Listen to Eric Read his Fiction on NPR
National Public Radio's Baltimore station, WYPR, calls Eric D. Goodman "a regular on the Baltimore literary scene" and describes Tracks as “an exploration into the private lives of a group of train passengers, all straners to each other, who happen to be sharing a ride from Baltimore to Chicago. Each chapter introduces us to another of these individual lives.”
Eric regularly reads stories from his fiction on WYPR's popular program, The Signal, a weekly tour through the cultural landscape of the Baltimore area. Listen by clicking the title in the right column below. Note that you do not need to download the file; simply hit the play button on the audio box. Listen now!
National Public Radio's Baltimore station, WYPR, calls Eric D. Goodman "a regular on the Baltimore literary scene" and describes Tracks as “an exploration into the private lives of a group of train passengers, all straners to each other, who happen to be sharing a ride from Baltimore to Chicago. Each chapter introduces us to another of these individual lives.”
Eric regularly reads stories from his fiction on WYPR's popular program, The Signal, a weekly tour through the cultural landscape of the Baltimore area. Listen by clicking the title in the right column below. Note that you do not need to download the file; simply hit the play button on the audio box. Listen now!
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Book Notes Finds Itself Amongst Wrecks and Ruins
Apprentice House Press will release the new novel by Baltimore writer, Eric D. Goodman, on Tuesday, April 17th. He talks here about this part romantic comedy/part buddy novel. BookNotes is drawn into the noir world of intrigue, romance, and alluring clues
The ever-versatile Baltimore writer, Eric D. Goodman, has taken to exploring the genre of literary thrillers. He’s created Clive Allen, a suave private eye, who ventures throughout China in search of an ancient jadeite tablet from the Ming dynasty. Interview
“A novel that not only takes on a moral issue in a deeply suspenseful way, but does so from an intriguing and multi-faceted perspective.” Enoch Pratt Writers LIVE!
In this podcast in the Enoch Pratt Library’s popular Writers LIVE! Series, the library helps launch Eric D. Godman’s new book, Womb: a novel in utero. With introductions by Judy Cooper and Gregg Wilhelm, a reading from the book by Eric D. Goodman, and a question and answer period. Late Lunch NPR: “In this installment, our train arrives at its destination, and our conductor is left to mull over a seemingly simple invitation.” |
Listen to Eric’s Interview with Judith Krummeck
Listen to Eric’s Interview with Judith Krummeck
Listen to Eric’s Interview with Judith Krummeck
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Live Cargo NPR: “It’s the story of a survivor – and that survivor’s memories – so please be advised that the following does include some grim details. The story also includes strength, and hope…” |
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Freedom In this installment, we enter the mind of a US soldier who’s fighting two very different battles – one overseas, and one back at home. |
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Idle Chatter 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. |
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Reset A computer-geek turned mobster is on the run, hiding out on the train, where he knows no one from the old days will come looking for him. |
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Mountain of Sand A poet tries to find his muse on the train in a story NPR describes as "a tale about the limits of luck and the curse of easy fame." |
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Prewitt's Plans Despite his diligent planning, Prewitt finds that his best-laid plan may be to put aside his daily planner. |
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A Good Beer Needs a Good Stein A couple relearns a valuable lesson as they focus on a collectible beer stein and all it represents. |
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The Silences
A love story, of sorts, about a young couple and the silences slithering between them. |
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Reunion
Returning to Baltimore to take care of the death of her parents, Joan doesn't want to become the head of the family. She wants to lose herself in love. |
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One Last Hit
An aging mobster contemplates his initiation into a life of crime as he works his way out of it. |
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Futures
Christi must make a decision on the train: leave her boyfriend and Baltimore or turn down a future career in Chicago. |
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Cicadas
Many a metaphor has been penned about romantic love, but this may be the fist time it's been compared to a seething horde of insects. |
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Maryland Morning
Tom Hall talks with Baltimore author Eric D. Goodman about Tracks: A Novel in Stories and the inspiration behind it in this eight minute "Making Tracks" segment on NPR's Maryland Morning. |
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From the Inkwell Radio Talk Show
Tracks Author Eric D. Goodman talks with host Sheri Wright about writing, inspiration, and Tracks on her popular radio show, From the Inkwell. Tune into the Louisville, KY radio program here. Leaving
NPR: "Are you planning on taking advantage of the spring weather to get outside and do some yard work? If you are, let this next story be a cautionary tale. And if you’re not, well, let this next story be an excuse. Signal contributor Eric D Goodman joins us with a story he’s titled, Leaving." The Bell
No Extra Words, a podcast of flash fiction, feature’s Eric’s story, “The Bell.” Kuki wanders the artist’ colony at night and discovers some things about her hosts that she hopes are just a part of her artistically vivid imagination. |
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