Goose Author Celebrates Lit, Art, and Music

Lovers of literature, art, music, and wine won’t want to miss Lit & Art at the Watermark on Sunday, October 24. The celebration begins at 2 p.m., and features artists, and authors from around the world.

Novelist Bathsheba Monk will read from her fiction. She has been described by Tim O’Brien as “a writer I'll be talking about when I talk about brilliant new writers.” Bathsheba is best known for her collection of stories, Now You See It … Stories from Cokesville, PA. Her novel, Nude Walker, is being published by FSG in Spring 2011.

Persian artist and musician Bahman Panahi will give a performance and talk about his work. Originally from Iran, Bahman has performed many concerts, exhibitions, courses and workshops in Iran, UK, Syria, India, Netherlands, Maldives, Tunisia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Belgium, Morocco and France. He recently performed a tar and setar concert at the Freer Gallery in DC and he will be performing at Harvard University in November. www.bahmanpanahi.com

Joining Bathsheba Monk and Bahman Panahi will be artist Manzar (of the Watermark Gallery), and authors Charles Jensen (most recent Director of The Writers’ Center), Katherine Cottle (author of My Father’s Speech), and Eric D. Goodman (author of Flightless Goose and Tracks, a novel in stories).

Music will be provided by the Lit & Art house band, Red Tractor Factory. Wine and refreshments will be served during intermissions. The event is free and open to the public.

The event takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 24 at The Watermark Gallery, located in the Bank of America Center Skywalk Level, right across from the Inner Harbor, at 100 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The phone number is (410) 547-0452.

Started in October 2007, the Lit and Art series provides a unique opportunity to sample a wide variety of artistic sensibilities in one sitting. The events are free and open to the public. An open mic section allows audience members to share their own work.

Come experience what has been called “the best excuse to get lit in Baltimore on a Sunday afternoon.” Visit the Watermark Gallery online at www.wmgallery.info .

Goose Returns to Catonsville Author Reception

After last year's success, Flightless Goose is returning to the 5th Annual Author Reception to benefit the Catonsville Library!

Mingle with fellow book-lovers in the library stacks; engage in conversation with local authors; sip on wine varietals; savor gourmet cheeses and desserts; listen to classical guitarist Bob Margolis. It’s all happening at the 5th Annual Wine & Cheese Author Reception to benefit the Catonsville Library. The Friends of the Catonsville Library will host “Words & Wine” on Friday, October 22, 2010, from 7-9 p.m. at the Catonsville Library, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. Tickets are $25 and available at the Catonsville Library or at the door. This year’s proceeds will be used to conserve historic documents in the Catonsville Room, and also to support Catonsville High School’s literary magazine, Ellipsis.

More than 15 authors from the area will share their work and have books available for sale and signing. Authors include: Steve Luxenberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist, author of Annie’s Ghost; Michael Collier, former Poet Laureate for Maryland; Rafael Alvarez, Jane Byers, Maud Casey, Louis Diggs, Kate Dolan, Dan Fesperman, Tom Flynn, Eric and Nataliya Goodman, Antero Pietila, John Rowell, Deborah Rudacille, David Shackelford, Suzanne Supplee, Joe Swope, Meg Tipper, Laura Wexler, Marsha Wight Wise.

In Luxenberg’s much-lauded Annie’s Ghost, the author explores the discovery that his mother, who claimed to be an only child, had a sister in an asylum. Topics other authors have tackled include a journey into the land of grief following the sudden death of a daughter; a teenager’s quest to follow her Nashville dream to become a singer; suspenseful tales of intrigue set in some of the world’s most volatile locales, to name a few.

In keeping with Catonsville’s Bicentennial Celebration, some writers’ works reflect the area’s storied past. Sponsors include The Wine Bin, SugarBakers Cakes, Sweet a Bakery & Café and Wegman’s.

Since 1962, the Friends’ mission has been to support and enhance the Catonsville library, including maintaining and promoting the Catonsville Historical Room. The Friends of the Catonsville Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; donations are tax-deductible.

Learn more at www.bcpl.info/yolib/yoliprog.html.

