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Journalist Nicholas Basbanes talked about his book, On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History. In his book he discusses the origin of paper in China, and explores how paperma…

John Cole, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress, published by Bernan Press, appeared on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk it. The book covers the history of the Library …

Book culture journalist and author Nicholas Basbanes gave a tour of the vast library in his home in North Grafton, Massachusetts. The author also talked about the writing methods he employed…

Donald Jackson, chief calligrapher for the St. John’s Bible, appeared on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk about the calligraphy and other arts that are going into the creation of the first…

David Kipen interviewed Nicholas Basbanes about his book Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World, published by HarperCollins. In this study of literary cultur…

Mr. Basbanes talked about his recent book, A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes and the Eternal Passion for Books, published by Henry Holt and Company. The book focuses on the history…

BookTV toured the Strand Book Store and talked with authors Richard Brookhiser, Harold Evans, Amy Goodman, John Fund and publishers Peter Osnos and Adam Bellow. The Strand also held an autho…

Nicholas Basbanes appeared on the “The Book Guys” radio show to discuss his book, "A Splendor of Letters: The Permanence of Books in an Impermanent World". The book examines the preservatio…

Portions of the auction of 18 rare books were shown, including a world auction record set for a work by William Shakespeare. Also sold were James Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson, William Bl…

The panelists talked about their experiences in writing, book collecting, and related fields. Following their prepared remarks, they responded to questions from the audience. Nicholas A. …

Several booksellers and collectors were interviewed.

The Book Guys Radio Show , recorded at the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Mr. Cuthbert and Mr. Stybeck are joined by Mr. Basbanes, who talked about his writing and books. The Book Guys also appraise b…

Hosts Mike Cuthbert and Allan Stybeck talked about books with their studio guests, author Nicholas Basbanes and John Cole of the Library of Congress, and appraised books for their value. The…

Author Nicholas Basbanes talked about his book, A Gentle Madness, which focused on book collecting. He talked about why books fascinate people and another work on the same topic which he was…