Event | Lectures and Symposia Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Winner James McBride
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 24, 2024
10:35 am - 11:20 am EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Ballroom ABC (Level 3, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: Main Stage
- Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For Adults
- Genre(s): Black and African American, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery
Part of National Book Festival; 2024 National Book Festival
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
James McBride is the latest recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden bestows McBride with the prize, and McBride has a conversation with NPR’s Michel Martin at this event about his latest novel “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” and his writing career as a whole.