Mark Binder

The Reviews are in! MISADVENTURES: “The Feel Good Book of the Season”

The Misadventures of Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul

The Misadventures of Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul “Binder, one of Rhode Island’s leading storytellers, is back with a set of gentle tales about an elderly rabbi and the woman who runs the village restaurant and steals his heart.”

–Alan Rosenberg, Providence Journal

“The Feel-Good Book of the Season!” – Kate Nagle, GoLocalProv

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THE MISADVENTURES… has launched. You can buy it in select stores and… (click here to find out more!)

In case you missed it, my latest book, THE MISADVENTURES OF RABBI KIBBITZ AND MRS. CHAIPUL has been officially released in hardcover, softcover, ebook and audiobook!

It’s a midwinter story of laughter and love. She owns the restaurant . He’s the wise old rabbi. At their age what could possibly go wrong?

The Lethal Latkes is not a murder mystery. It concerns some awful-tasting latkes (potato…

Thoughts on Books and eBooks and “Fall” by Neal Stephenson

I just finished reading “Fall, Dodge in Hell” by Neal Stephenson. Or rather I read the first bit and finished by skimming to the end.

Let me start with a review, and then go on about Book vs. eBook…

I’ve liked Stephenson’s work since “Snow Crash”, and was on the Overdrive waiting list for this one for a while. According to the Big River Swamp Company in print the volume clocks in at 892…

The Passover Temptation of Rabbi Kibbitz - Live #Comedy Recorded #NEFFA #Passover #Pesach #Matzah #Chometz #Bread #Transmitjoy

It was the seventh day of Passover, when the wisest man in Chelm accidentally walked into… a bakery.

Comedy or torture? You decide!

The Audio version of the story was recorded live at the 2019 New England Folk Festival.

It’s also available in the book “MATZAH MISHUGAS”

A novel for adults… April Tour Dates… And Passover. Check out my latest post. #storytelling #novel #tour #matzah #passover #Pesach #transmitjoy

BOOK NEWS: For the past year and a quarter, I’ve been working on The Bark Minder Project, a collection of edgy work for adults. As part of that, I created a novel that was initially serialized on Spotify. 

Last week, I finished the umpteenth draft and began sending queries to agents. I’ll keep you posted as news develops. 

I got a medal!

Loki Ragnarok It was an honor to be nominated for…

Read A Little Every Day; A Song for #ReadingWeek and #SummerReading on @Spotify #Transmitjoy #Earlylearning #Preschool #Kindergarten #Elementary

Young people like rituals — and parents need reminders, so I “wrote” a short song to encourage reading. The lyrics are simple:

Change the lyrics depending on what you’re reading!

Read a little every day

Read a little every day

Read a little book/read a big book

Read a Little Every Day!

– the chorus

(I did write more lyrics. Then we did a whole recording with a full band and some fun sound…

Who ate the first clam? Let's face it, those things are disgusting. In this story I dig way back to the origin. #clam #quahog #shellfish #caveman #audio #storytelling #transmitjoy

I often wonder about the origin of human interests. Who was the first scientist?

Usually, I find that it begins with Og, the caveman. Og is a hapless protagonist who makes a lot of mistakes.

In this story, Og stumbles on the secret to a happy marriage, and finds a new source of protein. Feel free to share the story and link!

And, if you’d like to buy more like it, this story and…

The Snow Day - Ok, so it's not that deep… But I'm feeling like a snow-wimp today, so I won't be opening the office at the WinterMarket. Instead, I offer this story about the days pre-climate change… Stay warm.

by Mark Binder – copyright 2017

This story was written as a bonus story for fans of “It Ate My Sister and “The Zombie Cat.” 

One year when I was a kid, we woke up to eleven and a half feet of snow. It was a Monday morning, five am, and the phone was ringing. I lay in bed listening, wondering if I should get up and answer it.

We didn’t have cell phones back then or answering machines…

It took twenty years and the prodding of the entire Marvel Universe to get LOKI RAGNAROK to press. Now it's an Audie Award Finalist for Original Work! #Audies #AudieAward #Audiobook #Loki #Ragnarok #NorseMyth

It took twenty years and the prodding of the entire Marvel Universe to get LOKI RAGNAROK to press. Now it’s an Audie Award Finalist for Original Work!

Yes, my first love of Norse mythology came from the old Thor comics, but it wasn’t until I studied mythology storytelling with T.E. Gaster, David Damrosch and Spalding Gray that the depth of the old stories resonated.

The book is available in…

Loki Ragnarok: 2019 Audie Audio Book Award Finalist for Original Work bit.ly/loki-ragnarok #audie #audieaward #audiobook #apa #marvel #NOTmarvel #Loki #Ragnarok

LOKI RAGNAROK, written and narrated by Mark Binder has been nominated for a 2019 Audie Award for Original Work! The audiobook was published by Light Publications, and is available on Audible, GooglePlayAudioBooks, Scribd, and many other platforms.

Considered the audiobook Oscars, the Audie Award ceremony is presented by the Audio Publishers Association, and will be held on March 4, in New York…

Solstice story: Og: First Party!

Happy Winter Solstice! Listen to a new live version of “Og Saves The World” (Also called “Og: First Party!”) Free on my patreon… https://www.patreon.com/posts/og-first-party-23477818

Recorded live at The Little Red Hen in Rhode Island

#wintersolstice #storytelling #livestorytelling #preschool #earlylearning

Now on Instagram - Please follow my new feed - https://www.instagram.com/markbinderbooks/

In the never-ending effort to reach a wider audience, I’ve started playing with an Instagram feed.

So far it’s been fun. I’m beginning to think about 1 minute video/audio clips to post. More to come.

Please take a moment and follow it at: https://www.instagram.com/markbinderbooks/

The Zombie Cat Crowd Funding Success Video - The book is out. Get it today: http://geni.us/zombieamazon

Yes! We made the video. YES! The book is out! If you haven’t read it, buy it! (See details below)

https://vimeo.com/203840955

             NEW: also available in Dyslexie Hardcover