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.
June 26, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Dayward" by ZZ Packer

> Packer has a forthcoming novel, The Thousands, from which this is presumably an excerpt. (She doesn’t say this explicitly in the Q&A, but…
June 26, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Lenny Hearts Eunice" by Gary Shteyngart

> This is an excerpt from Shteyngart’s new novel, Super Sad True Love Story, due out in July. Not that the magazine is telling…
June 26, 2010

>Wounds and Meteors: A Review of Electric Urgency by Maryanne Stahl

> Wounds and Meteors: A Review of Electric Urgency by Maryanne Stahl (Pudding House Publications) by Amy George By the time you have finished…
June 23, 2010

>Bestseller! (at The Sacred Circle)

> The Sacred Circle is a great little bookstore in Staunton, VA, and Carey, the owner, has been steadily selling my book since it…
June 23, 2010

>Prime Number Magazine . . . is coming

> In a little under four weeks, the first issue of Prime Number Magazine will go live. Be sure and visit the website in…
June 23, 2010

>The Millions : 20 More Under 40

>The Millions : 20 More Under 40
June 23, 2010

>The New Yorker: "The Entire Northern Side Was Covered With Fire" by Rivka Galchen

> Here’s another marriage in trouble, this time from the wife’s point of view. And again, a child is at risk. Trish is a…
June 23, 2010

>The New Yorker: "What You Do Out Here, When You’re Alone" by Philipp Meyer

> This story reminds me of a T.C. Boyle story in Harper’s earlier this year. Max, a Porsche mechanic with a successful business, is…
June 22, 2010

>Penny C. Sansevieri: 12 Secrets to Selling More Books at Events

> There are some excellent tips here. Some sound corny, but that doesn’t mean they won’t work. Penny C. Sansevieri: 12 Secrets to Selling…
June 21, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Here We Aren’t, So Quickly" by Jonathan Safran Foer

> Does this story remind anyone else of Lorrie Moore? The story is short and until the last paragraph every single sentence uses a…