The Lost Pages

The Lost Pages

From Mysterious by Robin Barefield

October 7, 2025 · 26 min

About this episode

In this episode, Evan Swensen explores the unexpected vulnerabilities of precious documents in the New York Public Library.

Episode 72: The Lost Pages   Picture this: You walk into the New York Public Library. Those marble halls, the whispered conversations of scholars, the smell of old paper and binding glue. You might think you’re in one of the safest places in the world for precious documents. You’d be wrong. ____________ Now Available __________ ______________ Get to know the authors at The Readers and Writers Book Club ________________ Meet Evan Swensen, your host for Episode 72: The Lost Pages Evan Swensen, book publisher, editor, author, and Author Masterminds charter member, along with his wife, Lois, publishes books by authors worldwide. He has been the publisher and editor of Alaska Outdoors magazine and producer of Alaska Outdoors television show and outdoor videos, and host of Alaska Outdoor Radio Magazine. He has been an Alaska resident since 1957. As a pilot, he has logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time in Alaska, in both wheel and float planes. He is a serious recreation hunter and fisherman, equally comfortable casting a flyrod or using bait, or lures. Evan has been published in many national magazines and is the author of five books and publisher of more than…

People in this episode

Host: Evan Swensen

Topics covered

  • libraries
  • book publishing
  • literature
  • Alaska
  • authors

Keywords

  • New York Public Library
  • Evan Swensen
  • book publishing
  • authors
  • literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Readers and Writers Book Club

Places: New York Public Library, Alaska

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