Nicholas Basbanes
The death yesterday at 78 of Nobel Laureate Harold Pinter brings to mind a very brief discussion I had with the great British playwright twenty-four years ago, and how I acquired what is easily one of
An homage of sorts today to the great Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), the inimitable Chicago newspaperman whose syndicated column of a century ago was a national sensation, earning the unqualified end
It's days like these that I think how senseless the loss last year of the great American writer, David Halberstam, killed in a terrible automobile accident in Northern California.
Today, we have redux of another kind, and not one that is
very pleasant to report.
very pleasant to report.
A friend reminded me this morning of a passage in my first book, A Gentle Madness, that seems especially appropriate to what's going on in the world today, with recession and unemployment and b
The idea of "luxury publishing" is by no means a
new concept, the tradition of artisans being commissioned by wealthy patrons to
create exquisite books that are coveted as works of art in and of
thems
new concept, the tradition of artisans being commissioned by wealthy patrons to
create exquisite books that are coveted as works of art in and of
thems
I am working this week on the annual roundups I do for Literary Features
Syndicate on books worthwhile for holiday giving, one batch for
adults, the other for kids.
Syndicate on books worthwhile for holiday giving, one batch for
adults, the other for kids.
I am pleased to offer in this exciting new forum my modest take on what is going on these days in the book world, and while I'm at it, to reflect on my continuing adventures among people I have come,
