Is James McBrides memoir, “The Color of Water,” is taught across the country?”
McBride’s memoir, “The Color of Water,” is taught across the country and American film icon Spike Lee directed a major motion picture based on his debut novel, “Miracle at St. Anna.” His latest novel, “Song Yet Sung,” was released in paperback in January. Rider students benefited not only from McBride’s experience as a memoirist and fiction writer, but also from knowledge gained in his years as staff writer for the Boston Globe, People Magazine and the Washington Post. He has also been published in Essence, Rolling Stone and the New York Times. Combining his music background as a songwriter and a saxophonist who tours with his six-piece jazz/R&B band, McBride penned “Hip Hop Planet,” for National Geographic, which is a respected exposition on African-American music and culture. In the evening session, Rider student Rance Robeson introduced McBride saying, “He wasn’t afraid to write the pain down or to blow the blues out of his sax.” McBride’s laid-back humor surfaced repeatedly through
From NJ.com: Author, musician James McBride encourages students to travel, read Saturday, November 28, 2009 Janet Purcell SPECIAL TO THE TIMES LAWRENCE — One recent Wednesday was a “once-in-a-lifetime” day for Rider University students. So says Rubin Joyner, director of the state-sponsored Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at the university. Author, musician, screenwriter James McBride spent the day with students discussing his writing and theirs. In the evening, he met with the public for a spirited talk about the books he’s written and about life as he sees it. McBride’s memoir, “The Color of Water,” is taught across the country and American film icon Spike Lee directed a major motion picture based on his debut novel, “Miracle at St. Anna.” His latest novel, “Song Yet Sung,” was released in paperback in January. Rider students benefited not only from McBride’s experience as a memoirist and fiction writer, but also from knowledge gained
