Email me at karenebender1@gmail.com for more information these workshops, or if you want information on my writing coaching, private manuscript consults or help with MFA applications.
My novel, “Like Normal People,” was included in Susan Straight’s map of 1,001 novels to read to find the real America. You can see the list here. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-05-28/american-novels-1001-literary-geography-map-states
Booklist review is in!
31 Oct 2012
Booklist says, “Bender has created complex characters in a novel that provocatively considers our basic need to connect with other people, and how very fragile those connections can be.”