News

January 2026

To a new year with peace and health!

~Eric

I’m so excited for conversations with two of my favorite educators.
I hope you can join us!

Book Launch & Interview at Lost City Books
Washington, DC
January 14, 2026 at 7pm

Interview by Cosby Hunt, Center for Inspired Teaching, Director of Youth Programming
reserve your spot here

Author in Conversation at Peoples Book
Takoma Park, MD
January 28, 2026 at 7pm

Interview by Dr. Michaele Samuel, Author, Educator & Psychotherapist
reserve your spot here

Pre-Order Paperback & Gratitude

December 2025

Pre-order for TAUGHT is live. Yes, it’s a living creature. Okay, that’s a bit of a stretch, but the links to pre-order are open. 

Your paperback edition will arrive on or before the book release date of January 7th and your Ebook order will arrive at your online reading platform by then too. Choose the link that best suits your reading preference, thanks for supporting the novel, and please spread the word! Oh, one last request. Please leave a review

My deepest gratitude extends to a large but tightknit community of current and former teachers and students who served as advisors from the book’s earliest stages. This novel exists because of you. 

The novel would also not be possible without the extraordinary support of several other people. The first is my editing and creative partner, Crystal Adaway, whose mind and heart elevated each page since the first revision. The proofreading expertise of Debra Hartmann and the technical support of Ken Mackel were invaluable. Clare Berke, Grace Katabaruki, Jessica Haber, and Nicole Burton all went far beyond my feedback requests and I could not have completed the novel without the unwavering support of Kate Douglass. 

Ultimately, I wrote TAUGHT to explore the fragility of our lives and to create a springboard to meaningful dialogue about race, education, and healing. For every student that felt misunderstood and for every teacher that struggled to understand the young lives before them, TAUGHT is dedicated to you. Thank You.

Eric F. Goldstein