Matthew Becklo discusses his new book and its themes, from polarization and the present spiritual crisis to 'heaven-earth ...

When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community ...

McBride’s latest is The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, which Ayana Mathis wrote about for our September issue. Describing the plot of a McBride novel is a little hard because his books are ...

National Book Award winner James McBride ("Deacon King Kong") is back with a new must-read novel this week. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵📚 Celeb news ⭐ U.S. Politics ...

Jenny Shank, whose books include "Mixed Company" and "The Ringer," is on the faculty of the Mile High MFA at Regis University in Denver. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store By: James McBride.

The National Book Award-winning author James McBride has a new novel out, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." Like much of McBride’s work, it’s rooted in race, religion and personal history.

The Kakure Kirishitan, or "hidden Christians," had practiced their religion in secret for several hundred years. Sometime after their visit the priest received a copy of the Kakure bible, the Tenchi ...

The “Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” is a neighborhood fixture and keystone, connecting the lives and fates of immigrant Jewish and African American neighbors in a small town in Pennsylvania.