Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

Bauman Rare Books

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ed Battistella

I recently visited Bauman Rare Books in Las Vegas. You’ve seen their ads on the back page of the New York Times Book Reviews. It’s the rare book gallery opened by David and Natalie Bauman in 1973. Bauman Rare Books … Continue reading →

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This month in Literary Ashland

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Last week Ashland celebrated William Stafford’s birthday with Thursday’s reading at SOU’s Hannon Library featuring “poets from eighteen to eighty,” including Eugene poets Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury and the Rogue Valley’s Kasey Mohammad, Marisa Petersen, Michael Holstein, and Lucia … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Amy Richard and Kit Leary

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Ed Battistella

This week Literary Ashland features Amy Richard and Kathleen (Kit) Leary, authors of the photographic history Oregon Shakespeare Festival, part of the Images of America series by Arcadia Press. Published in 2009, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, chronicles the story of Ashland’s … Continue reading →

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Last month I attended a memorial reading in honor of Ralph Temple, who passed away in August at the age of 78. I only knew him slightly but admired him a lot. He worked with Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther … Continue reading →

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