Join us as we livestream Illinois Librarie s Present's An Evening with James McBride on the big screen to ce lebrate Black History Month! \; Enjoy light refreshments as we watch t he livestream\, a post-event conversation about James McBride and his work with APLD Reader's Services Coordinator Becky Clark\, and a chance to win a hardcover copy of The Heaven &\; Earth Grocery Store by Jam es McBride (in-person attendees only\, must be present to win).\n
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\nAbout the event: \;
\nIllinois Libraries Prese nt James McBride\, an award-winning author\, musician\, and screenwriter. His landmark memoir\, The Color of Water\, was published in 1996 and is considered an American classic\, read in schools and universities a cross the United States. His 2013 novel\, The Good Lord Bird\, wo n the National Book Award for Fiction and was adapted by Ethan Hawke and J ason Blum into a Showtime series bearing the same name. His latest\, T he Heaven &\; Earth Grocery Store\, was named one of the New Y ork Times&rsquo\; 100 Notable Books of 2023.
\nIn 2016\, Presid ent Obama awarded McBride the National Humanities Medal "for humanizing th e complexities of discussing race in America. Through writings about his o wn uniquely American story\, and his works of fiction informed by our shar ed history\, his moving stories of love display the character of the Ameri can family." In 2024 he became the latest recipient of the Library of Cong ress Prize for American Fiction. A native New Yorker\, McBride is a Distin guished Writer in Residence at New York University.
\nHeather Marie- Montilla of PBS Books will join McBride in conversation.
\nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide c ollaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department o f the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Inst itute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
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