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I have read with enormous pleasure Hush, Porcupine, and Young Loves numerous times. They are wonderful books that are at the top of all m/m books I've read. But I'm waiting and waiting for more. Is there something coming any time soon?
Ben Monopoli Thank you Raymond, I'm glad you like them so much! There's nothing new coming from me any time soon, I'm afraid. I haven't been writing since Oliver Wade.

There's plenty of other great books out there, though! I'm particularly looking forward to Running With Lions, by Julian Winters. It's being released in June. Check it out.

Thanks for asking!
Ben
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Will you ever make Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale into an audiobook?
Ben Monopoli No, but I appreciate your interest! Making audiobooks is expensive (from what I can tell it would take at least $2,000 to make HALS into an audiobook), and I don't think I'd sell anywhere near enough copies to break even on that. But thanks for asking! Personally I think it sounds better in my readers' heads. :-)
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Hi Ben I just finished cranberry hush and the oliver novel. Both works of art. I read someone's review that a part of cranberry hush appeared in the oliver novel but I'm confused as to where that occurred? Is there a hidden wasted egg I'm missing??
Ben Monopoli There are some Cranberry Hush easter eggs in Oliver Wade, yeah. Wesley's lighthouse tattoo. Anders' house on Cape Cod. Shuster College. There's no official link between the two books but they do have a vague connection, which you're free to interpret how you like. ;-)
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After reading The Painting of Porcupine City you made wonder if you have been asked to write more sex scenes into your books. If so, have you?
Ben Monopoli No, I'm self-published, so no one ever asks me to do anything. Haha. That request from Fletcher's agent was more about highlighting the change in Fletcher's priorities, and less about critiquing the publishing industry. Thanks for asking!
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?Just wanted to say I, as a Brazilian, love your portrayal of São Paulo in The Painting of Porcupine City. I'm actually from Rio, but we're like cousin-states and it's not often we see such a honest portrayal from our country, especially in queer-lit. So, thanks and keep up the good job! =)
Ben Monopoli Thank you, it makes me really happy to hear this. When I was working on the book I worried that I would come across as a total poser for writing about a culture that isn't my own. So every time a Brazilian reader gives me the thumbs-up I feel relieved! :-)
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Last night I finished a third book by you.. And must say I hated you at the end...it was so touching I couldn't sleep...THE CRANBERRY HUSH.. Great job ..and yes I had to keep my husband up to tell him about Griff...thank you. I miss them already Question is...do you ever write sequels ?
Ben Monopoli Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! It's always my aim to keep readers from sleep. ;-) To answer your question, the book I'm working on now is a sequel. But there will never be a sequel to The Cranberry Hush.
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Your profile picture may answer this already, but how do you write your first drafts? Computer? Long hand?
Ben Monopoli It's differed book to book. Cranberry Hush started longhand, then moved to computer once I realized it was serious. Porcupine City and HALS were written in Word. The Oliver Wade book was written in Google Docs, which was pretty cool because I could access it from anywhere with my phone, so I ended up writing wherever I happened to have an idea. Thanks for asking!
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