Author: Cliff

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.
October 25, 2012

Peeking Between the Pages Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

Another blogger is heard from on the Virtual Book Tour for What the Zhang Boys Know. This time, it’s Peeking Between the Pages who has…
October 23, 2012

Reading on a Rainy Day Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

The Virtual Book Tour continues. Today we hear from Reading on a Rainy Day, which had some very nice things to say about What the…
October 22, 2012

The New Yorker: “Ox Mountain Death Song” by Kevin Barry

October 29, 2012: “Ox Mountain Death Song” by Kevin Barry Although the opening of this story confused me—I guess I was supposed to know…
October 22, 2012

New Pushcart Prize Rankings Coming Soon!

The new edition of the Pushcart Prize–Best of the Small Presses just arrived, so in the course of the next few days I will…
October 19, 2012

New Issue of Prime Number Magazine

I am very pleased to announce that Issue 29 of Prime Number Magazine is now LIVE! With lots of good stuff: Fiction from Frank Scozzari,…
October 16, 2012

BookNAround Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

The Virtual Book Tour continues. Recently, the blog BookNAround posted a review of What the Zhang Boys Know that does a good job of exploring…
October 15, 2012

The New Yorker: “Breatharians” by Callan Wink

October 22, 2012: “Breatharians” by Callan Wink If you love cats, you might not like this story much. In fact, if you love animals…
October 15, 2012

What the Zhang Boys . . . Eat

The friendly folks at the Book Club Cook Book invited me to share with them a recipe that is somehow tied to my new…
October 15, 2012

Essay: Doorways on the Creative Process

Here’s a short essay that I wrote for the The Story Prize Blog, all about my creative process while working on the first draft…
October 11, 2012

Booklover Book Reviews Reviews What the Zhang Boys Know

Here’s another very positive review of What the Zhang Boys Know, this time from Booklover Book Reviews. The reviewer says, in part: I find it…