit of our city,” as... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-04-06 13:00:34 UTC ]
The awards, which were established in 2012, have become a highly coveted literary honor, reflecting the expert judgment and insight of library professionals and booksellers who work closely with adult readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong,’ the latest Oprah’s Book Club pick, climbs back onto our hardcover fiction list. Plus children’s books new and old introduce concepts of race, and for ‘28 Summers,’ Elin Hilderbrand meets fans where they are. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey announced today that her next book club selection would be Deacon King Kong by James McBride, a novel that she says resonates at a time when America is facing a reckoning over race and violence against black people. “In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-06-16 20:04:23 UTC ]
Amber Sparks, Louise Erdrich, James McBride and other beloved authors have delivered standout books this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-27 17:13:00 UTC ]
A MAJOR FEATURE of the African-American writer James McBride’s books — beginning with the memoir The Color of Water (1995), a tribute to his white mother — is the large dose of humor injected into subjects that are, on the face of things, deadly serious if not sacred. Here in The Color of Water... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-03-18 19:00:39 UTC ]
The National Book Award-winning author follows an aging deacon whose mysterious actions set a sprawling plot in motion. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-09 15:07:32 UTC ]
This week: a new story collection from James McBride, plus an excellent Scandinavian crime thriller. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel set during the Civil War, while George Packer picked up the non-fiction award for his examination of contemporary America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
James McBride won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for "The Good Lord Bird." George Packer won the nonfiction award for "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America."James McBride won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for “The Good Lord Bird,” a satirical account of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]