Dodinsky is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, In the Garden of Thoughts, published by Source Books in 2013 with translation rights sold to Germany, South Korea, Argentina, Mexico, and China. His follow up book, In the Garden of Happiness, was released by Sourcebooks in 2015. Dodinsky's online fan base grew from 35,000 in 2010 to a collective total of just over 5 million by 2014. His intent was simply to share his reflections about life in order to help heal the wounds inflicted by life's troubles.