Author

Books by James McBride

James McBride is an American author and musician born in Brooklyn in 1957. He is the son of Ruth McBride Jordan, whose story forms the center of The Color of Water. He studied journalism at Oberlin College and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He is also a trained jazz musician and has composed music for theater and film. The Color of Water, his debut memoir published in 1996, has sold more than three million copies. His subsequent work includes the novels The Good Lord Bird, which won the National Book Award in 2013, and Deacon King Kong.