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 E R Brown, author of Almost Criminal

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Ed Battistella

E.R. Brown is the Edgar-nominated author of Almost Criminal, published in spring of 2013. E. R. Brown (whose first name is Eric) grew up near Montreal and now lives in Vancouver, where he writes and works as a freelance copywriter … Continue reading →

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Ashland at the AWP

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Several literary Ashlanders attended the Association of Writers & Writing Program meeting in Seattle, February 26 – March 1, 2014. Here are their six-word summaries. Angela Howe Decker, author of Splendid Catastrophe: “Hordes of writers talking, reading, hip-hopping.” Amy MacLennan, … Continue reading →

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Who Needs Newspapers? An Interview with Paul Steinle and Sara Brown

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Paul Steinle is a veteran journalist and news media manager who has been teaching journalism since 1991. From 1991-2001, he launched graduate journalism programs at the University of Miami and Quinnipiac University; from 2001-2010, he taught journalism and served as … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Molly Best Tinsley

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Molly Best Tinsley has written a novels, short fiction, plays, a memoir, a textbook and thrillers She is the author of My Life with Darwin (Houghton Mifflin) and Throwing Knives (Ohio State University Press), as well as The Creative Process … Continue reading →

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