James McBride is an award-winning American writer and musician who has written acclaimed books to his name. Born in the New York City to an African-American father and a Jewish Mother. His father died of cancer before his birth and was raised in Brooklyn's Red Hook Housing projects and lived there till he reached the age of Seven. McBride once said; "I'm proud of my Jewish history...Technically I guess you could say I'm Jewish since my mother was Jewish.... but she converted. So, the question is for theologians to answer... I just get up in the morning happy to be living." McBride isn't just a writer; he's a musician who has written many songs both for himself and other notable artists and went on tour, too. This intriguing biography is worthy of reading to every person who wants to know the man behind the name - James McBride, as it tells the story of the exceptional man of literary work whose work has come to be accepted for its ingenuity.