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Elizabeth Benedict
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Elizabeth Benedict

Elizabeth Benedict is the author of five novels, including the bestseller Almost (which Fresh Air's Maureen Corrigan chose as one of her top five novels of 2001), The Practice of Deceit, and Slow Dancing, which was short-listed for the National Book Award and The LA Times Book Prize. She is also the author of The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers, which is used widely in creative writing programs in the US and abroad. She writes regularly about books and culture for The Huffington Post and has just launched a regular Huff Po column, "Read Any Good Books Lately?" Her nonfiction also appears in The New York Times, Esquire, Tin House, Harper's Bazaar, The... Read full bio

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Introduction from Mentors, Muses & Monsters
Mar 23, 2010
Mentors, Muses & Monsters will be released on October 27, 2009 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 27, 2009
Mentors, Muses & Monsters is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 27, 2009
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Introduction from Mentors, Muses & Monsters
Aug 08, 2009

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Huffington Post, December 6, 2011
...the couch and lure him back into the bedroom. This gender-role play collection features work by Susan Minot, Elizabeth Benedict, Aimee Bender, and A Visit from the Goon Squad author Jennifer Egan. 7. Napoleon , Paul Johnson This slim, well-written...
Huffington Post, October 20, 2011
...few questions recently, pausing between the tours for the U.K. and U.S. publications of the book. Elizabeth Benedict: In reading The Cat's Table, I have to admit that I was startled by the straightforward narrative and the straightforward, memoiristic...
Huffington Post, September 28, 2011
...of what is happening on the scene, though I'm not sure about that. Cross-posted from Head Butler. Elizabeth Benedict is a novelist, journalist, and writing coach at Don't Sweat the Essay. Her most recent book is the anthology, Mentors, Muses & Monsters:...
Huffington Post, September 23, 2011
...personal touch -- the fiction writer's signature -- is precisely what admissions committees are hoping to find. Elizabeth Benedict is a bestselling novelist, journalist, editor, and college writing teacher who runs Don't Sweat the Essay, a coaching...
Huffington Post, June 15, 2011
...remember the creative side of why you do this, a book I love: Mentors, Monsters & Muses by Elizabeth Benedict Online Help: For a plethora of resources (web designers, publicists, networks and more) from a trusted source (plus, Bella Stander offers...
Examiner.com, May 12, 2011
...Dominant by John & Libby Warren; The Mistress Manual by Mistress Lorelei; The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict, and many others. Besides sexy romance and erotica stories, I enjoy reading science fiction, thrillers, comedy, ghost stories, and...
Examiner.com, May 12, 2011
...Dominant by John & Libby Warren; The Mistress Manual by Mistress Lorelei; The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict, and many others. Besides sexy romance and erotica stories, I enjoy reading science fiction, thrillers, comedy, ghost stories, and...
Writer Unboxed, September 27, 2011
...I am fascinated by the craft discussions that I read at Writer Unboxed.  I also completely devoured Elizabeth Benedict’s “Mentors, Muses and Monsters – 30 Writers on the People Who Changed Their Lives.”  In both instances I have been amazed at...
Kindle Review - Kindle 3 Review, Kindle vs Nook, June 22, 2011
...ShamWow. The Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels by Nicole Mones, Ann Patchett, Maggie O'Fareell, Jenna Blum, Elizabeth Benedict, and Molly Gloss. Price: $13.20 (It's $52 for the 6 books if bought separately). Genre: A Steal at $13.20, Women's...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com, June 15, 2011
...remember the creative side of why you do this, a book I love: Mentors, Monsters & Muses by Elizabeth Benedict Online Help: For a plethora of resources (web designers, publicists, networks and more) from a trusted source (plus, Bella Stander offers...