Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

An Interview with Josh Gross, author of THE FUNERAL PAPERS

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Josh Gross, a southern Oregon native and Portland State alumnus, is a journalist, playwright and author of four books. His most recent book, a memoir called The Funeral Papers, is the story of Gross and his estranged father who died … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Morgan Hunt, author of WE THE PEEPS

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Ashland writer Morgan Hunt has written mystery novels, poetry, screenplays, short stories, and magazine articles, including Writer’s Digest. Her Tess Camillo mystery series won a Best Books Award (USA Book News) and a National Indie Excellence Award. Her poems have … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Nils Nilsson

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Ed Battistella

Nils J. Nilsson is the Kumagai Professor of Engineering (Emeritus) in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University. Nilsson received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford in 1958, spent twenty-three years at the Artificial Intelligence Center of … Continue reading →

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Armed Service Editions and the Birth of 20th Century US Paperback Publishing

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Ed Battistella

A guest post by David Vonnegut Chambers The creation and distribution of the Armed Service Editions (ASE) paperback books to soldiers fighting in World War II represents an important period of publishing history that benefitted not only US publishing houses, … Continue reading →

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