John McPhee

A Sense of Where You Are

February 22, 2022

Here is a brief excerpt from a classic article (1965) by John McPhee for The New Yorker. To read the complete article, check k out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph from Bettman / Getty * *…

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Draft No.4: A book review by Bob Morris

January 7, 2018

Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process John McPhee Farrar, Strauss & Giroux (September 2017) “Actually, the essence of the process is revision.” I have read many of John McPhee’s previously published books and consider him to be among the…

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Why it’s so important to nourish a child’s curiosity

January 4, 2018

In Draft No. 4, John McPhee shares what he has learned about the process of writing. Thus far, he has created 32 volumes of general non-fiction, all published by Farrar Strauss Giroux, and hundreds of articles for Time magazine, then…

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The 60s: A book review by Bob Morris

January 15, 2017

The 60s: The Story of a Decade Henry Finder, Editor Random House (October 2016) Here is an incomparable collective portrait of a truly galvanizing era For more than 90 years, The New Yorker has earned and deserves its reputation as…

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Writing a Strong Lead Is Half the Battle

December 20, 2010

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John McPhee for the Wall Street Journal. To read the complete article and check out a wealth of resources, please click here. *     *     * You’re wading around in your notes,…

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