Gaithersburg Book Festival Interview

With sunshine, books, and thousands of visitors, this weekend’s Gaithersburg Book Festival was a lot of fun. Featured authors included Jennifer Miller, Sarah McCoy, Buzz Bissinger, Keith Donohue, Siobhan Fallon, Kate Feiffer, Judah Friedlander, Alex George, Meredith Goldstein, Marvin & Deborah Kalb, Jen Lancaster, “Bloggess” Jenny Lawson, Jim Lehrer (who also has a train book!), Madeline Miller, Stewart O’Nan, Sarah Pekkanen, Leonard Rosen, Jill Casse, Ron Charles, Larry Doyle, B. Morrison, Henry Alford, and a number of others.

It was nice to meet some new friends, get to know some people in person I’ve only known online, and to be surrounded by such talent.

During my reading from Tracks, a train passed by and blew its whistle at just the right time.

The folks at the Gaithersburg Book Festival interviewed me about writing, inspiration, advise to aspiring authors, and some of my own favorite writers.

“I like to capture everyday moments that seem simple on the surface, but that contain the essence of life.”

Read the interview at the GBF website.

http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/qa-with-2012-featured-author-eric-goodman

Featured Author at Gaithersburg Book Festival

Good news: I’ve been selected as one of the featured authors for this year’s Gaithersburg Book Festival!


City of Gaithersburg is proud to welcome readers and writers to the region’s premier literary event! Join us for the third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday, May 19, 2012, where you’ll have a chance to see and meet some of the world’s best writers – from best-sellers to acclaimed up-and-comers, terrific workshops, a full day of fun at our Children’s Village, and all the rest of the fun!

I’m joining a nice list of featured authors, including such acclaimed greats (and local favorites) as Cathy Alter, Rae Bryant, Michael Buckley, Steve Coll, Keith Donohue, Larry Doyle, Alex George, Meredith Goldstein, Jim Lehrer, Sarah McCoy, Jennifer Miller, B. Morrison, Chris Pavone, Richard Peabody, Sarah Pekkanen, Tim Wendel, and Washington Post book critic Ron Charles.

Here is a complete list of featured authors appearing at the Gaithersburg Book Festival this May 19:

http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured-authors

And below is a link to my Gaithersburg Book Festival page. Note that I’ll be reading from and answering questions about Tracks, and about novels in stories and writing in general, at 3:20; at 4 I’ll be in the book-signing pavilion. Bring your copy of Tracks, or get one at the festival bookstore, run by Politics & Prose.

See you in Gaithersburg!

http://gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_author/goodman-eric