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James Pogue is an American essayist and journalist. [1] He is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine, and his pieces have appeared on the cover. [2] [3] 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.

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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 . [2]

Pogue grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has written frequently about midwestern politics. [4] [5] His essay about the city's political history was collected in City by City, published by FSG. [6]

His 2019 Harper's article on farm murders in South Africa has been frequently cited in academic literature. [7] [8] He has written about dissident Irish Republican Army groups in Northern Ireland [9] and frequently about militia groups in the rural American west. [10] [11]

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, [12] [13] and has written frequently about forestry and fire in California. [14] [15]

Books

Pogue is the author of Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West. The book was called a "fascinating debut" by NPR, [16] and praised in the New York Review of Books, The Los Angeles Review of Books and other publications. [17] [18] It was criticized by some publications for its personal narrative and essayistic digressions. Kirkus called the book "courageous," but cited "some excess and irrelevance." [19]

Achievements and honors

Pogue's work has been supported by the Pulitzer Center and an Alicia Patterson Fellowship, [20] and his 2019 essay about forestry in California was a "notable" selection in the 2020 edition of Best American Science and Nature Writing. [21] He has appeared on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher, MSNBC's All In With Chris Hayes, and NPR's Today Explained. [22] [23] [24]

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