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In recent years, the writer John McPhee has stepped away from lucidly detailing complex structures like rocks and lacrosse plays, and has instead taken himself — and his 55 years working for the ...
John McPhee, 92, is known for the length and longevity of his writing. Out with a new book, 'Tabula Rasa,' he hopes writing will keep him alive forever.
John McPhee, who turned 92 in March, would like to keep at it for a while — the writing, and the breathing.In his lively new collection, “Tabula Rasa,” the very longtime, very long-form ...
Writer John McPhee has tackled wide variety of topics, from oranges to the geological history of North America. NPR's Scott Simon talks with McPhee about his latest book, "Tabula Rasa." ...
John McPhee, aged 92, is a writer’s writer. A father of literary non-fiction, he has tackled subjects as varied as fishing and oranges in his 32 books and 60 years writing articles for the New ...