An Evening with James McBride

Program Type:

Literacy

Age Group:

Adults

Program Description

Details

Register and join author, musician, and screenwriter James McBride on Zoom. McBride is well known for his 1995 memoir, the bestselling book The Color of Water, which describes his life growing up in a large, poor American-African family led by his ethnically Jewish mother. His 2023 novel, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is a murder mystery that contains a powerful story of place and community, of love and hate, and compassion and violence.

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Registration is handled by services other than Lake Forest Library. Please follow the instructions and/or use the link to complete your registration.

Please note that you must register for each date separately.

This event is on Zoom and will be recorded. Once you register, you will receive an email with connection info. After the event, registrants will receive an email with info on accessing the recording. Event times are in America/Chicago Central Time Zone.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).