The Good Lord Bird

Name: The Good Lord Bird
Author: James McBride

by James McBride

Novel reimagining abolitionist John Brown through the eyes of a young gender-ambiguous slave

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James McBride

McBride's The Color of Water is a memoir about his white Jewish mother and the multiracial family she created that became one of the most beloved American memoirs of the 1990s. He is also a distinguished novelist and jazz musician.

More by James McBride

The Color of WaterMemoir interweaving McBride's African-American identity with his mother's Jewish heritage
Kill 'Em and LeaveBiography of legendary soul musician James Brown and his rise from poverty to fame
Miracle at St. AnnaWorld War Two novel about African-American soldiers discovering art and humanity in Italy
Song Yet SungNovel about underground railroad passengers traveling through 19th century America seeking freedom