Monday, February 28, 2011

June 30 is Tracks Day


Readers, mark your calendars! June 30 has officially been set as the release date for Tracks, a novel in stories.

June 30, 2011, is the date Tracks will be available at your local bookstore—whether it’s and independent book shop or one of the larger chains. Tracks will also be available at online booksellers such as Amazon, IndieBound, Itasca, Barnes & Nobel, and other online book stores.

Pre-orders will be available soon. If you pre-order your book, you can expect to receive it on June 30 as well.

Stay tuned to learn more between now and the launch date of June 30.

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Get Your Last Rites Tonight


Get your Last Rites tonight at the Last Sunday, Last Rites reading series! The event takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Baltimore Hostel, 17 West Mulberry Street, Baltimore, MD. TRACKS author Eric D. Goodman will be reading an abridged version of “One Last Hit” from Tracks. Three other writers will be joining him for a night of crime fiction. Here’s the skinny from the event’s facebook page:

Four crime writers take Last Rites hostage! Who will make it out alive? How much beard will Pat have left? You'll have to come to find out:


-Dennis Tafoya lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and is the author of two novels, Dope Thief and The Wolves of Fairmount Park, as well as numerous short stories, appearing in collections such as Philadelphia Noir from Akashic Books. The Chicago Tribune called Dope Thief “A classic story . .... . First-time novelist Dennis Tafoya has a nice sense of how and where his characters live, revealing in stark detail the hardscrabble life of the petty thief.” The Wolves of Fairmount Park received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, which said, “classic noir readers…will hope Tafoya is their guide through the mean streets for years to come.” He is currently at work on his third novel.

-Born in New Jersey, Kieran Shea’s short fiction has appeared in many a dark venue including Thuglit, Dogmatika, Plots with Guns, Word Riot, Needle and Crimefactory. His first print-based crime story, "The Lifeguard Method" appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and his "Faith-Based Initiative" appeared in Thuglit's BLOOD, GUTS and WHISKEY anthology (Kensington, 2010). Also in 2010 he was nominated for the Story South’s Million Writers Award and didn’t win, not that he’s bitter about it, I mean, really. He divides his time between 38°58′22.6″N- 76°30′4.17″W and 39°17'N -74°35'W and is now hard at work on the longer stuff.

-Don Lafferty lives and writes in his hometown of Philadelphia, where even Santa Claus has to look over his shoulder. He’s a member of the Liars Club, the Social Media Director of the Wild River Review, marketing director of the Inspired Word of New York City, and sits on the board of directors of the Philadelphia Writers’ Conference. Look for his short fiction in the spring issue of NEEDLE Magazine and CRIME FACTORY #7. Find out more at www.donaldlafferty.com.

-Eric D. Goodman believes authors should write what they know… but he has never worked as a hit man. Baltimore’s NPR station, WYPR, called him “a regular on the Baltimore literary scene.” His fiction has hit number of publications, including The Baltimore Review, The Pedestal Magazine, The Potomac, Grub Street, Scribble, and New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers. Eric’s novel in stories, Tracks, is being published by Atticus Books in June 2010. Hop aboard his website at www.TracksNovel.com.

Learn more at the Last Sunday, Last Rites facebook page.

www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199187340095464

Friday, February 18, 2011

Tracks Cover Revealed

Can we have a drum roll on the train, please?


The cover for Tracks, a novel in stories, has been revealed! Take a look at the picture below.


The warm, earth-toned cover was designed by London-based designer Jamie Keenan. In designing the cover for Tracks, Keenan said, “The basic idea was to find an image of tracks that mirrored the ideas in the book — beginnings, endings, uncertainty, transformation, possibilities ...”


The image here is the cover for the advance reading copy, or ARC. There are other designs and variations on this cover, so stay tuned to find out whether this will be the final cover when it comes time for the actual print run.


Keenan knows his book jackets; he’s even filled auditoriums with his “Twenty Immutable Theories of Cover Design.” And he’s certainly put them to work with covers for authors such as: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen King, H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Junot Diaz, David Foster Wallace, Philip K Dick, Anthony Burgess, Tennessee Williams, Jean-Paul Sarte, Rudyard Kipling, Garrison Kellior, Nick Hornby, and A.M. Homes.


