John McPhee at Tattered Cover Historic Lodo Tonight!

http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780374263737

John McPhee, acclaimed author and staff writer at The New Yorker, will read from and sign his new book Silk Parachute ($25.00 FS&G). The brief, brilliant essay “Silk Parachute,” which first appeared in The New Yorker a decade ago, has become John McPhee’s most anthologized piece of writing. In the nine other pieces collected here—highly varied in length and theme—McPhee ranges with his characteristic humor and intensity through a variety of themes, each containing somewhere a personal aspect in which McPhee suggests why he was attracted to write about the subject. Free numbered tickets for a place in line for the booksigning will be available at 6:30 pm. Seating for the presentation prior to the booksigning is limited, and available on a first-come, first-served basis to ticketed customers only.

Here is a fantastic interview with John done by thetakeaway.org:

http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/mar/15/john-mchphee-silk-parachute/