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.

Where errors come from

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I recently wrapped up a 75,000 word manuscript (on the linguistics of apology). Along the way, the work ballooned up to 100,000 words, slimmed down to 65,000 and finally landed at a fighting weight of 75,000. It’s a long story—the … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Gail Fiorini-Jenner

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Gail Fiorini-Jenner is a writer and rancher living on an original ranch homestead in the northern California. She is the author of the novel Across the Sweet Grass Hills, which received the 2002 WILLA Award for Best Original Paperback at … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Sophia Bogle of Save Your Books

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Ed Battistella

In 2000, Sophia Siobhan Wolohan Bogle began Red Branch Book Restoration in Ashland—now renamed Save Your Books. After completing an English Degree (with a Cultural Anthropology minor), she became an apprentice at a used book store, where she learned the … Continue reading →

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Questioning Fantasy: A guest post by Matt Kent

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Matt Kent is studying English Education and Creative Writing at Southern Oregon University. Fantasy is a type of book that its reader does not often think deeply about, they read it for pure entertainment; therefore, it just is. The stories … Continue reading →

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