Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan asked Ben Marcus:

Hi Ben, I feel that there is a sense of anxiety in your work about the effects of medical technology on our ability to sustain relationships. Do you feel like the medicalization and pathologization of our emotional and mental states (as well as our physical bodies) affects our ability to navigate the bonds of love, family, friendship, etc?

Ben Marcus Yes.

I wanted to leave it there, but Goodreads wouldn't let me. But the complications that arise from our own constant assessments of how we feel are deeply fascinating to me, and the source of a tremendous amount of tension and drama.

So, yes.

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Van Newell

Van Newell asked Ben Marcus:

Years after originally reading Waiting for Godot, I realized the influence that the Laurel and Hardy films had on Beckett. What are the unexpected influences on your writing that your readers may not expect? For what's it worth, I might guess the original Tron film. Thanks!

Caleb Wilson

Caleb Wilson asked Ben Marcus:

I feel I have noticed a lot of birds in your fiction. Except they don't really seem to be real birds. Do you attach any particular thematic weight to birds, whether real or unreal?

Dan

Dan asked Ben Marcus:

After I read it, I felt like Notable American Women rewired my brain. When working with unusual sentences that can achieve this effect do you do more in initial drafts or in extensive revision?

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