For a recap of last year’s event, visit http://flightlessgoose.blogspot.com/2009/04/goose-hit-at-catonsville-book-festival.htm

Represented

Flightless Goose author Eric D. Goodman now has a literary agent representing his fiction.

As many writers know, it’s difficult in today’s market to find an agent excited enough about a book or writer to take on representation. After years of knocking on doors and running into brick walls, Goodman has an agent!

Tracks, a novel in stories, is now represented by the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency, Inc.

With Doris and her creative team on board, this train is building momentum.

Learn more about the Doris S. Michaels Literary Agency at Publisher’s Marketplace.

www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/dsmichaels.

Flightless Goose Author Featured at Baltimore Book Fest

This weekend is the 15th edition of the Mid-Atlantic’s biggest literary event: the Baltimore Book Festival. Three days of readings, music, readings, food, literary panels and discussions, and readings. The festivities begin on Friday, September 24 and continue through Sunday, September 25.

The regular Lit & Art Reading Series travels north from its usual meeting place at the Watermark Gallery for a second annual event at the Baltimore Book Festival. This year’s Lit & Art at the BBF is hosted by the CityLit Tent. It takes place from at 2 p.m. this Sunday, September 26.

Readers include Lauren Beth Eisenberg, B. Morrison, Fernando Quijano III, and Eric D. Goodman. The Watermark Gallery’s Manzar will display her original art and give a performance. Live music is provided by the Lit & Art house band, Red Tractor Factory.

The Baltimore Book Festival offers something for everyone. Whether you want to meet Jessie Ventura or learn about Wes Moore One and Wes Moore Two, this is the place to be this weekend.

Learn more about the Baltimore Book Festival at their website.

http://baltimorebookfestival.com

Learn more about Lit & Art at the Baltimore Book Festival at the same website.
http://baltimorebookfestival.com/index.cfm?page=schedules&id=665

Ox-Bow's New Writer-in-Residence

Flightless Goose Author Eric D. Goodman has been selected as a writer-in-residence for Ox-Bow!

Affiliated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow is located along the shores of Lake Michigan and offers 115 acres of inspirational space: pristine natural forests, dunes, a lagoon, and historic buildings.

Writers at this artists’ colony are provided with a small apartment, private studio with inspirational view, three meals a day and snacks around the clock all from local farms, an opportunity to meet other artists from around the world, and (most importantly) uninterrupted time to write. Ox-Bow’s residency program is about immersion, commitment, freedom, and focus.

Founded in 1910, Ox-Bow is celebrating 100 years as a haven for visual artists, writers, and thinkers.

Learn more by visiting their online campus at www.ox-bow.org.

And check this link for more about the writing residency.
http://www.ox-bow.org/residency/artists/index.html

Goose Featured on Ideas in Writing TV Show

If you’re starting to wish schools was back in session, here’s a television program you won’t want to miss! The first episode of Ideas in Writing: Kids Club!

The episode features a group of children who love to read. In episode one, the kids interview songwriter and country music star Phil Vassar, authors Jeff Smith and Tim Egan, and the author of Flightless Goose, Eric D. Goodman.

You can enjoy the entire program at the link below. Or, if you’d like to fly right to the Flightless Goose segment, you can fast forward to about two-thirds into the program.

Enjoy Ideas in Writing: Kids Club at the link below.

www.ideasinwriting.org/kidsclub.html

NPR Podcast of Goose Authors's Fiction

Last Friday Flightless Goose author Eric D. Goodman read an abridgement of his story, “One Last Hit,” on Baltimore’s NPR station, WYPR. The serialized excerpt from TRACKS aired on The Signal, on the air and online at noon and 7. TRACKS is a novel in stories that takes place on a train traveling from Baltimore to Chicago.

Miss the broadcast? Listen to the podcast at the link below!

“One Last Hit” was originally published in the Freshly Squeezed anthology published by Loyola’s Apprentice House. It follows a hit man as he prepares to carry out his last job and contemplates how he got into the unscrupulous business to begin with.

Be sure to hit this lit! The reading is about 22 minutes into the podcast at the link below.

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wypr/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&id=1672430&pid=347&sid=14