ALL NOVELS by Eric Goodman
Eric Goodman is an award winning novelist, and travel journalist.
Twelfth & Race
University of Nebraska Press, 2012
Part of the prestigious literary series, Flyover Fiction.
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Life takes a strange turn when Richard Allan Gordon, thirty years old and as white as they come, discovers that, as a result of identity theft, five-year-old Jada Reece Gordon bears his name. The product of a middle-class Jewish upbringing, Richie finds himself completely in love and lust with Jada's mother, LaTisha, a twenty-five-year-old African American nursing student, and longs to be a father to her child.
Richie and LaTisha's story takes place at the intersection of love, race, and identity, as the couple is forced to examine their relationship in light of a terrible event that takes the life of a young black father and catapults their midwestern city into chaos. As riots erupt around them and Richie discovers a secret about his own past that challenges his long-held ideas, he and LaTisha must come to grips with the forces that threaten to tear their relationship apart. A novel that doesn't shy away from the racism that dwells within the unexamined hearts of so many Americans, Twelfth and Race may shock or outrage some readers, yet its story is ultimately timely, honest, and hopeful.
University of Nebraska Press, 2012
Part of the prestigious literary series, Flyover Fiction.
Learn more
Life takes a strange turn when Richard Allan Gordon, thirty years old and as white as they come, discovers that, as a result of identity theft, five-year-old Jada Reece Gordon bears his name. The product of a middle-class Jewish upbringing, Richie finds himself completely in love and lust with Jada's mother, LaTisha, a twenty-five-year-old African American nursing student, and longs to be a father to her child.
Richie and LaTisha's story takes place at the intersection of love, race, and identity, as the couple is forced to examine their relationship in light of a terrible event that takes the life of a young black father and catapults their midwestern city into chaos. As riots erupt around them and Richie discovers a secret about his own past that challenges his long-held ideas, he and LaTisha must come to grips with the forces that threaten to tear their relationship apart. A novel that doesn't shy away from the racism that dwells within the unexamined hearts of so many Americans, Twelfth and Race may shock or outrage some readers, yet its story is ultimately timely, honest, and hopeful.
Child of My Right Hand
Sourcebooks, 2004
Awards: Silver Book of the Year Award in 2004 for Best Gay/Lesbian Fiction from Foreward Magazine.
The stunning novel from acclaimed author Eric Goodman is the story of a middle class family: college professors Jack and Genna Barish and their two children, fourteen-year-old Lizzy and seventeen-year-old Simon. The four have just moved to Tipton, Ohio, a small town divided by bigotry and class tensions, when Simon announces to his family, and eventually to the town, what his parents have long suspected--that he is gay.
As Jack and Genna struggle to deal with their son's sexuality, his oppressive, ever-present teenage angst and the conflicts that are raised within their marriage, the complex dynamics of a family unfold: love, doubt, betrayal, and sympathy--all strikingly caught by the author. Equally vivid are the Tipton residents' spectrum of reactions to Simon, ranging from open acceptance to acts of violent rage. This is a beautifully written and complex work of fiction.
Child of My Right Hand can be purchased at the link below.
Sourcebooks, 2004
Awards: Silver Book of the Year Award in 2004 for Best Gay/Lesbian Fiction from Foreward Magazine.
The stunning novel from acclaimed author Eric Goodman is the story of a middle class family: college professors Jack and Genna Barish and their two children, fourteen-year-old Lizzy and seventeen-year-old Simon. The four have just moved to Tipton, Ohio, a small town divided by bigotry and class tensions, when Simon announces to his family, and eventually to the town, what his parents have long suspected--that he is gay.
As Jack and Genna struggle to deal with their son's sexuality, his oppressive, ever-present teenage angst and the conflicts that are raised within their marriage, the complex dynamics of a family unfold: love, doubt, betrayal, and sympathy--all strikingly caught by the author. Equally vivid are the Tipton residents' spectrum of reactions to Simon, ranging from open acceptance to acts of violent rage. This is a beautifully written and complex work of fiction.
Child of My Right Hand can be purchased at the link below.
The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall
William Morrow & Co, 1983
Singer Jenny Hall, commercial artist Steve Potts, and their band split their cavortings and loves between their countryside commune and caravan tours of roadside motels and mini-stadiums
Reviews for The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall
“Eric K. Goodman is an extraordinary writer who has an extensive musical background, both classical and popular. He has traveled with groups and bands and as a result of his experience, he probably knows more about the whole rock scene than anybody else—and writes about it more effectively than anything I have read in the last fifteen years.”
-John Hammond, the legendary rock impresario who signed both Dylan and Springsteen to Columbia Records.
The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall can be purchased at the link below.
William Morrow & Co, 1983
Singer Jenny Hall, commercial artist Steve Potts, and their band split their cavortings and loves between their countryside commune and caravan tours of roadside motels and mini-stadiums
Reviews for The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall
“Eric K. Goodman is an extraordinary writer who has an extensive musical background, both classical and popular. He has traveled with groups and bands and as a result of his experience, he probably knows more about the whole rock scene than anybody else—and writes about it more effectively than anything I have read in the last fifteen years.”
-John Hammond, the legendary rock impresario who signed both Dylan and Springsteen to Columbia Records.
The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall can be purchased at the link below.
High on the Energy Bridge
Holt, Rinehart & Winston Publishers, 1980
“Credit Goodman with high marks for originality and a vivacious imagination in his quirky first novel…a zany screwball comedy with Humphrey and Susan as very appealing characters.”
High on the Energy Bridge can be purchased at the link below.
Holt, Rinehart & Winston Publishers, 1980
“Credit Goodman with high marks for originality and a vivacious imagination in his quirky first novel…a zany screwball comedy with Humphrey and Susan as very appealing characters.”
High on the Energy Bridge can be purchased at the link below.
ERIC GOODMAN
Eric Goodman is a novelist, journalist and book doctor. Author of seven novels, teacher at the Iowa Summer Writing Professor, and retired professor of English at Miami University. |
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