My latest book is out

"Thoroughly enjoyable novel, both moving and astutely farcical." – Kirkus Reviews

A secret society, magical chicken soup, and a young girl who is wise beyond her years.

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Cover Reveal… Coming This Fall 

A secret society, magical chicken soup, and a young girl who is wise beyond her years

The latest stand-alone novel in the Izzy Abrahmson Village Life series - THE COUNCIL OF WISE WOMEN

You don't…

I was just selected as a Founding Storyteller for an audio stories app for children aged 3-9, called StoryNest.

It's a curated collection of awesome stories, which means young people can explore and listen, without parents worrying about sudden random…

Coming on March 16… The latest book in my Izzy Abrahmson's Village Life Series…

“…a lovely and warm story inspired by the author's experience as a pottery widower.” – Ceramics Now

THE CRACKED POTTER is a humorous and heartwarming story…

25 years in the making… 36 of fun, funny and silly bed time stories for families and young children.

Mark Binder's Bed Time Story Book is a best seller, and now you can hear the stories read by the author…

The City of Providence's Department of Art, Culture and Tourism (ACT), has awarded a development project grant to Christopher Johnson and Mark Binder a devised theater piece called, “The F-Word.”

“The F-Word is about friendship," said…

Spooky Fun Misadventures

Ever been to the beach? Gone trick or treating? Heard ghost stories at summer camp? 

Conducted scientific reanimation experiments in the basement? 

"My friends and I just wanted to relax and have fun. We didn’t mean to…

A truth-telling poet and a storytelling liar walk into a bar… Words will fly. 

Starring Christopher Johnson and Mark Binder 

A chance encounter during dance rehearsals for Bill T Jones' "What Problem" brought two of Rhode Island's best-known wordsmiths together.  

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Come see the amazing Bill Harley, the zany Keith Munslow, the elegant Raffini and the enthusiastic Marlon Carey - and me at STORYFEST 22

It's October 1 from noon until dusk in Providence. Free tickets are at americanstorytheater.org

It's hot outside, so perhaps reading some cool stories from #TheVillageLife will make your day.

Winter Blessings is set in the winter (gasp!). Yes, it's set around the holiday of Hanukkah. And YES, you'll enjoy reading it even now.

Plus…

We've rebooted, "The Misadventures of Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul" as A Village Romance. 

She owns the only restaurant.  He’s the wisest man in the village.  Together, they make an unlikely and lovable pair. From the Audie Award nominated author…

Hello!

I'm Izzy Abrahmson, Mark Binder's alter ego. As you may know, Mark's written books and stories about a small village for many years. We recently realized that the computers hated this fact. Yes, it's true. Computers don't like things…

Changing the way I communicate…

Over the years I've experimented with many newsletters. I began with Grinning Into The Millennium, which ran from 1998 to 2001. The past few years I've been doing mostly "fan/customer" emails. Now it's time…

We got so many great reviews on the show that it was extended through February 7.

If you haven't had a chance to see it, check it https://thewilburygroup.org/the-race.html

You've met Og and Marsha, haven't you?

Well, this story is both prehistoric and contemporary.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon

TOUR DATES

• Chinatown for Chanukah on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/6dBEN4ehfqxkfGz5r9XCXD
• Listen to, Chinatown for Chanukah on East…

This summer I got so frustrated watching Zoom performances that ignored reality. They weren't making a live theater.  

I began to imagine.… THE RACE

Joseph Black and Joseph White are interviewing for the same position. At the same time. On…

I'm as disappointed as you that Halloween is cancelled. Yes, parents of some children will arrange for limited contact trick-or-treating, but we're not, as some people suggest, going to be putting out a bowl full of candy! 

That reminds me…

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…

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…

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

Now that the White House's Pet Mime is in charge of the Coronavirus, I'm not worried at all about travel…

On Monday, I jet off to Vienna for the First stop of my #Chelm2020 world tour.

If you…

I'm pleased to announce that I'm going on my Life in Chelm 2020 World Tour!

EUROPE (and UK)  

• Vienna: March 4, 7:30 PM: The Misadventures in of Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul - Story Talk and Book…