Steve Bertrand on Books: Ben Reeves

Ben Reeves has written a beautiful debut novel about…death. Travis seems like an ordinary guy; he’s single and lives alone with his cat in his apartment. But his job is to be with us when we die. Some of us recognize him at that moment while others don’t. Either way, Reeves’ accounts of their deaths remind us that ours is coming. But…don’t let that get you down. In the end, readers will be uplifted by the wonderful novel. In learning that death is everywhere, we realize that life is, too. *Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt* deserves to be the word-of-mouth book of the summer. Listen to our chat and then read the book! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/8495957/Ben\Reeves\2026-07-07-193057.64kmono.mp3 ## Recent Posts ## Steve Bertrand on Books https://wgnradio.com/steve-bertrand-on-books/steve-bertrand-on-books-ben-reeves/ ### Steve Bertrand on Books: Ben Reeves .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/steve-bertrand-on-books/steve-bertrand-on-books-courtney-maum/ ### Steve Bertrand on Books: Courtney Maum .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/steve-bertrand-on-books/steve-bertrand-on-books-bobby-finger/ ### Steve Bertrand on Books: Bobby Finger .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/steve-bertrand-on-books/steve-bertrand-on-books-lisa-see/ ### Steve Bertrand on Books: Lisa See .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} https://wgnradio.com/steve-bertrand-on-books/steve-bertrand-on-books-phil-melanson/ ### Steve Bertrand on Books: Phil Melanson .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Click for More