Order of James McBride Books

James McBride is an American writer known for his historical fiction and non-fiction works, as well as being a musician. He was raised in a large family with an African-American father and a white Jewish mother. His memoir, The Color of Water, recounts his experiences growing up in a low-income family in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. The book remained on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and is widely studied in high schools and universities throughout the United States. McBride published his first book, The Color of Water, in 1996, and his debut novel, Miracle at St. Anna, followed in 2002. Below is a list of James McBride’s books in the order of their original release: