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A multi-part serialization (in progress) This is the first installment of a serial.     #audiobook #audiobookshort #serial #serialization #LifeDuringCovid #fatherandson #family #yoga #parenting #onlineschool #virtualschool 

What happens when they shut down your school? Isaac, Adam, Helen, Charlie, Sean, Jésus and Rover had planned on coasting through their final semester at Ashby Bryson High. They called themselves Team Bomb Shelter, and their plan was simple, get stoned, play video games, get into college, and get the hell out of Groston.   Instead, they get caught up in chaos. The last straw is when Ashby Bryson High School is suddenly shut down, and they’re bussed to Fectville Regional, which sucks.  But every time Team Bomb Shelter gets knocked down, they get up again, come together, and solve their problems. They throw the rules out the window and make up their own.  THE GROSTON RULES is like a humorous buddy war movie, with high school as the battlefield. Everyone in Team Bomb Shelter has their own challenges, but by working together, they overcome and ultimately triumph.  PREORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY TODAY Advance Praise for THE GROSTON RULES:  “A group of high schoolers deals with mishaps and disasters six months before graduation in this coming-of-age novel.... Immensely likable characters on an enthralling and entertaining journey.”– Kirkus Reviews Written in 2018 • The first novel to be serialized on Spotify • (NO it's not Covid!)382 Pages with 40 Bookplates >                        

I had a dream that Julie Andrews was making a television show about my bagel story…But I hadn't written one yet. So when I woke up…   #audiobook #audibookshort #roshhashanah #yomkippur #jewishholidays #bagel #bread #chelm  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: At 3pm Central time, author, storyteller, playwright and craft publisher Mark Binder will perform the world's first Zoom eBook at Digital Book World. The whimsical autobiographical talk will spiral around the subject of "How technology and distribution spark creativity". "It's going to be an informative and (hopefully) entertaining whirlwind," Mark explained. "Changing technology has always influenced my process: from my first Mac 512 and MacPaint through The Brothers Schlemiel and Cinderella Spinderella to forthcoming release of The Groston Rules." For information and to register, visit https://www.digitalbookworld.com/

Just released!Mark Binder 2020, a live "story concert" for the whole family. Every summer, Mark tells stories. This is the ONLY way you can hear him perform live. A 45 minute program the whole family will enjoy. Enjoy Summer 2020 Today Includes a BONUS companion book Review from The Providence Journal During a normal summer, Rhode Island storyteller Mark Binder would be out doing his usual shows at camps, summer schools and community centers. But this pandemic summer is different.  So Binder has issued a collection of five original stories, recorded over the years in various venues. The ones where you can’t tell there’s an audience sound the most professional — but the ones with that “live” feeling have a wonderful charm, with children shouting answers and singing at key moments, prompted by Binder.  The stories themselves are eclectic: a Cinderella who uses a wheelchair (glass slippers aren’t practical for dancing, after all, but they’re perfect if you’re sitting); a version of “Stone Soup” set at Valley Forge; and the true story of Binder’s son Max, who hated pizza.  And then there’s the tall tale of Erika P. Spunk (the “p” stands for prudence, of which she had none), a circus performer with a sturdy and useful umbrella; and Binder’s cousin Adam, who survives a tsunami at Scarborough Beach with admirable style.  It’s all a lot of fun. Binder is a masterful performer, his voice swooping and diving, his characters coming alive.  And if you’d like to see and read them, purchasers of the book can email for a bonus 99-page e-book with the same stories; the “Cinderella Spinderella” tale is nicely illustrated by Steve Mardo. You can get both books at https://gum.co/summer2020

As it says in the introduction, a good friend asked me to write a humorous story about the coronavirus.It's too soon. But… I remembered that I'd written this story a decade ago.  Enjoy! - Mark Binder