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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Greetings & Readings Book Fest Benefits Habitat for Humanity


This weekend, Greetings & Readings in Hunt Valley celebrates its annual Book Fest! More than 20 local authors will be on hand and ready to talk with you, and sign their books.

The event takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Greetings & Readings, Hunt Valley Towne Centere, 118-AA Shawan Rd., Hunt Valley, Maryland.


I’ll be there with copies of Tracks, as well as train-themed free gifts! Other featured authors include D.L. Wilson, Elizabeth Letts, and Al Betz.

A portion of the day's book sales will go to the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Learn more about the G & R Book Fest 2011 at their website.
http://www.greetingsandreadings.com/events/book-fest

Pre-order Tracks or any other featured book at their website and an inscribed, signed copy will be waiting for you when you arrive!
http://www.greetingsandreadings.com/show?product.tracks

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Friday, July 22, 2011

Tracks Book Signing at Greetings and Readings

Saturday will see the first bookstore book-signing event since the recent release of Tracks: A Novel in Stories.

Come meet and greet me at Readings & Greetings, located at Hunt Valley Towne Centere, 118-AA Shawan Rd., Hunt Valley, Maryland, this Saturday, July 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. I’ll be happy to chat with you, sign a book for your, maybe even have you sign a book for me.

Find out all about the event at the Greetings & Readings “Local author takes readers from Baltimore to Chicago” page.

www.greetingsandreadings.com/events/eric-goodman-tracks-signing


Want to be the author of your own dedication? You can pre-order your book and inscription here and it will be waiting for you when you come to Greetings & Readings.

www.greetingsandreadings.com/show?product.tracks


Let us know whether to expect you by checking in or leaving a comment at the event’s Facebook page. You may be surprised at some of the people who left comments there.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154647694609109


And see www.TracksNovel.com to learn about upcoming events, such as the release reading and signing at The Ivy Bookshop on July 27 and other stops along the Tracks book tour.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Timetable of Tracks Events

As you sit in the passenger seat of a train, you might familiarize yourself with the scheduled stops along the way to your destination and get off for a stretch on the platform in different locations. In the same way, even if you caught one of the past Tracks events or already have your copy of Tracks, you’re still encouraged enjoy some of the stops on the Tracks book tour.


You can find the timetable of scheduled stops at www.tracksnovel.com/appearances.html. Be sure to check back periodically as new events are being added.

Here are some of the upcoming events I’d like to invite you to. Consider this your personal boarding pass.

July 27, 2011 - Baltimore, MD: Tracks in the Ivy, 6:30 p.m. at The Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD—this is the official “release reading” for Tracks, being the first book signing and reading event at a bookstore following the publication of Tracks.

July 23, 2011 - Hunt Valley, MD: Tracks Signing at Greetings & Readings,1 to 3 p.m. at Greetings & Readings, Hunt Valley Towne Centere, 118-AA Shawan Rd., Hunt Valley, MD; Note that this will be a book signing but not a reading; it’s a chance to get a signed copy and chat with the author.

July, 2011 - Baltimore, MD: NPR's Maryland Morning, on WYPR 88.1 FM, Baltimore's NPR Station, air date and time to be announced but it should be airing one day next week.

July 19, 2011 - Baltimore, MD: Poets in Preston, 12 noon to 1 p.m. at downtown Baltimore's Preston Gardens, East Preston, Baltimore, MD—you can even bicycle your own free smoothie compliments of Wheely Good Smoothies.

July 16 & 17, 2011 - Baltimore, MD: Tracks at Artscape, Cyclops Books Booth, America's largest free arts festival, Downtown Baltimore, MD

There are more events coming. Come to one, come to all. I’ll be reading different selections at different events, so travel through the novel in stories with me—I’ll read them to you so you don’t have to!

Get the evolving book tour schedule at www.tracksnovel.com/appearances.html

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