Author, reporter, Celtics fan, cargo-bike dad. Plunging "rake of recollection into the dust heap of history." Ex-@GlobeMoskowitz, now writing at Harvard
Joined July 2009
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May 29
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!
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On this date in 1909, a little known car from Boston called the Shawmut clung to an unlikely lead over two Model Ts deep in a cross-country race — only to find Ford had thrown an obstacle in their path in the middle of WY. Read about it in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Jun 11
I had so much fun talking about my new book THE HARDEST, LONGEST RACE with @McGrawMilhaven on America at Night. If you missed it on air, you can listen here (starting at the 41:13 mark): podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… @StMartinsPress
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And if you’re anywhere near Brookline tomorrow night (6/5 at 7 pm), come by @booksmithtweets to catch me in conversation with @davabel about the book! brooklinebooksmith.com/event…
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When I worked for @BostonGlobe, I always loved to buy it at the newsstand on my way to the gate, especially if it had my byline. What a thrill now to come back home from a few tour stops and see my name in the Globe again for the first time in years!
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And if you’re anywhere near Brookline tomorrow night (6/5 at 7 pm), come by @booksmithtweets to catch me in conversation with @davabel about the book! brooklinebooksmith.com/event…
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What an honor to appear on History Unplugged to talk about my new book, “The Hardest, Longest Race”!
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Philly friends! Come out to Head House Books tonight to hear about my new book The Hardest, Longest Race, in conversation with Paul Hendrickson! Should be a great time! (And don’t just take my word for it; look at these happy people at my NYC reading 😊)
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Happy Publication Day to @ELMoskowitz @StMartinsPress for the excellent #TheHardestLongestRace. A gripping account of a 1909 ocean-to-ocean race. 4.5/5 stars
Full review
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May 31
While “the competition would strike the public as a test of the merits of each type of automobile—and the limits of human endurance—one thing would matter most of all: which competitor was willing to do whatever it would take to win,” @ELMoskowitz writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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May 31
So excited to be able to share an excerpt of my book in @TheAtlantic today, ahead of my first reading this afternoon and the official launch Tuesday! theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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May 29
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!
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May 29
If you're in the NYC area, come see me this Sunday (5/31) at 2:30 pm at the Katonah Reading Room (with John Swansburg) or this Monday evening (6/1) at 7 pm at the Barnes & Noble on the UWS (with @KhouryPeter). Free bookmarks in person, too! :)
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May 27
So excited to have made this @HewittSTrib list of "Five books we can't wait to read in June" — alongside the novelist behind "Hamnet" and the Kelce brother's literary debut! startribune.com/no-dumb-ques…
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May 25
6yo: “Ref says redo!”
Me: “Remember, in baseball it’s not called a ref; it’s an umpire.”
6yo: “What’s an empire?”
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May 21
Wow! Up until now I've mainly been "Mr. Moskowitz" if I wasn't paying enough attention. But my book just got a generous review in @WSJBooks — thank you, @RogerLowenstein! wsj.com/arts-culture/books/t…
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May 21
"... brisk prose that keeps our interest for the 4,106 miles to Seattle ... a vivid picture of America at the dawn of the automobile age ... Mr. Moskowitz’s rendering has the feel of a travelogue tracking Lewis and Clark, updated for the machine age."
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May 20
Sad to hear about the death of Barney Frank, the most lightning-quick person I ever interviewed at the Globe, in or out of politics, and one of the most interesting, too. Great, sweeping obituary here from David Shribman bostonglobe.com/2026/05/20/m…
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May 19
Just did my first podcast, two weeks before my book comes out. What a pleasure to join @Blaine_DeSantis for Books & Looks! share.transistor.fm/s/f4a494…
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