How Much Advice Could Tracks Take?

Portland Book Review asked me to ask the question: How Much Advice Can One Book Take? I ask and answer that question in as it relates to Tracks in their “Writers on Writing” section.

“The addiction began in an informal writing workshop. We would meet in bars and restaurants, have a bite and some drinks, and dig into one another’s fiction. Over beer and wine, we would both rip apart and wax poetic about one another’s work. Oh, it wasn’t the drink that became habit-forming. I craved the feedback …”

Read the “How Much Advice Can One Book Take” in the most recent issue of Portland Book Review. You can find it at the link below.

http://www.portlandbookreview.com/how-much-advice-can-one-book-take-by-eric-d-goodman/

How much advice can YOUR book take?

Meet Local Authors over Wine and Cheese This Friday

If you like wine, artisan cheeses, desserts, and books, you won’t want to miss this Friday’s hottest ticket! Words and Wine (and Cheese) at the Catonsville Library, this Friday, October 19, 7 to 9 p.m.

Mingle with fellow book-lovers in the library stacks; engage in conversation with local authors; sip on wine varietals provided by The Wine Bin in historic Ellicott City; savor gourmet cheeses and desserts; listen to jazz guitarist Bob Margolis.

Hosted by the Friends of the Catonsville Library, tickets cost $25 and proceeds benefit the library and are tax deductible.


More than a dozen authors will be mingling with guests. Featured authors include Shawn Peters, Rob Kasper, Tom Beck, Deborah Rudacille, Louis Diggs, Katherine Kenny, Elie Rudrup, Dave Shackelford, Dan Toomey, Rafael Alvarez, Steve Luxenberg, Stephanie Verni, Jim Frank, Eric D. Goodman, and Nataliya Goodman.

These authors will be happy to chat with you, and to sell and sign copies of their books. Tracks: A Novel in Stories and Flightless Goose will both be available.

Learn more at the following link.

http://atticusbooksonline.com/event/eric-d-goodman-reads-at-words-and-wine-social-in-md/

Tracks Featured at Poets in Preston Park

Looking for a lunch hour that’s less filling and more fulfilling? Stop by Preston Gardens (along St. Paul Street in downtown Baltimore) for free munchies, a hearty serving of poetry, and a reading from Tracks. The event takes place Tuesday, October 16 at noon.

The Downtown Partnership Baltimore and Cyclops Books + Music present Poets in Preston every Tuesday from noon to 1:30 p.m. Each event offers some hot poetry and literature in the cool shade—along with free, tio-notch refreshments.

Learn more about Poets in Preston at the city’s link.

http://www.godowntownbaltimore.com/events/Default.aspx?eid=6aad35be-1178-e111-93fe-000c29caa908

Pledge your attendance at the Facebook Page!

http://www.facebook.com/DowntownBaltimore?v=wall#!/events/353693694716402/?fref=ts

 

Tracks Featured at Frostburg Indie Lit Fest

This weekend, Frostburg State University hosts the Sixth Annual Western Maryland Independent Lit Festival. The festival kicks off at 5:30 this Friday, October 12 with a reading and panel discussion on the author/publisher relationship.

I’ll be one of this year’s featured authors. The evening begins at Main Street Books at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 12. Other participants at the author/publisher relationship-themed reading include Gerry LaFemina, Richard Peabody, Jason Jack Miller, and Nathan Leslie.

The reading will be followed by a reception to welcome festival attendees at the Center for Creative Writing.

Then, at 7:30, a panel discussion portraying the editor/author relationship will be held at the Frostburg Public Library. The evening’s reading authors will participate, along with publishers Jamie Brown of Broadkill Publishing, Dan Cafaro of Atticus Books, Heidi Ruby Miller of Raw Dog Screaming Press, and Rick Campbell of Anhinga Press.

Three events rolled into one night, all free and open to the public!

Learn more about the kickoff evening at the Indie Lit Reading Facebook page.

www.facebook.com/events/309399842500826

Visit the Indie Lit Festival website for more about the weekend’s events.

www.frostburg.edu/cwcenter/indie-lit-festival

Good Day for Idle Chatter

Today seems like a good day for some idle chatter. If you’re in the mood for some small talk, how about spending a few minutes listening to my reading of “Idle Chatter,” a story from Tracks: A Novel in Stories, as broadcast on Baltimore’s NPR station earlier this year?

In the story, Franklin, the conductor of the train, keeps everyone on board comfortable as he contemplates his own addiction to small talk and how it has caused him both pain and pleasure.

Produced by Aaron Henkin at WYPR, the broadcast is about 18 minutes and accented by music for just the right tone. Let the conductor chat you up at the link below.

http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/130094/Idle_Chatter?rn=8lnowic1glmo

You can find additional Tracks readings from NPR at the Tracks website.

http://www.tracksnovel.com/radio.html