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 Molly Best Tinsley, author of BEHIND THE WATERFALL

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Award winning aurthor, Molly Best Tinsley taught on the civilian faculty at the United States Naval Academy for twenty years and is that institution’s first professor emerita. She is the author of My Life with Darwin (Houghton Mifflin) and Throwing … Continue reading →

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The Language of Wine, a guest post by Sage Behan

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Sage Behan is a 2016 graduate of SOU with a degree in English and Creative Writing. Fran Lebowitz, an author and social critic, once said, “great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Josh Gross, author of THE FUNERAL PAPERS

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Josh Gross, a southern Oregon native and Portland State alumnus, is a journalist, playwright and author of four books. His most recent book, a memoir called The Funeral Papers, is the story of Gross and his estranged father who died … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Mari Gayatri Stein, author of Out of the Blue Valise

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Mari Gayatri Stein is the author of eleven books and the illustrator of many others. She has contributed regular articles to such publications as Inquiring Mind, The Medford Mail Tribune, Tea Magazine, and The Healing Garden Journal. Stein has been … Continue reading →

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