August’s guest at Literary Ashland Radio was our friend Tod Davies. She’s the author of the Arcadia Series, now up to book four with her recently released Report to Megalopolis. The previous volume include Snotty saves the Day, Lily the Silent, and The Lizard Princess. Tod also is the editor/publisher of Exterminating Angel Press and the author two books on cooking, Jam Today: A Diary of Cooking With What You’ve Got, and Jam Today Too: The Revolution Will Not Be Catered.
Literary Ashland with James Anderson
Our February guest on Literary Ashland radio was James Anderson, author of most recently Lullaby Road and The Never Open Desert Diner.
James was born in Seattle and raised in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. He is a graduate of Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and received his Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from Pine Manor College in Boston. For many years he worked in book publishing. Other jobs have included logging, commercial fishing and, briefly, truck driver. He currently divides his time between Ashland, Oregon, and the Four Corners region of the American Southwest.
Literary Ashland with … who?…really?…okay with me, myself and friends
So, we started the new year with me as the guest. Which didn’t result in trading places because I still had to run the board, but Ed Battistella and Bobby Arellano were wonderful hosts, asking me questions about my new book, how I started writing and broader questions. We had a good time, which matters most.
So, have a listen. And use the comment section below to tell me what you think. And don’t forget. If you’re in the Ashland region, come to the book release event at Bloomsbury Books on Main Street in Ashland.
Literary Ashland with Bobby Arellano
Our November show was pre-recorded since it falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Our guest was Bobby Arellano, author of the Edgar-finalist Havana Lunar and forthcoming Havana Libre (Akashic Books, December 2017). His other books include Curse The Names, Don Dimaio of La Plata, and Fast Eddie, King of the Bees, all published by Akashic Books. He teaches at Southern Oregon University and is an Oregon Literary Fellow, and a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow.
Literary Ashland with Paul Fattig
Our August guest was retired journalist Paul Fattig. Born in Kerby, Oregon, Paul wrote for many of the newspapers in Southern Oregon and beyond. In 2001, Paul and his wife Maureen bought a burnt out shell of a cabin along Sterling Creek, about 10 miles from Jacksonville. Once retired, Paul told the story of renovating that shell and turning it into a family home. That story became the book Up Sterling Creek Without A Paddle. In our interview, Paul talks about writing, the challenges involved in renovation, and his new project about two uncles who became draft evaders in World War I.
