Goose Dons New Pajamas

“Have you ever seen a goose in pajamas?” asks Writer’s Lair Books, the publisher of Flightless Goose. Well, you just might when you join Gilbert the Flightless Goose in his fundraising effort for The Pajama Program, a non-profit organization that provides nurturing books and warm sleepwear to children in need.

The Pajama Program has appeared on Oprah and has been praised by NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Parenting Magazine and many other trusted sources.

For every copy of Flightless Goose purchased, one dollar will be donated to The Pajama Project.

Learn more about the Pajama Program partnership with Flightless Goose at the publisher’s website.

www.writerslairbooks.com/pajamaprogram.html

Or jump right into the online pond below.

www.RunGoose.com

Goose Author Shares Romantic Silence

This Friday may be the 13th, but it also happens to be the day before Valentine’s Day. So the producers of The Signal on National Public Radio’s WYPR in Baltimore have a treat in store for listeners with an ear for quiet romance.

Flightless Goose author Eric D. Goodman will return to The Signal to read from his fiction. And with Valentine’s Day in mind (more so than Friday the 13th), he picked out a love story.

“The Silences” is a story from TRACKS, Eric's novel in stories which takes place on a train traveling from Baltimore to Chicago. In the story, a young woman traveling with the love of her life imagines different futures together.

The Signal is broadcast to about 20,000 listeners in the Baltimore-DC area. It airs at 12 noon and again at 7 p.m. and offers a tour of Baltimore’s cultural landscape. Tune into 88.1 FM.

Can’t pick it up, or doesn’t fit your schedule. No worries — you can also listen to it live or in podcast form at the WYPR’s website (www.wypr.org) or The Signal’s site (www.SignalRadio.org).

Once you’ve listened to the abridged version, read the entire story as it was originally published in Slow Trains. You can visit the online literary journal at the link below.

www.slowtrains.com/vol7issue3/goodmanvol7issue3.html

Literary Journal Recommends Flightless Goose

One of Baltimore’s most popular literary journals, JMWW, recommended Flightless Goose in their most recent issue.

Under the News heading in the right column of the front page, JMWW features the author's photo and a link to www.RunGoose.com.

“Eric D. Goodman’s The Flightless Goose is now available from Writers Lair Books,” the message informs.

Enjoy the latest issue of JMWW now at the link below. While you’re there, peruse the selection of poetry, fiction, art and photography. You’ll even find some reviews — including a review of New Lines from the Old Line State: An Anthology of Maryland Writers, which opens with a story from Eric.

http://jmww.150m.com

Goodman on the Tube

Flightless Goose author Eric D. Goodman was recently asked to be a guest on a literary-focused television show produced by Loyola College. In the interview, Eric was asked about Flightless Goose, TRACKS (his novel-in-stories), and WOMB (his novel-in-progress).

In the interview, Eric talks about tips on writing, and the Baltimore literary scene. He even discusses what got him started writing in the first place.

The interview is split into three segments which, all together, run about 10 minutes.

You don't have to be a Loyola College student or faculty member to enjoy the show – you can view it now on YouTube at the link below.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj-GI78kCxE

Goose Makes Agri Digest Once Again

In November, Agri Digest, the magazine dedicated to agricultural initiative and innovation, ran a story on Flightless Goose.

It must have been a big hit in the agricultural arena, because the story ran again in their December issue — and again in January!

If you missed it in November and December, take a look at the article now in the current issue of Agri Digest.

www.agridigest.com/bookGoose.html

PEN IN HAND Features Flightless Goose

The most recent issue of PEN IN HAND features an interview about Flightless Goose. Writer and Editor Nancy O. Greene interviewed author and artist Eric and Nataliya Goodman about the new story book for children.

In the interview, featured both in print and online, Eric and Nataliya talk about everything from where they came up with the idea for the book to their creative process as they worked together to write and illustrate the story. The story also covers inspirations, aspirations, and advice. It even mentions the adventure Eric and Nataliya had getting time NBC’s TODAY show.

To read “The Flightless Goose: An Interview with Eric and Nataliya Goodman,” take a loot at the online version of PEN IN HAND at the link below and go to page 6 and 7.

Also, note the shout-out for Flightless Goose in the “Recent Achievements” section on page 9.

And, while browsing the photos from the Baltimore Book Festival on the cover and inside, you may catch a glimpse of someone you know.

Enjoy the latest issue of PEN IN HAND online at the link below.

http://marylandwriters.org/PenInHand/2008-12.pdf

Happy New Year from the Goodmans and the Goose

It has been an exciting 2008. Over the past year, one of the most exciting things to happen to author and artist Eric and Nataliya Goodman (not to mention Gilbert the Flightless Goose) has been the great reception for the new children's book, Flightless Goose.

Expect to see a lot of new reviews and coverage in 2009.

To see some of the goose coverage so far, just scroll down and look at the short entries and links below.

Here’s to a fine 2009 for people and geese everywhere!