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John McPhee may seldom accept interviews or photographs, but this doesn’t mean he makes himself unknown. His writing is lively and personal, including detailed character descriptions and in-depth topical analyses. He’s a four-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and he has published twenty-nine books, covering topics in geology, fish, farmer’s markets, and even basketball. His…
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Alongside Truman Capote and Hunter S. Thompson is Norman Mailer, an innovator of creative non-fiction and an influence on the New Journalism of the 1960’s. Mailer was part of a literary generation that included Gore Vidal and which sought to advance “The Great American Novel.” He became known for his counter-cultural essays in the 1950’s,…
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As you may know, July 11th of this year heralded the 50th anniversary of the first publishing of To Kill a Mockingbird. People from all over the country are gathering in various places this summer to celebrate this iconic book and to discuss its impacts on culture and consciousness. To find out if there is…
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On June 18th the world lost a legend in the literary world. Portuguese-born Nobel-prize winner Jose Saramago died at the age of 87 and was mourned by over 20,000 people in Lisbon at his funeral last week. Saramago was born Jose de Sousa to a family of landless peasants. His father was nicknamed Saramago, which…
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