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About James McBride
American writer and musician
James McBride is an American writer and musician. He is known for his fiction and for work that bridges literature and music. He received the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel The Good Lord Bird. That recognition placed him among the notable American voices in contemporary fiction, with a career shaped by both writing and music.
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- “I hate to sound blase about it, but literary status is not important to me. Being happy is important to me.”James McBride
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- “If you can whistle the melody, then the song will stick. But if you need a bunch of machines to make it sound…”James McBride
- “A band is not a democracy: It's show business.”James McBride
Explore Jazz
- “Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on…”J. J. Johnson
- “We were either listening to jazz or Robert Johnson, the old blues man, but not to our peers.”Butch Trucks
- “My roots are in classical music and jazz, and I want the freedom of being able to improvise. This freedom is…”Adnan Sami
Books: more sayings
- “Well, regarding actors, my idol is Catherine Deneuve, but not in relation to my work, I'm just a fan. As far…”Celine Sciamma
- “The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experie…”Samuel Smiles
- “I love reading books that can break my heart.”Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Books by James McBride
The color of water
1996
Song yet sung
2008
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
2023
The Good Lord Bird
2013
Miracle at St. Anna
2002