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James McBride

James McBride

Born 11 Sep 1957

From Brooklyn, New York, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes fiction and nonfiction

Wikipedia

James McBride (born September 11, 1957) is an American writer and musician. He is the recipient of the 2013 National Book Award for fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird.

Quotes

  • “Writing is the act of failing at something all the time. Do it with a sense of humor, and it ain’t no big deal. Life is just about falling on stage and getting up, and that’s what writing is all about, too.”
    On the potential failure of writing in “James McBride: How I Write” in The Write
  • “I tell them that a simple story is the best story, and that time and place is really crucial to good storytelling.”
    On the writing advice he gives to his students in "James McBride's Advice For Ne
  • “Most of us has a desire to mind other folks’ business,” she said. “That’s the child in you, Butter, not the man.”
    Five-Carat Soul, p. 134
  • “I’m in the last October of life looking for a few more Aprils. I don’t want to remember no more.”
    Five-Carat Soul, p. 209

Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Books by James McBride in order

Books by James McBride in the order they were published, from War, Battering, and Other Sports (1995) to Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (2023).

  1. 1War, Battering, and Other SportsWar, Battering, and Other Sports1995
  2. 2The Color of WaterThe Color of Water1996
  3. 3The Color of Water Reading GuideThe Color of Water Reading Guide1998
  4. 4A Method of Selecting Final Colours for Reproduction on CeraA Method of Selecting Final Colours for Reproduction on Ceramic Tiles by Screen-printing2002
  5. 5Miracle at St. AnnaMiracle at St. Anna2002
  6. 6Buffalo SoldierBuffalo Soldier2003
  7. 7Song Yet SungSong Yet Sung2008
  8. 8The Good Lord BirdThe Good Lord Bird2013
  9. 9The Flightdeck Survival ManualThe Flightdeck Survival Manual2014
  10. 10TrenchblightTrenchblight2014
  11. 11L'Oiseau Du Bon Dieu (Americana) (French Edition)L'Oiseau Du Bon Dieu (Americana) (French Edition)2015
  12. 12Kill 'Em and Leave : Searching for James Brown and the AmeriKill 'Em and Leave : Searching for James Brown and the American Soul2016
  13. 13Ptak Dobrego BogaPtak Dobrego Boga2016
  14. 14Five-Carat SoulFive-Carat Soul2017
    What's in it (9)
  15. 15Symmes's Theory of Concentric SpheresSymmes's Theory of Concentric Spheres2018
  16. 16Deacon King KongDeacon King Kong2020
  17. 17James Mcbride's Scrapbook of Articles on the Hollow Earth ThJames Mcbride's Scrapbook of Articles on the Hollow Earth Theory Lectures of John Symmes2021
  18. 18Effect of Russia Ukraine War on Global MarketEffect of Russia Ukraine War on Global Market2022
  19. 19Pioneer BiographyPioneer Biography2022
  20. 20Heaven and Earth Grocery StoreHeaven and Earth Grocery Store2023
  21. 21Corrosion of Steam DrumsCorrosion of Steam Drums
  22. 22El color del aguaEl color del agua

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