A novel quite possibly won't be good and, even more possibly, will have not-good parts, but at least it won't shape-shift on… — Ben Dolnick Books Copy Share Image
For a long time, since story collections look almost precisely like novels, I presumed that they were meant to be enjoyed in… — Ben Dolnick Books Copy Share Image
I would love to love Saul Bellow, but by page fifty of 'Herzog', something within me has wandered into another room. — Ben Dolnick Fifty Copy Share Image
The patron saint of outlining - the bespectacled siren who sings to me from his spotless rock - is P. G. Wodehouse. — Ben Dolnick His Copy Share Image
Oberst is one of those musicians that some people hate in a visceral, biological way. — Ben Dolnick Hate Copy Share Image
I will never, most likely, be good at the piano, but thanks to it, I will never forget the humbling, infuriating, necessary… — Ben Dolnick Forget Copy Share Image
A social worker named Cosette Rae, along with a therapist named Hilarie Cash, founded 'ReSTART' in what, until then, had been Rae's… — Ben Dolnick Cash Copy Share Image
People often talk about the characters in books as if they were considering whom to invite to a dinner party. 'Oh, I… — Ben Dolnick Books Copy Share Image
When I started researching the eco effects of eating meat, I'd assumed, for no good reason, that environmental irresponsibility would correspond to… — Ben Dolnick Bad Copy Share Image
“Driving yourself insane on the Internet is as easy as checking the weather.” — Ben Dolnick Internet Copy Share Image
I know very well that to admit to loving Bright Eyes is to admit to having an overgrown brain region devoted to… — Ben Dolnick Brain Copy Share Image
One of my more hectoring voices, throughout my career, has been the one that says I ought to stop what I'm doing… — Ben Dolnick Career Copy Share Image
Upon reading the deeply serious opening of Scott Spencer's 'Endless Love', you will very likely laugh out loud. The tone is something… — Ben Dolnick Diary Copy Share Image
Books like Munro's are so deeply personal and idiosyncratic that it feels like a violation to subject them to the crude business… — Ben Dolnick Books Copy Share Image
