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 6, 2010

>Book Tour: New England

> Hard on the heals of my recent Chicago trip comes a Spring Break visit to New Hampshire for three book events. First, I’ll…
March 5, 2010

>American Shakespeare Center Podcast Central

> Shakespeare lovers, this is fascinating stuff–a discussion with the cast of Henry VI, Part 2, now showing at the American Shakespeare Center:American Shakespeare…
March 5, 2010

>The New Yorker: "Appetite" by Said Sayrafiezadeh

> Although the ending of this story fell flat for me, the rest of it was terrific. The unnamed first person narrator is an…
March 2, 2010

>Book Tour: Chicago

> I’m just back from a wonderful trip to Chicago to promote In an Uncharted Country. I was gone four days and made three…
March 2, 2010

>In Brief: Russell Bittner on In an Uncharted Country by Clifford Garstang at Gently Read Literature

> Russell Bittner reviews In an Uncharted Country at Gently Read Literature
February 25, 2010

>The Book Stall at Chestnut Court

> I’m looking forward to my visit to The Book Stall in Winnetka this Saturday at 2pm! The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
February 25, 2010

>Clifford Garstang – In an Uncharted Country | Seminary Co-Operative Bookstore, Inc.

>I’ll be at 57th Street Books on Thursday at 6pm. Stop by and say hello! Clifford Garstang – In an Uncharted Country | Seminary…
February 25, 2010

>Truth or Something Like It by Curtis Smith

> Truth or Something Like It Curtis Smith Casperian Books, 2010 Sex. Murder. Drugs. Religion. Politics. This novel has it all. It’s even got…
February 24, 2010

>A Reader’s Advice to Writers

>I recently wrote about the Ten Rules for Fiction Writers from The Guardian that writers are still chatting about online. Now comes, in Salon,…
February 23, 2010

>Virginia Legislature Endangers Art Funding

>I could write a whole new post about this, about how budget slashing in Virginia endangers the arts in SO many ways. But it’s…