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.

Literary Ashland 2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Ed Battistella

What’s new for 2013 on Literary Ashland? More interviews of course. Perhaps some book reviews if I finally join Goodreads. There will also be some follow up on the 2012 Non-word of the Day—outtakes, explanation and commentary on words, non-words … Continue reading →

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Non-words for December

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ed Battistella

We made it. Here are the Non-words for December. Thanks Bobby Arellano, Brian Wagner and Leroy Fulwiler. There’s more non-word fun to come, including some non-words that didn’t make it. So stay tuned. peasle, v. to object to every new … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Siobhan Kelly

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Ed Battistella

Siobhan Kelly’s novel Through a Shot Glass, Darkly is about a Jersey girl who buys a tavern in the small mid-western college town, fictional Sherman, Nebraska. She makes some friends, learns the culture, when suddenly one of her customers is … Continue reading →

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2012 favorites

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Ed Battistella

I asked some Literary Ashlanders about their favorite books of 2012. Here are some of their replies: Patty Wixon: We the Animal s by Justin Torres. Vince Wixon: The Richard Pevear/Larissa Volokhonsky translation of Anna Karenina. Don Morris: favorite non-fiction: … Continue reading →

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