Category Archives: Interviews

An Interview with Travis Chaney

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Ed Battistella

This week Literary Ashland interviews Scrabble expert Travis Chaney. Travis Chaney grew up on the border of Oklahoma and Arkansas and began playing Scrabble in his early twenties. Since then he’s become the first player in history to attain expert … Continue reading →

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Nameless Night – What’s in a title?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ed Battistella

In 2008, G. M. Ford published his first standalone novel, Nameless Night, featuring an amnesiac protagonist on a quest to find himself. Here’s the story in this excerpt from Ashland Mystery. G. M. Ford explains the premise of Nameless Night. … Continue reading →

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County Line

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ed Battistella

I stayed up late last night reading Bill Cameron’s excellent noir tale County Line, which relies on his trademarked story within a story structure. The book features his Skin Kadash and Peter McKrall and explains the mysterious history of Ruby … Continue reading →

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Bill Cameron on Day One

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Portland novelist Bill Cameron writes sharp-edged and gritty mysteries set mostly in Portland (next to Chelsea Cain, he is Portland’s scariest writer). His recent book County Line was featured in the May issue of the Atlantic Monthly. His 2010 Day … Continue reading →

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