Contributor of bi-monthly column "Gently Mad" to Fine Books & Collections magazine. Patience and Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture, Harper-Collins (New York, NY), 2001.Īmong the Gently Mad: Perspectives and Strategies for the Book-Hunter in the Twenty-first Century, Holt (New York, NY), 2002.Ī Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2003.Įvery Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2005.Ĭontributor to other periodicals, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, and Smithsonian. WRITINGS:Ī Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, Holt ( New York, NY), 1995. AWARDS, HONORS:įinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Notable Book of the Year citation, New York Times, both for A Gentle Madness. Goddard Library of Clark University (former president). Navy public information officer served on the aircraft carrier Oriskany, 1969-70.
early 1970s Sunday Telegram, Worcester, MA, book review editor, 1978-91 nationally syndicated columnist, 1991-99. Education: Bates College, B.A., 1965 Pennsylvania State University, M.A., 1968. Born 1943, in Lowell, MA married wife's name Constance children: Barbara, Nicole.
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