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Toby Lester

Toby Lester
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Toby Lester

Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. A former Peace Corps volunteer and United Nations observer, he lives in the Boston area with his wife and three daughters. His previous book, The Fourth Part of the World (2009), about the map that gave America its name, was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers Award and was picked as a Book of the Year by several other publications. His work has also appeared on the radio program This American Life.

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Author Appearance:
Toby Lester will be at HARVARD BOOK STORE,1256 Massachusetts Ave,Cambridge on 02/13 See details
Feb 11, 2012
Da Vinci's Ghost will be released on February 07, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
Da Vinci's Ghost is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
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Feb 04, 2012
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Feb 03, 2012
The Fourth Part of the World will be released on July 06, 2010 in Trade Paperback
Jul 06, 2010
The Fourth Part of the World is now available in Trade Paperback
Jul 06, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Fourth Part of the World
Apr 15, 2010
Nov 03, 2009
The Fourth Part of the World is now available in
Nov 03, 2009
The Fourth Part of the World will be released on November 03, 2009 in eBook
Nov 03, 2009
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Oct 08, 2009
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Chapter 1 from The Fourth Part of the World
Sep 24, 2009

Authors on the Web

TheDay.com, February 12, 2012
...Chief among the many pleasures of Toby Lester's new book, "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image," is the Leonardo da Vinci who emerges from its...
Boston Globe, February 9, 2012
...Coop Jennifer Haigh (Faith) speaks at 4 p.m., at Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset (tickets at 781-383-1348) Toby Lester ("Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image") reads at 3 p.m. at Concord...
Back Bay Patch, February 6, 2012
...s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image decodes this famous picture.  Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. He is an invited research scholar at Brown...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...Press) Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester (Free Press) A Good American by Alex George (Amy Einhorn Books) Flatscreen by Adam Wilson (Harper Perennial) The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey...
New York Times, February 4, 2012
...illustrations. DA VINCI’S GHOST Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image By Toby Lester Illustrated. 275 pp. Free Press. $26.99. In the richly rewarding history Da Vincis Ghost, Toby Lester, a contributing editor at The...
New York Times, February 3, 2012
...illustrations. DA VINCI’S GHOST Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image By Toby Lester Illustrated. 275 pp. Free Press. $26.99. In the richly rewarding history Da Vincis Ghost, Toby Lester, a contributing editor at The...
Record Publishing Online, February 3, 2012
...Boo Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right by Arthur Goldwag Wild Thing by Josh Bazell Clover Adams: A Gilded and...
TheDay.com, February 12, 2012
...Chief among the many pleasures of Toby Lester's new book, "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image," is the Leonardo da Vinci who emerges from its...
TheDay.com, February 12, 2012
...Chief among the many pleasures of Toby Lester's new book, "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image," is the Leonardo da Vinci who emerges from its...
Monterey Herald, February 10, 2012
...Chief among the many pleasures of Toby Lester's new book, "Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image," is the Leonardo da Vinci who emerges from its...
Boston Globe, February 9, 2012
...Coop Jennifer Haigh (Faith) speaks at 4 p.m., at Paul Pratt Memorial Library, Cohasset (tickets at 781-383-1348) Toby Lester ("Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image") reads at 3 p.m. at Concord...
South End Patch, February 6, 2012
...30 pm Esplanade 2020 Unveiled - Public Meeting Thu, Feb 9, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm Author Talk: Toby Lester And His New Book, 'Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image' Thu, Feb 9, 6:00 pm Infant and Toddler...
Back Bay Patch, February 6, 2012
...30 pm Esplanade 2020 Unveiled - Public Meeting Thu, Feb 9, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm Author Talk: Toby Lester And His New Book, 'Da Vinci’s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image' Thu, Feb 9, 6:00 pm Infant and Toddler...
Back Bay Patch, February 6, 2012
...s Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image decodes this famous picture.  Toby Lester is a contributing editor to and has written extensively for The Atlantic. He is an invited research scholar at Brown...