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Author Archives: Ed Battistella
The View from the International Chess Festival
I participated in the National Open chess tournament in Las Vegas, part of the International Chess Festival. It’s billed as the chess vacation of the year (if you consider playing chess for 7 or 8 hours a day a vacation). … Continue reading
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What I’m reading (May, 2025)
Win by Harlan Coben I’ve been listening to the Myron Bolitar books as I exercise and have gotten intrigued by his partner Winthrop (Win) Horne Lockwood III. Like James Lee Burke’s Clete Purcell, Robert B. Parker’s Hawk, Dennis Lehane’s Bubba … Continue reading
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An Interview with Marcie Rendon
Marcie R. Rendon is the author of four mysteries featuring Cash Blackbear, an Ojibwe woman who defies the damaged protagonist stereotype. Cash is tough, slow to trust, and courageous, careful in everything she does. Cash hasn’t exactly come to terms … Continue reading
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What people are reading: Marcie Rendon, Barry Vitcov, Marcia Clark
Sinister Graves, Girl Gone Missing, and Murder on the Red River — by Marcie Rendon My wife recommended Marcie Rendon and her character Cash Blackbear, and I binged Sinister Graves (2022), Girl Gone Missing (2019), and Murder on the Red … Continue reading
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