Writer and musician James McBride came to prominence 25 years ago with a beautiful memoir, called The Color of Water. His novel, The Good Lord Bird, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 2014.
Last week, McBride published his new novel, set in a Brooklyn housing project in the 1960s. It is an expansive, insightful masterpiece filled with fascinating characters and trenchant observations. The book is calledDeacon King Kong.
Excerpt from 'Deacon King Kong' by James McBride:
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