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The Book Show #1654 - James McBride

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published March 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover for Deacon King Kong by James McBride

James McBride is the author of the National Book Award winning "The Good Lord Bird" and the modern classic "The Color of Water." His new book is "Deacon King Kong," a wise and witty tale about what happens to the witnesses of a shooting. 
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