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Tom Bentley

Tom Bentley

Tom Bentley is a business and travel writer, an essayist and a novelist. He’s published hundreds of freelance pieces in newspapers, magazines, and online. He is the author of three novels, a book of short stories and a how-to book on finding and cultivating your writing voice. He would like you to pour him a Manhattan right at five.

Latest articles by Tom Bentley

Money
The buying and selling of “f*ck”The buying and selling of “f*ck”
Money

How did previously taboo profanities become de rigueur on cutesy merchandise?

By Tom Bentley
Money
The weird world of whiskey collecting, explainedThe weird world of whiskey collecting, explained
Money

How can a single bottle fetch close to $2 million?

By Tom Bentley