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Category: Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

James McBride, seated onstage, with an open notebook on his lap, looks over his glasses while in conversation.

James McBride at the NBF: “Love is the greatest … novel ever written.”

Posted by: Neely Tucker

James McBride, winner of the Library's 2024 Prize for American Fiction, took the main stage at the National Book Festival last weekend, delighting a rapturous crowd with anecdotes and observations about his best-selling books and his remarkable writing career. "Love is the greatest novel ever written," he said. "That's it."