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In Tribute to Peter Howard

For the last couple of weeks, the booktryst blog has been running a series of moving tributes to a legendary... read more

Toby Holtzman, Bookman

One of the most extraordinary bibliophiles I have ever met, Irwin T. "Toby" Holtzman, passed away in Detroit this past... read more

1 x 700

I am forever fascinated by bibliophiles who go beyond focusing their energy and resources on the collected works of one... read more

Thomas Jefferson's 'Bibliomany'

What better way for bibliophiles to observe the Fourth of July than to reflect a bit on the legendary... read more

Tom Swift at 100

One of the great stories in the annals of American juvenile publishing was the creation a century ago by Edward... read more

Typists Need Not Apply

The Writers Room at 740 Broadway in New York advertises itself as "the nation's largest and oldest urban writers' colony,"... read more

Horatio Alger Society

The Horatio Alger Society is a group of collectors committed not only to gathering the books and preserving the legacy... read more

Staley to Retire at HRC

The news out of the Southwest this week is that after twenty-two years at the helm of the Harry Ransom... read more

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Editions & Impressions

Editions & Impressions: Twenty Years on the Book Beat collects thirty-three of Nicholas Basbaness most engaging articles grouped into three sections: Book Culture; People; and Places. Mr. Basbanes selected the essays in this collection precisely because they were not replicated in substantial ways in his other books. More than one-third of the essays in Editions & Impressions are published here for the first time in their full, uncut versions, and one essay and the introduction have never been previously published at all. Most of the essays include an endnote, telling the behind-the-scenes story about the article and bringing the subject up to date. There is much new for Mr. Basbanes fans to enjoy.