Official site of author and journalist, John N. Maclean. Featuring "Home Waters"—his sixth and latest book—a moving memoir of a family’s love affair with the Blackfoot River in Montana

John N. Maclean, author of the acclaimed Fire on the Mountain, offers a view from the front lines, combining action-packed storytelling with moving insights about firefighters and informed analysis of firefighting strategy past and present.

"Home Waters: A Chronicle of Family and a River" is John N. Maclean’s sixth book. An award winning author and journalist, he spent thirty years at the Chicago Tribune, most of that time as a Washington correspondent, before taking up a second career as an author.

Select writings, articles, and essays by award winning author and journalist, John N. Maclean. He spent thirty years at the Chicago Tribune, most of that time as a Washington correspondent, before taking up a second career as an author.

In the spirit of his father's beloved classic "A River Runs Through It" comes a gorgeous chronicle of a family and the land they call home: "Home Waters" is John N. Maclean’s meditation on fly fishing and life along Montana's Blackfoot River, where four generations of Macleans have fished, bonded, and drawn timeless lessons from its storied ...

Join us for a cocktail reception and discussion with award-winning journalist and author John N. Maclean. John N. is the son of author Norman Maclean who took the fly fishing world by storm in 1976 with his book A River Runs Through It.

Apr 27, 2022 · BOOK SPOTLIGHT: JOHN N. MACLEAN – HOME WATERS In his new book Home Waters, John N. Maclean, son of Norman Maclean, author of A River Runs Through It, reflects on his family’s storied fishing history. By Leonard Schoenberger / …

John Maclean, award–winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, spent more than five years researching the Esperanza Fire and covering the trial of Raymond Oyler.

In this acclaimed bestseller of investigative journalism, John N. Maclean chronicles the deadly 1994 Colorado forest fire that was wrongly identified at the outset as occurring in South Canyon.

Jessie Burns Maclean at the family cabin at Seeley Lake. Photo by Norman Maclean.