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Author Archives: Ed Battistella
What I’m Reading (Nov 2024)
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger I’m becoming Kreuger fan. In The River We Remember, he fashions a mystery (who killed the execrable Jimmy Quinn?), along with a period study of the fictional small town of Jewell, Minnesota, … Continue reading
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An Interview with Holly Searcy, author of The Shiver Tree
Holly Searcy is a writer, editor, and self-avowed wordinista. A graduate of Southern Oregon University, she has worked in both the publishing industry and advertising industry and now pursues her passion for stories. She lives in Ashland, with her husband … Continue reading
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Dogwhistles and Figleaves
A while ago, I reviewed Jennifer Mather Saul’s Dogwhistles and Figleaves (Oxford UP, 2024) for Choice. It occurred to me that the timeliness of the book warranted a longer discussion and this it. Saul is a philosopher at the University … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading
Clete by James Lee Burke I’m a big James Lee Burke fan—he’s one of the few writers that I buy in hardcover and this book, the 24th in the Dave Robicheaux-New Iberia series cemented his spot at the top of … Continue reading
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