0 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:0.0

Ben’s Bookshelves

read (0)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)

Ben’s Friends (627)

Tim

1,738 books | 324 friends

Barbara

1,682 books | 154 friends

Barry Welsh

3,505 books | 876 friends

Carol Tilley

4,191 books | 763 friends

Charlie White

552 books | 735 friends

Chloe A-L

25,008 books | 119 friends

Lisa Rosman

24 books | 244 friends

Don Simpson

2 books | 182 friends

More friends…

Ben Katchor

Goodreads Author

Born

Brooklyn, NY, The United States

Website

http://www.katchor.com/

Member Since

December 2008

edit data

Ben Katchor (born 1951 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American cartoonist. His comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer paints an evocative picture of a slightly surreal, historical New York City with a decidedly Jewish sensibility. Julius Knipl has been published in several book collections including Cheap Novelties: The Pleasure of Urban Decay and The Beauty Supply District. Other serialized comics by Katchor include The Jew Of New York (collected and published as a graphic novel in 1998), The Cardboard Valise and Hotel & Farm. He regularly contributes comics and drawings to The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Metropolis magazine.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Ben Katchor questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Ben Katchor’s books

Average rating: 3.89 · 5,542 ratings · 640 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer by Ben Katchor (Goodreads Author), Michael Chabon (Introduction) 4.16 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jew of New York 3.60 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hand-Drying in America and Other Stories 3.98 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: The Beauty Supply District 4.34 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cardboard Valise 3.61 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheap Novelties: The Pleasures of Urban Decay, with Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer 4.19 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Comics 2017 by Ben Katchor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Bill Kartalopoulos (Editor) 2.85 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dairy Restaurant 3.59 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben Katchor: Conversations by Ben Katchor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ian Gordon (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Comics 2006 by Harvey Pekar (Editor), Anne Elizabeth Moore (Goodreads Author) (Series Editor), Esther Pearl Watson 3.87 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Ben Katchor…

35 posts
Ben Katchor's Blog

The Worst-Seller List

for the NY Times Book Review November 25, 2020.

[image error]

View more on Ben Katchor's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on November 25, 2020 19:50

View all 35 posts »

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

rss
Ben’s Recent Updates

Ben Katchor wrote a new blog post The Worst-Seller List for the NY Times Book Review November 25, 2020.
Nov 26, 2020 03:20AM · like
Ben Katchor is accepting questions on his profile page.
Aug 13, 2014 05:42AM · Be the first to ask Ben Katchor a question
Ben Katchor joined the group On Reading Graphic Novels
Apr 05, 2012 12:55PM · like

More of Ben's books…

Quotes by Ben Katchor

“Goat curry and a female librarian, that's what I'm in the mood for.”
― Ben Katchor, Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer

tags: goat-curry, librarian

3 likes

“I've wasted the last five years of my life dealing in religious articles. People today find spiritual solace in ballroom dancing.”
― Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York

tags: ballroomdancing, jews

2 likes

“After forty years of selling wholesale industrial deodorizing supplies, one establishment is forced to open its doors to the public.

In the lingo of the trade, a salesman explains why their large institution buyers have gone elsewhere.

Who wants to stand downwind of the League o' Nations every time some freshman with a bladder infection pulls a Nebuchadnezzar?”
― Ben Katchor, Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer

tags: deodorizing, nebuchadnezzar

1 likes

See all Ben Katchor's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
200 book challenge: 2012 Reads of the Lydia	7	30	Aug 03, 2012 03:39PM

Ben Katchor’s Followers (75)

Ben’s Bookshelves

Ben’s Friends (627)

Ben Katchor

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Combine Editions
Ben Katchor’s books

35 posts
Ben Katchor's Blog

The Worst-Seller List

Upcoming Events

rss
Ben’s Recent Updates

The Worst-Seller List

Quotes by Ben Katchor

Topics Mentioning This Author

recent posts
Ben’s Groups

Ben’s Friend Comments

Flag Abuse

Ben Katchor

Goodreads Author

Upcoming Events

rssBen’s Recent Updates

Topics Mentioning This Author

Flag Abuse

rss
Ben’s Recent Updates