Category Archives: Interviews

An Interview with Jeffrey Ostler

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Jeffrey Ostler is Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West and American Indian history. He has a PhD from the University of Iowa and his … Continue reading →

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Robert Arellano Interviews Stanley Crawford, author of The Garlic Testament

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Stanley Crawford is an award-winning author whose modern classic Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico received the Western States Book Award and earned him comparisons to Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, and Terry Tempest Williams. He is also … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Irv Lubliner, editor of Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Educator and musician Irv Lubliner of Ashland retired from Southern Oregon University in 2014 after teaching mathematics for forty years, working with every grade from kindergarten through graduate school. He recently edited and published his mother’s writing and oral presentation … Continue reading →

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An Interview with David A. Oas

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Ed Battistella

David A. Oas is Professor Emeritus of psychology at Southern Oregon University, having retired in 1997 to continue private practice as a clinical and forensic psychologist. In the 1970s he attended the University of Southern California Film School and wrote, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Les AuCoin, author of Catch and Release

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Les AuCoin was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives for two terms beginning in 1971 and was selected majority leader in 1973 at the age of thirty-one. He represented Oregon in the US House of Representatives for 18 years, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Molly Best Tinsley–author of Things Too Big to Name

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Ed Battistella

In a fit of sanity, award-winning writer Molly Best Tinsley resigned from the civilian faculty of the US Naval Academy and moved west to write full-time. She is the author of My Life with Darwin (Houghton Mifflin) and Throwing Knives … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Sophia S. W. Bogle, author of Book Restoration Unveiled

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Sophia S.W. Bogle is an expert in book restoration with a diploma from the American Academy of Bookbinding and over 25 years of hands-on experience. She founded Save Your Books (formerly Red Branch Book Restoration) in 2000.  Among her thousands … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Michael Niemann, author of No Right Way

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Michael Niemann grew up in a small town in western Germany before moving to the United States. He received a PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver. For over three decades, Michael has been a teacher of international … Continue reading →

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An Interview with John Yunker, author of Where the Oceans Hide Their Dead

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Ed Battistella

John Yunker is a writer of plays, short stories and novels focused on human/animal relationships. He is author of the novels The Tourist Trail and the sequel Where Oceans Hide Their Dead. He is also editor of the anthologies Writing … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Abbigail N. Rosewood, author of If I Had Two Lives

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Abbigail N. Rosewood was born in Vietnam, where she lived until the age of twelve. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Michael Baughman Fiction Award and the Outstanding Graduating Student in Creative Writing Award from Southern Oregon University. … Continue reading →

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