Helen Benedict is the author of four novels and five books of nonfiction. Her fifth novel, The Edge of Eden, was published on November 2nd, 2009 by Soho Press. 

 "An armchair traveler's delight, Benedict's novel is an amusingly poignant look at the British abroad in the spirit of Evelyn Waugh." (Publishers Weekly, Sept. 2009)

"Benedict offers an engaging, lush portrait of envy, desire, and the insatiable lure of the exotic and unknown." (Booklist, Oct. 2009)

“Benedict, an author of both fiction and nonfiction (Sailor’s Wife; Virgin or Vamp), offers distinctive cross-cultural insights as well as a cadre of satiric and fascinating characters, and the result is a story that is both touching and humorous. Highly recommended “ (Library Journal, Nov, 2009)

For a new profile of Benedict and her husband, the writer Stephen O'Connor, go to www.chronogram.com/issue/2009/10/Books/North-of-Eden

Benedict's most recent nonfiction book, The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq came out from Beacon Press in April 2009. Her play based on the book, The Lonely Soldier Monologues, was performed in New York City at The Theater for the New City  and at La MaMa in 2009. It is being performed again on Feb. 5, 6 and 7, 2010 at La Mama. www.lamama.org

One of her articles on the subject, "The Private War of Women Soldiers" (Salon, March 2007) was awarded The James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism in 2008. She has since written other articles on women soldiers that have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, Ms., In These Times, Huffington Post, and elsewhere. 

Benedict's other novels are The Opposite of Love, The Sailor's Wife, Bad Angel, and A World Like This.

Her nonfiction includes Virgin or Vamp: How the Press Covers Sex Crimes, Portraits in Print and Recovery: How to Survive Sexual Assault.

Helen Benedict's other articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, Glamour, The Women's Review of Books, and in many other magazines. She is a professor of journalism at Columbia University.
 
She can be reached at hb22@columbia.edu.