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.
August 20, 2011

>Even hotter in Toulouse

> I’m seeking refuge in my air-conditioned hotel room until the temperatures drop a couple of degrees. 102 is just to hot to be…
August 19, 2011

>Hot Times in Toulouse

> Man, it’s hot. It was a pleasant enough morning when I started out just after breakfast, but it warmed up fast, and the…
August 19, 2011

>Book Review: To Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNeal

> To Be Sung Underwater Tom McNeal Little Brown, 2011 I couldn’t put it down. Seriously. I’ve never resorted to that cliché before, I…
August 19, 2011

>Je suis arrivé à Toulouse

> Although the flight to Europe isn’t quite as daunting as the trans-Pacific trips I’m accustomed to, with connections and layovers and unfamiliar airports…
August 17, 2011

>BookTour.com calls it quits

>Maybe you didn’t even know about BookTour.com, but I found it useful. I regularly listed my events there and also subscribed so that I…
August 17, 2011

>Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for Readers

> The publication booksellers turn to for news on the book industry is now publishing a version for book lovers! Shelf Awareness: Enlightenment for…
August 16, 2011

>Prime Number Magazine — Update 11.3 is Now Live!

> Prime Number Magazine is pleased to announce the latest update to Issue 11, featuring flash fiction by Norm Levine, Jacqueline Seaberg, and Paul…
August 15, 2011

>Sunday Night

> The image at left is apropos of nothing, except that it was one of the pictures that came up when I Googled “Sunday…
August 11, 2011

>KindleGraph This!

> You can now request a “KindleGraph” for thousands of Kindle books, including mine. So, here’s what I think you should do. Go to…
August 10, 2011

>Fall for the Book Festival in the Washington DC metropolitan area – Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Live Events Free to the Public

> Fall for the Book Festival in the Washington DC metropolitan area – Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Live Events Free to the Public The…