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 16, 2010

>Book Tour: Lexington, VA — Books & Co.

> After my appearances at the Virginia Festival of the Book this week, my next reading is a little closer to home. I’ll be…
March 16, 2010

>Virginia Festival of the Book

>The amazing and wonderful Virginia Festival of the Book begins tomorrow in Charlottesville. Last year, I moderated one panel, which made me feel more…
March 16, 2010

>Bent on Books: Rookie Mistakes

>Check out this blog post from agent Jenny Bent: Bent on Books: Rookie Mistakes. I always read these kinds of lists in fear that…
March 15, 2010

>Book Tour: Keene

>On Saturday I visited Keene, New Hampshire’s Toadstool Bookstore for the last reading of my trip north. It’s a wonderful, sprawling store — just…
March 13, 2010

>Book Tour: Portsmouth

>What a great town Portsmouth is! I wish I could have spent more time — there are hundreds of cool looking bars and restaurants…
March 12, 2010

>Book Tour: Concord

>After a pleasant trip to Boston and a nice drive north to Concord, NH, I had a very nice event hosted by Gibson’s Bookstore…
March 10, 2010

>Kind Words for In an Uncharted Country

>Gibson’s Bookstore’s Deb Baker has nice things to say about In an Uncharted Country in this post on her book blog, Bookconscious.  (You have…
March 9, 2010

>LitMag Tease

>So, Shenandoah is going online. TriQuarterly is going online. Well, I’m going online, too. We haven’t made a formal announcement yet, but I’m involved…
March 9, 2010

>Shenandoah to Move Online

>This comes as something of a surprise to me, given that Shenandoah, the Washington & Lee Review, has until now resisted accepting electronic submissions,…
March 9, 2010

>Andrew’s Book Club March Selections

>This month Andrew picks two books I own (or have already ordered) and one that also sounds interesting for Andrew’s Book Club. The “big…