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Richard Goodman is the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France. He is also the author of The Soul of Creative Writing and The Bicycle Diaries: One New Yorker's Journey Through 9-11. He is co-editor of The Gulf South: An Anthology of Environmental Writing.

Richard's book, A New York Memoir, will be published by Open Road Media in November 2026.

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Elegy for an English Bike

My bicycle was stolen the other day. Or maybe I should say my friend was kidnapped on West 23rd Street sometime between 7PM and 10PM. It was a Raleigh three-speed, English, heavy, black and one of the most remarkable machines I’ve ever had. It was no effete, high-strung10-speed from Italy or Japan. No, it was made of solid steel, rugged, not easy to carry, but a masterpiece. I feel a deep gloom wi

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	French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France 3.70 avg rating — 1,553 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Electric Pencil: Drawings from Inside State Hospital No. 3 by James Edward Deeds Jr., Harris Diamant (Foreword), Richard Goodman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.26 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul of Creative Writing 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's New York City 2012 by Brian Silverman, Kelsy Chauvin, Richard Goodman (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's New York City 2011 by Brian Silverman, Richard Goodman (Goodreads Author), Kelsy Chauvin 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New York Memoir 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travelers' Tales Provence 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bicycle Diaries: One New Yorker's Journey Through 9-11 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A book that manages to be both serious and funny about the low-wage life in America.
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A graphic memoir that has the power of the best of the Brothers Grimm.
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A brave and honest book about the culture of abuse.
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