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 Midge Raymond and John Yunker, authors of Devils Island

Midge Raymond is the author of My Last Continent and the short-story collection Forgetting English. Her writing has appeared in TriQuarterly, Bellevue Literary Review, the Los Angeles Times magazine, Chicago Tribune, Poets & Writers, and other publications. Midge has taught … Continue reading

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An Interview with Victor Lodato, author of Honey

Victor Lodato is a novelist, playwright, and poet. His first novel, Mathilda Savitch, was called “a Salingeresque wonder” by The New York Times and won the PEN USA Award for Fiction. Victor’s second novel, Edgar and Lucy, was called “a … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading

I’ve been working on various things and so slacking off on “What I’m Reading,” but here is some catch-up. Standing by the Wall and The Secret Hours by Mick Herron – The further and past adventures of Jackson Lamb and … Continue reading

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Ashley Dippel at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 (a guest post)

Attending the Sundance Film Festival 2024 was my friend’s idea. He said he had always wanted to attend and that this was the year. As a sucker for road trips, good movies and time with friends, I made it my … Continue reading

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