Nicholas Basbanes

[Nicholas Basbanes @NBasbanes]

@spazhousellc Dear Roxanne, kindly excuse the tardy reply, I have not been sufficiently diligent in monitoring my Twitter account. I'm afraid I can offer no enlightenment on your question, in any case, though I agree the quality of the stock you mention has sadly deteriorated. All best, Nick

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Delighted to have been invited to contribute a piece to
@BookCollectoruk which is running in two sections. Part II to follow in the Winter Issue. @VickyWilsonBook @AAKnopf #basbanes #books https://t.co/vNqTgI9Qof

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.#CrossofSnow was selected by @MassBook, an affiliate of @librarycongress, for its 21st annual #mustread long list for the Massachusetts Book Award. Winner to be announced in the fall. @VickyWilsonBook @AAKnopf @humanitiesmag @finebooks #Basbanes https://t.co/LJWXNgEnkN

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The lead #BookReview in today's @TheTLS is a perceptive consideration of #CrossofSnow by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, professor @magdalenoxford and expert on 19th-century literature. #gratitude #longfellow #poetry @VickyWilsonBook https://t.co/D4Y77daGHN

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Join me on February 24th at 7pm for for my exploration of the love and partnership of Henry and Fanny Longfellow, hosted by @OldNorth1723 #CrossofSnow #Basbanes #Longfellow @AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook Tickets: https://t.co/a8AizyUI7y

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Thank you to @csmonitor for naming #CrossofSnow a best #BookRecommendations of 2020. @AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook @finebooks @LongfellowHouse @humanitiesmag @NEHgov #basbanes https://t.co/1lb4XYYgo5

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Join me and Diana Korzenik on 12/7 for a lively conversation about Henry and Fanny Longfellow. Presented jointly by @mastatelibrary, the @AncestorExperts, and @ForumNetwork. #CrossofSnow #Basbanes @aaknopf @VickyWilsonBook @PorterSqBooks Register below: https://t.co/LfIY2ShNtD

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ruins in your country to see, Mr Longfellow, and so we thought we would come to see you”.
#CrossofSnow #Longfellow #Books @AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook #basbanes
The full article is to be found here: https://t.co/BpDiv6vYPw

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. @TheTLS published its annual compilation of "Books of the Year," including a selection by the great Irish poet Paul Muldoon. Forgive me for being flabbergasted by this: "In my own case, I was steeped [as a schoolboy] in Longfellow’s The Song of Hiawatha, reciting it obsessively

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as a child. Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Nicholas A. Basbanes (Knopf) provides an exhilarating account of this multifaceted man of letters who became a national institution. One English visitor who had beaten a path to his door remarked “There are no

[Nicholas Basbanes @NBasbanes]

Join me and Texas A&M rare books curator Kevin O'Sullivan on Thursday to discuss the 25th anniversary of "A Gentle Madness" and highlights from the exhibition dedicated to the book. Should be fun! @VickyWilsonBook @TAMU #basbanes #bibliophile https://t.co/s8sm8jxXrL

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For your reading pleasure, reproduced at Literary Features Syndicate is the introduction by @NBasbanes to the newly released edition of the #bibliomystery The Widening Stain. Whodunnit? How about, who really wrote it? @MysteriousPress #mystery
https://t.co/OGbL2DMqOX

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There's still a few seats left for my talk tomorrow night hosted by the Caxton Club, now 125 years young. Details here: https://t.co/QPESSTB4Yl #CrossofSnow #Longfellow #books @VickyWilsonBook @AAKnopf

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Tonight, join me and @PenzlerPub to talk biblio-mysteries, bibliomaniacal matters, and a new edition of "The Widening Stain," for which I wrote the introduction. Should be fun. Register: https://t.co/ACmg3rs9Cl #Basbanes #CrossofSnow @AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook @finebooks

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In the @humanitiesmag Summer issue I examine dealing with death and disease in 19th-century America--in the eyes of Henry and Fanny Longfellow. #CrossofSnow #Basbanes @VickyWilsonBook @NEHgov @AAKnopf #COVID19 #MaskUp https://t.co/ksJvMxre7Y

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Starred review for #CrossofSnow in @LibraryJournal. https://t.co/r7Ngg6BvfV #longfellow #basbanes @VickyWilsonBook

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Looking forward to a stimulating talk tomorrow with author @JulieScelfo as part of Edith Wharton's @TheMountLenox summer author series. This virtual event is a substitute for the onsite author-dinner event. Please join us. https://t.co/DdztdGHikL
@AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook

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Please join me for my talk tomorrow: "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: The Bard of Brattle Street" Public Program with @AmAntiquarian @AAKnopf @VickyWilsonBook https://t.co/ZL6ERKndaX #Basbanes #CrossofSnow #Longfellow #book

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My event tonight discussing #CrossofSnow with @poisonedpen
Bookstore of Phoenix, Ariz., will be broadcast live on Facebook, 7 p.m. EST, so no need to register. https://t.co/CuJ31j2dHl
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@VickyWilsonBook
@finebooks
@GrolierClub
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Acute #Bibliomania: Reflections on the writing of #AGentleMadness, twenty-five years after its publication @finebooks https://t.co/fsEmKMUXhb