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 Mike Madrid

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Ed Battistella

San Franciscan Mike Madrid is former advertising executive, the author of The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines, which explored comic superheroines like wonder Woman, Batwoman, Elektra, Storm and the She-Hulk, and Madrid is a … Continue reading →

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Wordstock 2013

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Ed Battistella

WORDSTOCK—Portland’s Festival of Words–is about stories and books and writing. I’ve never been able to break away before, but this term’s sabbatical allowed me to drive up to Portland to take in the readings, panels, workshops, and hundred or so … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Rich Wandschneider

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Ed Battistella

After a five-year stint in the Peace Corps, Rich Wandschneider came to Wallowa Country in 1971, as a community development agent with the OSU Extension Service. In 1976, he opened the Bookloft bookstore in Enterprise and in 1988, with help … Continue reading →

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Everyday Book Marketing

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I’ve got a book in the works, so I’ve been looking forward to Midge Raymond’s EVERYDAY BOOK MARKETING. Sometimes anticipating a book can lead to disappointment, but that wasn’t the case here. Raymond covers groundwork, promotion, book tours, book launches, … Continue reading →

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