Richard Goodman (born July 11, 1945) is an American writer of nonfiction. He lives in Lafayette,

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. He is the author of four books of nonfiction. His articles and essays have appeared in the ''

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'', ''Ascent'', ''Vanity Fair'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''French Review'', and '' The Michigan Quarterly Review'', among others. He was educated at the

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, where he won a

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and received a B.A.; at Wayne State University, where he received his M.A.; and at Spalding University, where he received his M.F.A.Richard Goodman
from Poets & Writers web site. URL accessed 06/29/21.

Bibliography

*''The Bicycle Diaries'' 2011 *''A New York Memoir'' 2010 *''The Soul of Creative Writing'' 2008 *''French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France'' 1991/2002

References

External links

Poets & Writers Directory

MacDowell Colony Artists

Authors Guild profile
Living people 1945 births American male non-fiction writers Spalding University alumni University of Michigan alumni Wayne State University alumni University of New Orleans faculty Hopwood Award winners {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub