Quote of the day
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
Benjamin Cheever

Born: October 8, 1948 (age 76)
Bio: Benjamin Hale Cheever is an American writer and editor. He is the son of Mary Winternitz and writer John Cheever and brother of Susan Cheever. To date, he has written four adult fiction novels, one children's book, and two nonfiction books.
Known for:
- The Letters of John Cheever
- Selling Ben Cheever (2001)
- The good nanny (2004)
- The plagiarist (1992)
- Famous After Death (1999)