Category Archives: What People Are Reading

An Interview with Ellie Alexander

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Ellie Alexander is a Pacific Northwest writer who loves testing pastry recipes. Her work (as Kate Dyer-Seeley) has appeared in The Columbian, The Vancouver Voice, Seattle Backpacker, Portland Family Magazine, and Climbing Magazine. EB: How did you decide to set … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Mary Norris

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Mary Norris began working at The New Yorker in 1978. She has written for The Talk of the Town and for newyorker.com on a wide range of topics and recently published Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Rudy Greene

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Ed Battistella

Rudy R. Greene, MD, FACR, is a board certified rheumatologist, who has been in practicing for nearly thirty years. He earned a BA in English literature and an MD from the University of Toronto. He went on to complete his … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Nicole Howard, author of The Book: The Life Story of a Technology

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Ed Battistella

Nicole Howard is the author of The Book: The Life Story of a Technology (Johns Hopkins Press, 2009). She has a PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science from Indiana University. Professor Howard teaches European and world history at … Continue reading →

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