Nicholas Andrew Basbanes (born May 25, 1943, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture. His subjects have included the “eternal passion for books” (A Gentle Madness);Michael Dirda, “Genuine Book Cases,” Washington Post, July 30, 1995. the history and future of libraries (Patience & Fortitude);Merle Rubin, “Can you have too many books? Musings on Bibliophiles From Classical Alexandria to the Internet,” Christian Science Monitor, December 27, 2001.http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1227/p17s1-bogn.html the “willful destruction of books” and the “determined effort to rescue them” (A Splendor of Letters);André Bernard, “Fear of Book Assasination [sic] Haunts Bibliophile’s Musings,” The New York Observer, December 15, 2003. http://observer.com/2003/12/fear-of-book-assasination-haunts-bibliophiles-musings/ and “the power of the printed word to stir the world” (Every Book Its Reader).Brigitte Weeks, “The Manifold Beauties of Books,” Washington Post, January 5, 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/04/AR2006010401710.html
Nicholas Andrew Basbanes (born May 25, 1943, in Lowell, Massachusetts) is an American author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture. His subjects have included the “eternal passion for books” (A Gentle Madness);Michael Dirda, “Genuine Book Cases,” Washington Post, July 30, 1995. the history and future of libraries (Patience & Fortitude);Merle Rubin, “Can you have too many books? Musings on Bibliophiles From Classical Alexandria to the Internet,” Christian Science Monitor, December 27, 2001.http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/1227/p17s1-bogn.html the “willful destruction of books” and the “determined effort to rescue them” (A Splendor of Letters);André Bernard, “Fear of Book Assasination [sic] Haunts Bibliophile’s Musings,” The New York Observer, December 15, 2003. http://observer.com/2003/12/fear-of-book-assasination-haunts-bibliophiles-musings/ and “the power of the printed word to stir the world” (Every Book Its Reader).Brigitte Weeks, “The Manifold Beauties of Books,” Washington Post, January 5, 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/04/AR2006010401710.html
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