James McBride
James McBride is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction books. He is also a musician. James grew up in a large family with an African-American father and a white Jewish mother. His memoir, The Color of Water , details his upbringing growing up in a poor family in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. The book spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list and is read in high school and universities across the United States.
