The Brazilian launch of My World Book 2 in conjunction with the author’s photo exhibition opening was a success over the June 19th weekend with over 30 people participating. The launch video for My World Book 2 was presented continually throughout the event. The author is also a photographer. This, […]
I am pleased to announce the return of book and other cultural events after the world’s 2 year flirtation with tyranny. On Saturday, June 18th, UFMG (Federal University of Minas Gerais) is hosting both a photography show opening titled “Serra de São José,” the national launch of My World Book […]
Indie publisher Sophie Publishing House recently picked up My World Book 1 and started airing a TV commercial featuring the book in Metro Miami, to run through 2020. You can view the commercial below: To support indie publishing, please click through to Sophie House here […]
The national launch of My World Book 2 at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL on Nov. 8th was a rollicking success. Nearly 25 enthusiastic people attended, with Q&A extending well beyond the presentation’s duration. Local journalist and long-time friend, Doreen Hemlock, kindly introduced Ben. ♥ The event was […]
You are cordially invited to the national launch of My World Book 2: Tramping the Globe on $10 a Day, Ben’s fourth and most personal work, which completes the My World Book series. The launch will take place at southern Florida’s premier independent bookseller, Books & Books, in Coral Gables, […]
Come join me at this Saturday afternoon’s Author Fair in Miami, where I’ll have a table, along with other local authors. If you haven’t been to the Main Library in a while, it is worth the visit, along with the compelling History Miami Museum next door, where I’ve learned much […]
The São Paulo launch of My World Book 1 was a warm, intimate event in Butantã. While lightly attended in comparison with January’s reading (with a book of Brazilian travel adventure), the intimacy allowed for prolonged conversation both before and after. As one attendee shared afterwards with the author: “I […]
You are cordially invited to the Brazilian launch of My World Book 1, in São Paulo, SP, on Sunday, August 25th. The book is about the author’s inexpensive trip around the world. As a lost American, fresh out of college and despairing of career, life, and family, he looks […]
My recent book tour in Miami – dubbed “the attack of the ben clones” – was a hoot. There were four events over five days, as part of the Author Series hosted by the Miami Dade Public Library System and Earthdog Press. While we got rained out at Coconut Grove, […]
You’re cordially invited to a reading/signing of the recently launched My World Book 1: Hitching the Globe on $10 a Day in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 24th, 7:30pm. The book’s launch video will be shown, followed by the book reading and a short Q & A. Paperback copies […]
The first reading/signing of the recently launched My World Book 1 was warmly received in the Big Apple, the site of the narrative’s start and where its first drafts were written. Earthdog Press and the arts boutique hotel, The Roger Smith, hosted the event in Lily’s Backroom. Turnout doubled from […]
You’re cordially invited to a reading/signing of the recently launched My World Book 1: Hitching the Globe on $10 a Day in New York City, site of the journey’s start, at the Roger Smith Hotel in Manhattan, on Monday, November 12th, 7-8pm. The bookish evening, hosted by Earthdog Press […]
The national launch of My World Book 1 at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL on October 19th was a success. The space overfilled with 40 or more people. Travel writer/editor Tom Swick kindly introduced me, followed by the debut of the book’s trailer, after which we opened for […]
I’m pleased to announce the publishing and launch of My World Book 1: Hitching the Globe on $10 a Day, my third and most personal work. The national launch will take place at southern Florida’s premier independent bookseller, Books & Books, in Coral Gables, Friday, October 19th, at 8pm. The […]
