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American writer
James Pogue
BornCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationJournalist

James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist. He is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine, and his pieces have appeared on the cover. He is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West, a first-person account of conflict over public lands in the American west.

Journalism

Pogue has written for publications including Vanity Fair, Harper's, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine, and the London Review of Books.

Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics. His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG.

His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa has been frequently cited in academic literature. He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west.

His work on armed politics frequently intersects with reporting on environmental issues. Pogue has contributed reporting and opinion pieces to the Los Angeles Times on environmental policy, and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California.

Books

Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR, and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications. It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance."

Achievements and honors

Pogue's work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship, and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing. He has appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, and NPR's Today Explained.

References

  1. Snyder, Liz. "Kenosha the Subject of Harper's Magazine Cover Story". No. 4 August 2020. The Kenosha News. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ "James Pogue". Grantee Bio. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. Pogue, James. "Good Guys With Guns". No. April, 2020. Harper's Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. Pogue, James. "Going Back to Cincinnati". The American Conservative. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. Snyder, Liz (8 August 2020). "Snyder : the Focus of Harper's magazine Cover Story". The Kenosha News. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. Gessen, Keith; Squibb, Stephen, eds. (May 12, 2015). City By City. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-37-471340-9. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  7. Hinton, Alexander Laban (2021). It Can Happen Here. ISBN 9781479808021.
  8. Gordon, Lewis R. (2021). Freedom, Justice, And Decolonization. Routledge. ISBN 9781000244731. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. Pogue, James (3 May 2016). "Republicans". Granta. Granta. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. Pogue, James. "Miner Threat". No. September, 2015. Vice. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  11. Pogue, James. "In Oregon, This is Less the End Than The Beginning". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. Pogue, James (June 27, 2021). "Op-Ed: Salmon is an indicator species for California's water crisis. It's not looking good". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  13. Pogue, James (December 13, 2020). "Op-Ed: Trump is making a last-minute push to turn a sacred Arizona oasis into a copper pit". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  14. Pogue, James (April 2019). "Send In The Clones". No. 124. The Believer. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  15. Pogue, James (November 13, 2013). "Soul on Fire". Vice.
  16. Schaub, Michael (May 23, 2018). "Long-Simmering Rage Leads to Rebellion in "Chosen Country"". Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  17. Kabat, Jennifer (June 18, 2018). "Hard Stands". The Los Angeles Review of Books.
  18. Hochschild, Adam (April 5, 2018). "Bang for the Buck". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  19. "Chosen Country". Kirkus Reviews. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  20. "Alicia Patterson Fellows". Alicia Patterson Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  21. Kaku, Michio (2020). Best American Science and Nature Writing. p. 342. ISBN 9780358074243.
  22. "Real Time with Bill Maher Ep 3: January 29, 2021: Heather Heying & Bret Weinstein, Van Jones | Official Website for the HBO Series | HBO.com". www.hbo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  23. "Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 4/26/22". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  24. "Today, Explained". www.vox.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

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