Eric Moskowitz

Author, reporter, Celtics fan, cargo-bike dad. Plunging "rake of recollection into the dust heap of history." Ex-@GlobeMoskowitz, now writing at Harvard

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

Honored to learn THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE made B&N's best-of list for 2026, in the Science & Nature category!

Whether you classify it under Americana, history, sports, automobiles, travel writing, or any other banner, I hope you'll check it out!
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[The Henry Ford @thehenryford]

Join us for a free talk, Q&A and book signing with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Eric Moskowitz as he discusses his new book, “The Hardest, Longest Race: Henry Ford and the Cross-Country Contest That Changed America.” @ELMoskowitz 🔗 RSVP at https://t.co/MAaLZuMy58

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

Come on out to the @CharlesRiverMus tonight at 7. I’m honored to be a guest in their “Mill Talk” series https://t.co/RBsp4iRDpK

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

If you’re on the Cape, I’m speaking about my book tomorrow (8/26) at the Sandwich Heritage Museums, where the collection includes 4 Model Ts & President Taft’s White steamer! https://t.co/jJFVkq4adj

[Deadly Passions Terrible Joys @terriblejoy_pod]

This month on “Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys,” I'm digging into that race with help from award-winning journalist @ELMoskowitz, whose book “The Hardest, Longest Race” reconstructs the event in gorgeous detail.

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[Deadly Passions Terrible Joys @terriblejoy_pod]

In 1909, Ford sent two examples of the new Model T to compete in a race from New York City to Seattle, Washington. And while a Ford crossed the finish line first, it had to CHEAT to do so.

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[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

What a thrill to visit WBUR and get to talk to Sharon Brody about THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! If you missed it on air this morning, here's the link: https://t.co/9ROFE1SJEE

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

@TWallack Aw, thanks, Todd! So cool to see it so visibly displayed! What’s the store? I would be glad to send them bookplates and bookmarks

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

One of the few things more annoying than AI-generated, author-baiting "marketing" scam emails is when that outreach is meant for another author entirely ... but then they ping you again anyway for not replying. (Though this DOES make me want to read "Lightning Beneath the Sea.")

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

The best piece on these cons came from the one and only @DanBarryNYT in February https://t.co/bgX4qO6jwW

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

Listening to the Sox in the car with a new fan …

Me: Whoa, the Sox have bunted successfully twice this inning!

7yo: You’re allowed to BUNT!?!!

Me: Yeah. Do you remember what a bunt is?

7yo: I forget.

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

Elizabeth, what a pleasure! This one's a deep cut, for those interested in the long journey behind a book. And thanks for the very blurbable "I’m sure it took fricking forever to get all of those little details, but they were worth it," which warms my rabbit-hole-loving heart :)

[Elizabeth Blackstock @eliz_blackstock]

The exceptional @ELMoskowitz gave me several hours of his time to talk about his latest book, "The Hardest, Longest Race", including what it took to revive a race from 1909!

Check out the full conversation:

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[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

This was fun to write, about a 101yo @Harvard alum who grew up in modest circumstances, served in WWII, became a pioneering postwar high-tech exec, and turned to art in retirement. Mainly a sculptor, his paintings now hang in Zimmer Hall (Science Center) https://t.co/wqI87TwKvF

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

@connell_ld @MassDCR It’s such a great pool — and public resource; while we were waiting, two women in hijabs who said they’d just moved here asked if the pool cost money, and I was glad to tell them it was free (when open) — it was strange to see it half-empty once it finally opened

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

When you find the great @MassDCR pool at Magazine Beach is closed on a perfect summer Sunday because of a life guard shortage, but at least you had bagels, smoked salmon, and capers in your pool bag

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

@connell_ld @MassDCR We were able to wait, but I felt bad for the many who came and went. Also, for an hour there was no signage besides the vague CLOSED, until we knocked — and the manager who’d been inside working the phones trying to rally other lifeguards explained, and taped up a sheet of paper.

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

All’s well that ends well; enough lifeguards rallied in the afternoon to open the pool, and the bagel-eaters got to swim, too

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

A callback to the time I got to try driving an @MBTA bus as a @BostonGlobe transportation reporter at the annual Bus Roadeo: https://t.co/dq07U7M63K

[Eric Moskowitz @ELMoskowitz]

Thanks to @axios and @deehan for this great coverage of THE HARDEST LONGEST RACE — and for a bullet point that my family and friends will appreciate. Link here: https://t.co/9onS8m28rJ

[Kim Novak - The Reading Rx @CFPharmD]

The Hardest, Longest Race by Eric Moskowitz is an informative and entertaining wild ride through auto #history. #NonFiction #Audiobooks #NetGalley #BookTwitter
@ELMoskowitz @StMartinsPress

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