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.
March 27, 2012

>The New Yorker: "P.E." by Victor Lodato

> April 2, 2012: “P.E.” by Victor Lodato The story is amusing at times. But there’s definitely more to it than that.We learn from…
March 24, 2012

>Virginia Festival of the Book: Day 3

> Friday was a busy day, so I’m only just now getting around to writing about Day 3 of the Virginia Festival of the…
March 23, 2012

>Follow Me

> I promise I won’t inundate you with Tweets. Some days I post more than others, but usually it’s not too much. But I’d…
March 23, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Listen

> You carry a pen and paper with you at all times, don’t you? That’s okay. I forget sometimes, too. But I often kick…
March 23, 2012

>Virginia Festival of the Book Day 2

> Today I managed to get to three events and enjoyed them all. First was “Finding Your Way”–four authors sharing the tales of their…
March 22, 2012

> This debut novel by award-winning poet Janet McAdams is due out from University of Arizona Press on April 1, 2012. For a description…
March 21, 2012

>Virginia Festival of the Book: "Behind Closed Doors"

> Today is the first day of this year’s Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville. I was only able to get to one…
March 21, 2012

>The Ethics of Book Reviewing

> Last week I saw a book review by someone I know in an online newspaper (not a literary magazine) that gets a lot…
March 19, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Chapter Two" by Antonya Nelson

> March 26, 2012: “Chapter Two” by Antonya Nelson I’ve certainly read stories by Antonya Nelson that I liked more than this one, although…
March 16, 2012

>Review Review Review

> This year I have been posting about literary magazines–not reviewing them, exactly, but for my own edification attempting to describe the kind of…