BABEL-2024/2025 Season, 4-James McBride
Databases
Gale Academic OneFile
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. NOVELny Virtual Tour
Websites
Author's Website
A link to the author's website.
Free Library of Philadelphia Author Event
Here is a recorded discussion with James McBride about his novel The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store from August 2023.
Politics and Prose Bookstore
Watch author James McBride's book talk and reading at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., interviewed by author Jason Reynolds, from December 2023.
The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities
A feature piece on James McBride from Fall 2016.
NPR
James McBride discusses the inspiration and the story behind his writing of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, from August 2023.
Literary Hub
James McBride on Going on Faith: In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast, from September 2023. First Draft: A Dialogue of Writing is a weekly show featuring in-depth interviews with fiction, nonfiction, essay writers, and poets, highlighting the voices of writers as they discuss their work, their craft, and the literary arts, from September 2023.
KUOW NPR Network
'Musician And Author James McBride: 'The Details Always Tell The Story.' In his description of this talk, John O'Brien writes, "As you listen to this episode of Speakers Forum, keep in mind that author James McBride gave this talk without any notes. In it, he riffs on his family, career, books, and life in America with thoughtful, humorous, and inspiring improvisation," from January 2015.
NPR
An interview with James McBride, 'Emphasize The Positive': James McBride On The Kindness That Shaped Him,' from March 2020.
The New Yorker Radio Hour Podcast
James McBride discusses his new novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, from August 2023.
Libro.fm Podcast
In this episode from Libro.fm, they interviewed author, musician, and educator James McBride. In the episode, they discuss his new novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, writing, public education, and the power of positive thinking from August 2023.
Barnes & Noble Poured Over Podcast
In this episode, James McBride discusses his research and personal connection to his newest novel, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, from August 2023.
Community and Local Links
Just Buffalo Literary Center
The premier center for the literary arts in the Buffalo/Niagara region, Just Buffalo promotes community-based literary events throughout the year.
Library Materials
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