Map of Hope and Sorrow was published a year ago. Since then, the persecution of Black and Brown refugees has only grown more dire, pushing people back at sea, imprisoning them, denying them the chance to apply for asylum. I wrote about this here: salon.com/2022/12/06/une…

The Good Deed, my new novel about refugees, about to launch in New York. April 11, Book Culture, 7 p.m. The brilliant Joan Silber will interview me.

Book almost born! Red Hen Press indiepubs.com/products/the-g…

The Good Deed lithub.com/the-good-deed/ via Literary Hub

Mighty Blaze! This Thursday, Caroline Leavitt interviews me about my new novel, The Good Deed. Can't wait. Red Hen Press

Out today! electricliterature.com/7-novels-set-i… Red Hen Press UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency The Roseland Ceasefire Project, Inc. The Good Deed

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Bookday blog: newreads.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-go…

My novel has a playlist! largeheartedboy.com/2024/04/10/hel… Red Hen Press

Caroline Leavitt talks with Helen Benedict about THE GOOD DEED on Lit Fic youtube.com/live/LzWRSmMdh… via YouTube

Caroline Leavitt talks with Helen Benedict about THE GOOD DEED on Lit Fic youtube.com/live/LzWRSmMdh… via YouTube Red Hen Press

The Good Deed: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/book…

The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza aurdip.org/en/the-distort…

As someone who experienced a lot of antisemitism as a girl, I never expected to criticize those who use that label to attack anti-war protesters. But I have. This is the 20th repost of my article. Thanks to all of them! sierravoices.com/2024/05/07/the…

Taking a break from campus protests and the tragedies in Gaza to focus on the plight of Muslim refugees past and present. Skylight Books, LA, tonight at 7 p.m. skylightbooks.com/event/skylight…

My new novel, The Good Deed, owes a huge debt to Samos Volunteers, the first and now only NGO on Samos that helps the refugees trapped there. I'm doing this virtual benefit for them at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday and giving away my book to all who donate. donorbox.org/events/589192

Helen Benedict, “The Good Deed,” 2024 kpfa.org/area941/episod…

Performance! I'll be talking about crossing the divide between the religious and the atheist, the Jew and the Muslim onstage at Joe's Pub. Tuesday, May 21 at 7pm ET. This is part of the @Generation_Women multigenerational literary salon. Live show tix: bit.ly/4dpVWmu

My contribution to the pain so many of us suffer over the death and destruction in Gaza, Israel, the West Bank, and now Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, too. "What Should I Do With This Pain?" tomdispatch.com/what-should-i-…

Ending the Cycle of Revenge laprogressive.com/foreign-policy…