I loved doing an interview with Nicole Adler for her Youtube show, “The No-No show.” Nicole played Lena in a stage production of my story “Eternal Love” in San Francisco a couple years ago. You can watch the interview here.
Kirkus Reviews has included The Words of Dr. L on its list of Best Books of 2025–Fiction. You can see the whole list here.
Booklist reviews Refund
07 Jan 2015
Booklist 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.”