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SUMMARY:Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee
DESCRIPTION:Noel Rubinton discusses his recently pulbished “Looking for a Story: A Complete Guide to the Writings of John McPhee\,” at this book launch event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will be moderated by writer/journalist John Timpane and also feature comments from local artist Diana Weymar\, a former student of McPhee. A pop-up exhibit of McPhee’s writings\, stitched by Weymar\, will also be on display. \nAbout the Book (from the publisher):  An annotated guide to the work of the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer\, teacher\, and pioneer of creative nonfiction. \nJohn McPhee has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1965 and has written more than 30 acclaimed books that began on the magazine’s pages. But few readers know or fully appreciate the true breadth of his writing. “Looking for a Story” is a complete reader’s guide to McPhee’s vast published work\, documenting much rarely seen or connected with McPhee\, including remarkable early writing for Time magazine published without his name. \nIn chronicling McPhee’s career where he broke ground applying devices long associated with fiction to the literature of fact\, Noel Rubinton gives insights into McPhee’s techniques\, choice of subjects\, and research methods\, shedding light on how McPhee turns complicated subjects like geology into compelling stories. Beyond detailing more than seventy years of McPhee’s writing\, Rubinton recounts McPhee’s half century as a Princeton University writing professor\, a little known part of his legacy. McPhee inspired generations of students who wrote hundreds of books of their own\, also catalogued here. \nWith an incisive foreword by New Yorker staff writer and former McPhee student Peter Hessler\, “Looking for a Story” also includes extensive annotated listings of articles about McPhee\, reviews of his books\, and interviews\, readings\, and speeches. Whether you are already an admirer of McPhee or new to his writings\, this book provides an invaluable road map to his rich body of work. \nAbout the Authors: Noel Rubinton is a journalist and strategic communications consultant whose writing has appeared in leading publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. He was a reporter and editor for Newsdayfor many years. Peter Hessler is a staff writer at The New Yorker and his books include “Other Rivers: A Chinese Education.” \nCo-sponsored by the Princeton Public Library and Labyrinth Books.
URL:https://humanities.princeton.edu/event/looking-for-a-story-a-complete-guide-to-the-writings-of-john-mcphee/
LOCATION:Princeton Public Library (Community Room)\, NJ\, United States
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