Hello all. Always heard that I should read John McPhee, but wondering where I should start? Some of his books are super long, and feel a bit intimidating. Thanks!
Why not start with a collection of some of his shorter essays? Go to his wiki page and the bibliography section. He had so many collections published of shorter pieces. Choose a topic you’re interested in (he wrote about nature, sports, travel and so on) and start.
There’s also The John McPhee Reader which is a good introduction as it contains excerpts of his best known pieces. His last essay collection (The Patch, 2018) is also good.
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Why not start with a collection of some of his shorter essays? Go to his wiki page and the bibliography section. He had so many collections published of shorter pieces. Choose a topic you’re interested in (he wrote about nature, sports, travel and so on) and start.
There’s also The John McPhee Reader which is a good introduction as it contains excerpts of his best known pieces. His last essay collection (The Patch, 2018) is also good.