Tracks … Will End Up On My Best Of The Year List

Savvy Verse and Wit is a blog dedicated to all literary and poetic works: critiques, reviews, editorial hints, and insights.

Earlier this year, Savvy Verse and Wit gave Tracks a glowing review. You can read it, and the conversation that resulted, at the following link.

http://savvyverseandwit.com/2012/01/tracks-by-eric-d-goodman.html



More recently, the literary blog interviewed me about my writing process, and all things literary. Some of the interesting questions involve my choice of Baltimore and the train itself as “characters” in the book, how long it took from opening line to final project, and whether some of the characters surprised me. I also talk about some of the writers who inspire me (and who had kind things to say about my writing), and some other great novels in stories I enjoyed.

Find out how Franklin, the conductor, gave me an unexpected turn by reading the interview at the link below.


http://savvyverseandwit.com/2012/02/interview-with-eric-d-goodman-author-of-tracks.html

A Savvy Review: Excellent Novel in Stories

The first Tracks book review for 2012 comes from the popular DC-based book blog, Savvy Verse & Wit: a blog dedicated to all literary and poetic works, critiques, reviews, editorial hints, and insights.

Here are some highlights from the review …

“Goodman is adept at ensuring readers care about his characters in just a few pages … It does not matter where these characters come from; what matters is that the rails provide them with hope and a time out from their hustle of their daily lives. The train and the rails are an escape, a quiet place to contemplate their lives as the undulating sway of the cars lulls them into deep meditation. Paralleling their actual lives, the trip on the train has each member making contact with strangers, and like the conscience that guides their decision making, the conductor on the train whispers advice and nuggets of observation/wisdom to those with whom he speaks. Beyond the characters, the city of Baltimore and the rail line itself loom large in the story, almost becoming characters themselves …”

“Tracks by Eric D. Goodman demonstrates how we are all traveling the same line and how we have similar fears and failings, but also similar hopes and dreams. In spite of that, we all end up in different places. Even with the characters who seem unsavory or hard to like, they offer a lesson to readers — seize the moment because in the next, it could be gone. Opportunity arises and disappears just as quickly, and life on the train ride of life is quick and unrelenting. There’s not much time for reflection and a deeper examination of pros and cons when living life at full tilt, but stepping back for a few hours on a train ride can be enough to reassess and rejoin life’s journey with a new purpose. Excellent novel in stories.”

Read the entire review here:

www.savvyverseandwit.com/2012/01/tracks-by-eric-d-goodman.html

One Monday, Two Mailboxes

It seems like a new tradition for book bloggers to announce their “mailbox Monday.” And once in awhile Tracks ends up in one of those weekly roundups.

Today, Tracks was in two of them!

Savvy Verse & Wit, a blog dedicated to all literary and poetic works, critiques, reviews, editorial hints, and websites, mentioned Tracks in reference to yesterday’s reading at The Writer’s Center.

http://savvyverseandwit.com/2012/02/mailbox-monday-164.html



Another book blog, CaribousMom, featured Tracks at the top of it’s list this week, including links and even a podcast of my reading of “Prewit’s Plans” from Tracks on NPR.

http://www.caribousmom.com/2012/02/12/mailbox-monday-february-13-2012/


Hop aboard!

Savvy Mailbox

Savvy Verse and Wit is a popular literary blog “dedicated to all literary and poetic works.” One thing the Wit delivers is book reviews.

Each Monday Savvy Verse and Wit opens its mailbag to share some loot. Guess what made the Monday mailbox recently? Tracks: A Novel in Stories.

Check out the Monday mailbox at Savvy Verse and Wit, and stay tuned for a review coming soon …

http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/09/mailbox-monday-145-and-library-loot-7.html

Savvy Verse and Wit's Small Press Celebration

Savvy Verse and Wit is a blog dedicated to literary and poetic works, including critiques, reviews, editorial hints, and insights. Not to mention interviews.

With March, Savvy Verse and Wit kicks off its celebration of Indie and Small Press Month by publishing an interview with none other than Atticus Books, publisher of Tracks.

Atticus founding publisher Dan Cafaro talks about Atticus books, Independent Book Sellers That Rock Our World, Book Blogger Central, and about the books he has selected for publication, including Tracks, a novel in stories.

Take a look at the interview at the link. And celebrate indie and small presses!

http://savvyverseandwit.com/2011/03/an-interview-with-dan-cafaro-publisher-of-atticus-books-in-maryland.html