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.

An Interview with Sharon L. Dean

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Sharon L. Dean grew up immersed in the literature of New England. She taught writing and literature at Rivier University in New Hampshire, where she lived until moving to Oregon. After giving up writing scholarly books that required footnotes, she … Continue reading →

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An Interview with John Frohnmayer, author of Blood and Faith

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Ed Battistella

John Frohnmayer is a lawyer, writer, and arts leader who served as the fifth chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (from 1989-1992) and as the chair of both the Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Humanities. Born in Medford, … Continue reading →

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What’s your word of the year?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Ed Battistella

What words epitomized 2022? Earlier this month, the attendees at the American Dialect Society selected –ussy as the Word of the Year for 2022. It’s a word part, a suffix, that according to linguist Ben Zimmer, who emcees the Word … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Jon Raymond

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Jon Raymond is the author of the novels The Half-Life, Rain Dragon, and Freebird, and the story collection Livability, winner of the Oregon Book Award. He was the editor of Plazm Magazine, associate and contributing editor at Tin House magazine, and a member of the Board of … Continue reading →

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