There’s something magical about James McBride’s novel, “Deacon King Kong.” It’s the same kind of magic that fills the pages of John Steinbeck’s “Cannery Row.” It’s a mix of colorful characters, bleak ...

NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Gotham Book Prize, an annual award created to encourage and honor writing about New York City in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, announced today that James ...

Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is here! The legendary television personality, 66, announced her latest selection on Tuesday's CBS This Morning: Deacon King Kong by James McBride. Set in a ...

James McBride's Deacon King Kong is a feverish love letter to New York City, people, and writing. The prose is relentless and McBride's storytelling skills shine as he drags readers at breakneck speed ...

NEW YORK (AP) — James McBride’s latest honor for the novel “Deacon King Kong” is a real New York story. McBride’s fictional snapshot of a Brooklyn neighborhood in late 1969 has won the inaugural ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has chosen ...

James McBride — an award-winning author, musician and screenwriter — has won the 2022 Thurber Prize for American Humor. McBride, whose 2020 novel “Deacon King Kong” was named one of the top 10 books ...

A reminder: Moira’s Seattle Times Book Club will meet at noon on Wednesday, April 26, to discuss James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong.” Bookmark this page — we’ll be meeting in the comments section below ...

Deacon King Kong, bless him, cannot remember that he has just gone and shot the local drug dealer in the face, for everyone to see. His friends urge the bumbling, recently widowed, often drunken ...