We apply a recently developed ab initio numerical framework to calculate (generalized) total cross sections for the process of nonsequential (direct) two-photon double ionization of the hydride ion (H − ), at photon energies ranging from 7.75 to 10.5 eV. The total cross section is about an order of magnitude larger than the corresponding one obtained for helium, the reason being that the electronic correlation is relatively more important in H − . Furthermore, we examine single-and triple-differential cross sections at the photon energies 7.75 and 9 eV and find that for the lower photon energy the electron energy distribution attains a maximum when both electrons are emitted with equal energies.