*National Book Award winner James McBride is turning his attention to the Godfather of Soul for his next project.
The author of “The Good Lord Bird” has a deal with Spiegel & Grau for a book about the late James Brown. “Kill ‘Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown” is tentatively scheduled for March 2016, reports the AP.
According to the publisher, “Kill ‘Em and Leave” will trace the “true roots” of Brown and will include interviews with sources who “have never spoken on the record before.” McBride himself is a saxophonist who has performed with his own band.
The book will be edited by Cindy Spiegel, who worked with McBride on his million-selling memoir “The Color of Water.”
“The Good Lord Bird” won the National Book Award for fiction in 2013.
We Publish News 24/7. Don’t Miss A Story. Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to Our Newsletter Now!
