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 Irv Lubliner, editor of Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Educator and musician Irv Lubliner of Ashland retired from Southern Oregon University in 2014 after teaching mathematics for forty years, working with every grade from kindergarten through graduate school. He recently edited and published his mother’s writing and oral presentation … Continue reading →

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An Interview with David A. Oas

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Ed Battistella

David A. Oas is Professor Emeritus of psychology at Southern Oregon University, having retired in 1997 to continue private practice as a clinical and forensic psychologist. In the 1970s he attended the University of Southern California Film School and wrote, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Les AuCoin, author of Catch and Release

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Les AuCoin was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives for two terms beginning in 1971 and was selected majority leader in 1973 at the age of thirty-one. He represented Oregon in the US House of Representatives for 18 years, … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading 2019

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Years ago, a friend complained that everyone was so busy writing books that they had no time to read books. She was talking about people with no time to read her books, but you get the idea. I still don’t … Continue reading →

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