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New Dominion Bookshop to host author James McBride at The Haven

Chris Graham

New Dominion BookshopNew Dominion Bookshop will host an evening with National Book Award-winning author James McBride at The Haven on Tuesday, March 10, from 7-8:30 p.m.

McBride is the author of the New York Times bestselling books The Good Lord Bird and The Color of Water.

McBride’s new novel, Deacon King Kong, will be released from Riverhead Books in March. Tickets are available through Eventbrite.com.

Ticketing Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/james-mcbride-deacon-king-kong-tickets-85520884267

McBride is an accomplished musician and author whose books have been translated into 19 languages and sold millions of copies around the world. He is the author of the National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling The Good Lord Bird, which Showtime is turning into a television series; the bestselling American classic The Color of Water; and the bestsellers Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna, which was adapted into a film by Spike Lee with a screenplay written by McBride.

He is also the author of Kill ‘Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. Awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama “for humanizing the complexities of discussing race in America,” McBride is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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