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Helen Benedict

  • Professor of Journalism, Columbia University
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Helen Benedict on Chronicling the Legacy of the Iraq War In Fiction

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By Helen Benedict, Jane Ciabattari Verified
| Literary Hub Verified
Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Soldier’s House Helen Benedict’s 2009 nonfiction book, The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq, revealed not only what it was like to be a woman at war, but the abusive treatment of women who served in Iraq between 2003 and 2006 by their fellow soldiers and supervisors, including rape and gang rape. This book inspired the 2012 documentary The Invisible War.
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Helen Benedict’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel The Soldier’s House

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By Helen Benedict
| largeheartedboy.com
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. Helen Benedict’s novel The Soldier’s House is a spellbinding look at how war effects both families and individuals.
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The Iran War Is Built Off of Bush-Era Lies

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By Helen Benedict
| The Nation Verified
April 2, 2026 The Iran War Is Built Off of Bush-Era Lies All this we heard in 2003, and all this we are hearing again now. Ad Policy Men watch from a hillside as a plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi / Getty Images) This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com.
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