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John McPhee

John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is an American author and journalist renowned as a pioneer of creative nonfiction, with a career spanning over six decades primarily associated with The New Yorker magazine since 1963. He has authored more than 30 books on diverse topics including sports, science, environment, and geology, with many originating as New Yorker articles. McPhee won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1999 for Annals of the Former World and has taught journalism at Princeton University since 1974.[1][3][4]

Princeton, New Jersey, United States Mar 8, 1931 Wikipedia
creative nonfiction journalism
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
2017
 Coming into the Country
Coming into the Country
1991
 Uncommon Carriers
Uncommon Carriers
2007
 The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor
The Curve of Binding Energy: A Journey into the Awesome and Alarming World of Theodore B. Taylor
1994
 Levels of the Game
Levels of the Game
1979
 Uncommon Carriers
Uncommon Carriers
2007
 Silk Parachute
Silk Parachute
2010
 The Founding Fish
The Founding Fish
2002
 The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed
The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed
2011
 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1994
 Coming into the Country
Coming into the Country
1991
 Joseph Lycett: Convict Artist
Joseph Lycett: Convict Artist
2008