Belz: Tracks is Elemental Storytelling

D. R. Belz is the author of White Asparagus a collection of essays, stories, and poems. Here’s what the Baltimore author had to say about Tracks: A Novel in Stories.

"In the best literary tradition of The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales, and Spoon River Anthology, Goodman's novel-in-stories reveals the rich textures and patterns in the tapestry of human experience. Tracks is elemental storytelling."

Learn more about D. R. Belz and White Asparagus at the following link.

www.amazon.com/White-Asparagus-D-R-Belz/dp/1934074535

The Michael Phelps of Books

Here in Rodgers Forge, we’re celebrating one of the most gold-medal heavy communities in the world. Michael Phelps grew up here and is an old neighbor.

If there is an Michael Phelps of books, the closest thing to it would be Atticus Books.

That’s because Atticus swept up the gold at this year’s Independent Publisher Book Awards in New York City. Not only did my own Tracks: A Novel in Stories win the Gold Medal for Best Fiction in the Mid-Atlantic region, but three other Atticus authors took gold for three other regions.

See the press release issued by Atticus Books to learn more about the Olympics of indie publishing.

http://atticusbooksonline.com/atticus-books-wins-four-ippy-awards

Five Stars From Australia

Is Tracks: A Novel in Stories appropriate for children? This young reader from Australia thinks so!

"Five stars, Mr. Author Man!"

We'll take all five of them with thanks.

Check out what must be the cutest review Tracks has received from this young Australian book blogger at the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4Yk22cFQ7vE

Craft, Business, and Art of Writing—Pen in Hand

The latest issue of Pen In Hand is now available online, and it’s free. The Maryland Writers Association publishes the newsletter, focused on the craft, business, and art of writing.

In the Summer 2012 issue you’ll find an interview with author Bud Sparhawk, sage writing advice from authors Tom Glenn, Meg Eden, and D.L. Wilson, and more.

Be sure to check out the back page for a news story about Tracks: A Novel in Stories!

Find it all in the latest issue of Pen in Hand at the link below. www.marylandwriters.org/PenInHand/2012-Summer.pdf.

Nancy Greene—Goodman is a Virtuoso

Nancy Greene is the author of the award-winning story collection, Portraits in the Dark. She is also fiction editor of the popular literary journal, Tales of Blood and Roses.


Here’s what Nancy Greene said after reading Tracks: A Novel in Stories.

“Eric D. Goodman is a virtuoso; he breathes life into each character in such a way that you want to know everything about them, and each story makes you want to read the next to see how these lives intersect. Even when Tracks ends, it continues in the mind, leaving you wanting to know more, thinking about not only the lives of these multi-faceted characters, but your own life and the lives of those around you. Life is a journey and Tracks captures that feeling in a way that few interconnected story collections do.”

Check out Nancy’s book.

www.amazon.com/PORTRAITS-THE-DARK-COLLECTION-ebook/dp/B0072CE7XA

And learn more about Tales of Blood and Roses … if you dare.

www.talesofbloodandroses.com

Tracks is “Unexpected and Unique … Memorable”

Tracks received another positive review! This time, the review comes from Everyday I Write The Book: a book review blog.


Recent reviews include The Odds by Stewart O’Nan, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, and The Singles by Meredith Goldstein.

The review calls Tracks “an homage to train travel. The characters are diverse – a Holocaust survivor, a hit man trying to retire, a traveling salesman, a train conductor, to name a few – but they all come together in the lounge car of the Amtrak Cardinal, and their stories occasionally intersect and intertwine.”

What did the reviewer like best? “The strength of the book was the cast of characters, who were quite memorable for a short story collection. Often when I finish a collection of stories, I look back and the characters seem to run together, blending into one borderless whole. But the characters in Tracks have remained distinct to me upon finishing the book. Their stories are unexpected and unique, which made them memorable beyond their short allotment of pages.”

Read the full review at http://everydayiwritethebookblog.com/2012/07/tracks-by-eric-goodman/