James McBride is the author of several distinguished books, including “The Color of Water,” a memoir that spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list and is widely considered a modern classic. McBride’s most recent book, “Deacon King Kong” (Riverhead), is a novel set in 1969 that explores intricately woven storylines behind a seemingly inexplicable act of violence. McBride’s previous novel, “The Good Lord Bird,” won the National Book Award in 2013. In 2016, President Obama awarded McBride the National Humanities Medal, for “humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America.” McBride is also an accomplished musician and a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University.
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