Deacon King Kong by James McBride
⭐ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK ⭐ CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ ⭐ TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR, NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST 'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic of intertwined lives.' JOYCE CAROL OATES 'Deeply felt, beautifully written ...
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
THE RUNAWAY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK FROM ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2024 NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR/FRESH AIR, WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORKER, AND TIME MAGAZINE ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2023 “A murder mystery locked ...

James McBride completely hooked me with Deacon King Kong and he did it again with The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store. His characters are so compelling, they stay with you long after you finish his books. Their stories feel like old family stories. His dialog is superb, and often very funny. And he rips out your heart with some devastatingly beautiful scenes in both books (Dodo and Monkey Pants in The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, Sportcoat and Hettie in Deacon King Kong). Easily one of my favorite writers.