“Refund” is New York Times Book Review “Editor’s Choice.” for the March 29 issue.
Posted in News | Leave a comment“Money is ostensibly the fuel that powers Karen E. Bender’s new collection “Refund”…but Bender’s subtler preoccupation is the eroding effect of emotional want…Bender understands worlds about marriage and emotional need.” You can read the whole review here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentMy reading on March 4 at Iowa City’s wonderful Prairie Lights bookstore is posted here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentRefund is included in The Week magazine, noted among books exploring the “power of money.”
Posted in News | Leave a commentRefund is number 5 on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list for the week of February 15th. The list is here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentMeredith Maran writes in the Los Angeles Times: “Each of the “Refund” stories is an impeccably constructed miniature, a ship in a bottle that makes the reader wonder how the author got all that detail, all that craft, into such … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentIn the Miami Herald, Laura Allbriton writes: “In the 13 electrifying tales of Refund, she examines the themes of wealth and poverty, health and disease, and the suddenness with which our lives can change — or even end….Bender ends on notes … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment“The tales told in Karen Bender’s “Refund,” a collection of stories that centers on money and family, are exquisitely composed portraits of modern life, and chances are you will encounter characters that remind you a little or a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe blog Mirabile Dictu says: “The theme of money unifies Karen E. Bender’s extraordinary new collection of short stories, Refund…Bender’s style is forceful but simple as she shares her ironic, compassionate insights into money, security and family life.” You can … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe Billfold says: “Bender’s evocative prose takes us immediately to a place that we recognize, even if we haven’t yet lived there ourselves…I loved Refund. Highly recommended.” You can read the full review here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe Boston Globe says: “The stories are replete with poignant, tragic moments…her graceful and sensitive treatment of her characters reminds us that in difficult times, it’s important to remember that everyone is fighting a hard battle.” You can read the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentFor the week of January 12, 2015, Refund is a PW Picks: Books of the Week.
Posted in News | Leave a commentBooklist says: “Bender’s tales are stark, heart-wrenching, quirky….but they all work together, as Bender leads us to a unifying conclusion: you can’t put a price on human life or love.”
Posted in News | Leave a commentIn a preview of Southern books in 2015, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says, “Money–how to obtain it, give it, earn it, lose it, even steal it–unites the stories in this masterful new collection. Bender (A Town of Empty Rooms) takes ripped-from-the-headlines … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentPeople magazine says: “Bender probes the depths people will sink to for love and money in this poignant, absorbing collection of finance-themed tales. Worth investing time in.”
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