When people ask the author James McBride what he does for work, he tells them he’s a saxophone player.
But McBride, 66, makes his living as an author — and right now, that living is very good.
His latest novel, “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” which follows the Black and Jewish residents of a Pennsylvania town in the early 20th century, hit a milestone: Since its release last summer, it has sold more than a million copies.
His novel “The Good Lord Bird” won the National Book Award.
Eventually, it sold more than 2 million copies.
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New York Times
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Brooklyn, New Jersey, Pennsylvania