Author, reporter, Celtics fan, cargo-bike dad. Plunging "rake of recollection into the dust heap of history." Ex-@GlobeMoskowitz, now writing at Harvard
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My book is finally here! Come join me on tour! While I won’t be retracing all 4,106 miles of the 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean Race, I have several events lined up, with more to come. If you can't make it, visit ericmoskowitz.com & I'll mail you a signed custom bookplate! Thanks!
Honored to learn THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE made B&N's best-of list for 2026, in the Science & Nature category!
Whether you classify it under Americana, history, sports, automobiles, travel writing, or any other banner, I hope you'll check it out!
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If you’re on the Cape, I’m speaking about my book tomorrow (8/26) at the Sandwich Heritage Museums, where the collection includes 4 Model Ts & President Taft’s White steamer! heritagemuseumsandgardens.or…
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This month on “Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys,” I'm digging into that race with help from award-winning journalist @ELMoskowitz, whose book “The Hardest, Longest Race” reconstructs the event in gorgeous detail.
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In 1909, Ford sent two examples of the new Model T to compete in a race from New York City to Seattle, Washington. And while a Ford crossed the finish line first, it had to CHEAT to do so.
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What a thrill to visit WBUR and get to talk to Sharon Brody about THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! If you missed it on air this morning, here's the link: wbur.org/upnext/2026/08/12/s…
One of the few things more annoying than AI-generated, author-baiting "marketing" scam emails is when that outreach is meant for another author entirely ... but then they ping you again anyway for not replying. (Though this DOES make me want to read "Lightning Beneath the Sea.")
The best piece on these cons came from the one and only @DanBarryNYT in February nytimes.com/2026/02/25/books…
Listening to the Sox in the car with a new fan …
Me: Whoa, the Sox have bunted successfully twice this inning!
7yo: You’re allowed to BUNT!?!!
Me: Yeah. Do you remember what a bunt is?
7yo: I forget.
Elizabeth, what a pleasure! This one's a deep cut, for those interested in the long journey behind a book. And thanks for the very blurbable "I’m sure it took fricking forever to get all of those little details, but they were worth it," which warms my rabbit-hole-loving heart :)
The exceptional @ELMoskowitz gave me several hours of his time to talk about his latest book, "The Hardest, Longest Race", including what it took to revive a race from 1909!
Check out the full conversation:
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This was fun to write, about a 101yo @Harvard alum who grew up in modest circumstances, served in WWII, became a pioneering postwar high-tech exec, and turned to art in retirement. Mainly a sculptor, his paintings now hang in Zimmer Hall (Science Center) current.fas.harvard.edu/stor…
When you find the great @MassDCR pool at Magazine Beach is closed on a perfect summer Sunday because of a life guard shortage, but at least you had bagels, smoked salmon, and capers in your pool bag
Thanks to @axios and @deehan for this great coverage of THE HARDEST LONGEST RACE — and for a bullet point that my family and friends will appreciate. Link here: axios.com/local/boston/2026/…
A callback to the time I got to try driving an @MBTA bus as a @BostonGlobe transportation reporter at the annual Bus Roadeo: bostonglobe.com/metro/2011/1…
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The Hardest, Longest Race by Eric Moskowitz is an informative and entertaining wild ride through auto #history. #NonFiction #Audiobooks #NetGalley #BookTwitter
@ELMoskowitz @StMartinsPress
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As a former @BostonGlobe transportation reporter, I shed a tear at the sight of this misplaced child-size @MBTA Green Line sweatshirt at PDX airport (3,000 miles from Park Street)
Honored to be highlighted among the @csmonitor's best books of the summer. Thank you, @Danny_Heitman — “voluminous research and wry humor” is a great compliment, and I'm going to have to start using "moneyed rake" & "precarious odyssey" in my book talks!
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Love these graphics @StMartinsPress designedto promote THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE! There's still time to pick up a copy for any dads — or anyone who likes a good yarn, braided with snapshots of America in 1909 — you know as a gift today! Happy to mail you a signed bookplate, too!
Excited and honored to be speaking about my book tonight @bostonathenaeum — a treasured cultural institution (and my home base for receiving interlibrary loans of microfilm from across the country, in the loveliest of settings). Still a few tix left! events.bostonathenaeum.org/e…
I love "The Curiosity Desk" on @WGBH with Edgar B. Herwick III! Excited to be joining in the latter half of the 1-2 pm hour today to chat about my book. You can catch it on-air or via GBH's YouTube simulcast, or archived after there or thru the podcast! youtube.com/watch?v=_XB62dwe…