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.
February 1, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank by Nathan Englander

> This collection of stories by Nathan Englander is due out on February 7, and should be a hit, as story collections go. The…
January 31, 2012

>Year of the LitMag: New England Review, Vol. 32, No. 3

> [This is the 6th installment in my Year of the LitMag Feature. If you are interested in writing about an issue of a…
January 31, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Los Gigantes" by T. Coraghessan Boyle

> February 6, 2012: “Los Gigantes” by T. Coraghessan Boyle Q&A with T.C. Boyle (As of 9:20 pm on 1/30, the Q&A isn’t available, so…
January 30, 2012

>Authors Unite (on Facebook)

> Authors Unite is NOT a soccer team made up of writers (although that’s not a bad idea). It is, instead, an index of…
January 27, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Learn Anglo-Saxon

> You may have heard—or maybe you haven’t—that given a choice, a writer should choose an Anglo-Saxon word over one with Latin roots. Or…
January 25, 2012

>Forthcoming Books: Stay Awake by Dan Chaon

> I didn’t know Dan Chaon had a new book coming out until I read Benjamin Percy’s short preview in the February Esquire. It’s…
January 25, 2012

>Year of the LitMag: Prairie Schooner, Winter 2011: Ireland

> Year of the LitMag: Prairie Schooner, Winter 2011 Vol. 85, No. 4 Ireland The Winter 2011 issue of Prairie Schooner probably won’t help…
January 24, 2012

>The New Yorker: "Someone" by Alice McDermott

> January 30, 2012: “Someone” by Alice McDermott In the Q&A with Alice McDermott, we learn that this “story” is taken from her novel…
January 20, 2012

>Tips for Writers: Invest in Style

> Tips for Writers: Invest in Style And I’m not talking fashion here (although take a look at the article in The Atlantic about…
January 20, 2012

>Year of the Dragon!

> Happy New Year! Actually, the new year begins January 23, but since President Obama has already released his Lunar New Year Message, I…