Upcoming Events:

Wednesday, 6 May 9 am
Radio Interview with Phil Nee, on “Jim Otis and Smalltown Crime,  WRCO Radio, Richland Center, Wis.

Friday, 29 May, 7 pm
Book Talk, Signing and Sale, on “Upstairs and the Jim Otis Series,” Belleville Books, 20 East Main St., Belleville, Ill.

Saturday, 30 May,1-3 pm
Meet & Greet, Signing & Sale of Last Kid Books, at Belleville Books, 20 East Main St., Belleville, Ill.

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Benj's Videos

Author interviews with Gabby Olczak, president of the INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD. Announced every spring, IPA recognizes the best independent press books globally.

Gabby Olczak, co-founder of the Independent Press Association and the vivacious hostess of her “GabTalk” videos has done a series of interviews with Last Kid Books author David Benjamin.

“GabTalk” with Gabby Olczak

The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked

Here’s Benjamin, talking with Gabby about his fictional memoir, The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked, named a Notable Book—among its other honors— by the Wisconsin Library association.

 

“GabTalk” with Gabby Olczak

They Shot Kennedy

Here’s Benjamin, talking with Gabby about They Shot Kennedy, winner of the Midwest Book Award for Contemporary, Literary & Historical Fiction.

 

 

“GabTalk” with Gabby Olczak

An Apartment in Paris

Here’s Benjamin, talking with Gabby about An Apartment in Paris, winner of five literary awards, including the Independent Press Awards’ grand prize in Travel.

 

 

“GabTalk” with Gabby Olczak

Benjamin’s Mess

Here’s Benjamin, talking with Gabby about Benjamin’s Mess: Sketches, Tirade and Spoofs by David Benjamin, winner of grand prizes in both the Short Stories and Humor categories in the Independent Press Association’s NYC Big Book Awards.