Learn more about Jamie Keenan and see some of his favorite cover designs at his website.
http://www.keenandesign.com/


Visit the Atticus Books website for more about Tracks.

http://atticusbooksonline.com/category/2011-book-titles/eric-d-goodman/

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Tracks Author Nominated for Baker Artist Award


I’m a nominee in the running for a Baker Artist Award! Check out my profile and nomination entry at the link below:

www.bakerartistawards.org/nomination/view/edgewriter


The Baker Artist Awards support Baltimore's artists, the city's rich and diverse cultural offerings and the participation of its residents in the region's creative life.


Visitors are encouraged to view the artists' galleries and to curate an exhibit by selecting favorite artworks from the site.


Last week, WYPR’s The Signal did a segment about the Baker Awards. You can listen to it—as well as catch a podcast of my own reading from Tracks from yesterday’s episode—at www.wypr.org/stationprogram/signal. My story, “Reunion,” closes out the last 20 minutes of the program.


Learn more about the Baker Artist Awards at their main page.

http://www.bakerartistawards.org/


Check our my profile below, where you can learn more about Tracks (a novel in stories being published by Atticus Books this summer), Womb (a novel-in-progress), and other fiction. You can even listen to some other radio readings there.


Feel free to leave a comment or two!

www.bakerartistawards.org/nomination/view/edgewriter

Thursday, February 10, 2011

NPR Reunites with Tracks


This Friday, the story “Reunion” from Tracks will be featured on The Signal. This will be the first Tracks reading on NPR of the new year.


The Signal airs on Baltimore’s NPR station, WYPR, every Friday at noon and again at 7 p.m. Tune into 88.1 FM for a tour of Baltimore’s cultural landscape.


“Reunion” is a story about love and grief. It’s an abridged story from Tracks, which is being published by Atticus Books this summer.


Tune in to The Signal this Friday at noon or 7 p.m. at 88.1 FM. Or listen to the podcast of the program at www.signalradio.org or www.wypr.org.

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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Jamie Keenan to Design Cover for Tracks

Exciting news along the Tracks: Atticus Books has hired Jamie Keenan to design the cover for Tracks, a novel in stories!

The London-based book jacket designer knows his trade: he’s even packed auditoriums with his “Twenty Immutable Theories of Cover Design” lesson.

If you look at book covers, it’s likely you’ve seen his work. Here are some of the authors he’s designed covers for:

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Stephen King
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Junot Diaz
David Foster Wallace
Philip K Dick
Anthony Burgess
Tennessee Williams
Jean-Paul Sarte
Rudyard Kipling
Garrison Kellior
Nick Hornby
A.M. Homes


Learn more about Jamie Keenan and see some of his favorite cover designs at his www.keenandesign.com/website

Visit the blog of my fellow Atticus author, JM Tohline, for more of Jamie’s cover examples.
www.jmtohline.com/2010/10/you-meani-dont-get-to-design-my-own.html?showComment=1297183886409#c8921742992168202528


And here are some Jamie Keenan Google Images.
www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=jamie%20keenan&um=1&resnum=9&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi


So … maybe you can judge a book by it’s cover?

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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Most Anticipated Book of 2011?


Last Friday, the book blog Crazy for Books participated in the “Friday Book Blogger Hop.” The question posed was:


"What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011? Why are you anticipating that book?"


And her answer may surprise you as much as it did me.


I'll go with Tracks by Eric D. Goodman coming out this summer. The premise of the book just drew me right in. I love books from multiple viewpoints, with stories that are interconnected in some way. So, this one sounds really great.”


It was thrilling to stumble onto the blog since it was unsolicited and out of the blue.


Visit Crazy for Books at the link below.

http://www.crazy-for-books.com/2011/01/book-blogger-hop-128-131.html#


If you're at the AWP Conference and BookFair today, stop by Atticus Books (K34) to learn more about Tracks.


And you? What is your most anticipated book of 2011?

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Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Have a Shot of Bourbon and Lit on Atticus

In conjunction with the AWP Conference, Atticus Books, a participating independent publisher, is hosting a spirited reading event Friday night at Bourbon in DC. The “Atticus Pinch” reading features lively readings from several Atticus authors, including Steve Zimmer, Tommy Zurhellen, John Minichillo, and Eric D. Goodman. Not to mention one of DC’s finest selections of bourbon, and other great drinks to boot.

Visit the link below to RSVP now and the first drink is on Atticus. Visit the Atticus table at the AWP Conference (K34 in the Exhibit Hall) for another chance for a free drink ticket.

Or, just show up! You’ll have to buy your own bourbon, but the lit is still free and certainly just as fine.

Visit Bourbon online here:
http://bourbondc.com/home/am/

Learn more about the Atticus event and RSVP here:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=119704264767762&index=1

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