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About Nicholas A. Basbanes
Well known for writing about books, bibliophiles, and various aspects of book culture, Nicholas Basbanes has worked as an award-winning investigative reporter, a literary editor, a lecturer, and a nationally syndicated columnist. More…
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'Double Fold' at 10

Has it really been ten years since Nicholson Baker shook up the cozy world inhabited by librarians and conservators with... read more

Memories on the Block

Call it bittersweet, if you like, but the sale next week of the entire contents of the City of Boston's... read more

Reynolds Price, Author, "Fellow Bibliomaniac"

Reynolds Price, a true southern gentleman and one of the outstanding American writers of his generation, died yesterday at 77,... read more

Bowdlerizing Mark Twain

If Michiko Kakutani's column in today's New York Times is not the best read and most emailed piece in the... read more

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Places to go on the web for book fans.

Need Help on Getting the Word Out About Your Book?

If you need someone to promote your book, bibliophile Victor Gulotta (see profiles of him in Among the Gently Mad and Editions & Impressions) can help in a very big way.

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia

Rare Book School at the University of Virginia

The Ticknor Society

A recently established bibliophilic group in Boston, with a full range of programs and activities.

Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America

Find an antiquarian bookseller.

The Book Collector

Information on subscribing to the most consequential journal on the subject of book collecting published on either side of the Atlantic,.

Trussel’s Bibliophile Link

Bibliophiles of every persuasion will find something of interest here, including links to dozens of pertinent sites.

OCLC WorldCat Library Searches

The easiest way to find the item you are looking for in a library near you is to search the online catalog of OCLC known as WorldCat, now available free to everyone online. This site can become contagious; to get yourself started.