About Larry Benjamin

Words, You See, Are the Thing




Larry Benjamin considers himself less a writer than a wordsmith - an artist whose chosen medium is the written word rather than clay or paint or bronze.

 Conceptually, he sees writing  as a way to create art from found objects. And while his “art” is expressed in words, that art is assembled from his lived experience and everything around him—snatches of conversation, people he's met, houses and cars and objects he's seen. He doesn't so much invent stories, retell, observe and detail.

His fourth novel—"Excellent Sons: A Love Story in Three Acts"—was released by Beaten Track Publishing on November 4, 2021, and was a 2022 Lambda Literary Award winner in the Gay Romance category, and a 2022 Next Generation Indie Awards finalist in the LGBTQ+ category.
 
His third novel, "The Sun, the Earth & The Moon*" was published by Beaten Track Publishing November 15, 2019.

His second Novel, "Unbroken," was  published in September 2013 by Beaten Track, and is a 2014 Lambda Literary Award finalist, and a 2014 IPPY (Independent Publishers) Gold Medalist in the gay fiction category. 

 His allegorical novella, "Vampire Rising," was released in July 2015.

Born in the Bronx, NY,  he now live in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, PA with his husband and their two rescue dogs, Atticus and Gatsby.

For more about Larry and his writing, connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.




* A revised second edition of "What Binds Us," previously published electronically by Carina Press.




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