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 13, 2010

>Press53 Cruise from New York

>Press53 Cruise from New York is a unique opportunity–take a beautiful, scenic cruise while exploring the world of writing with Press 53 and several…
February 12, 2010

>ASC: The Alchemist by Ben Jonson

>Although this is the American Shakespeare Center, the company likes to shake things up a little each season and do some non-Shakespeare, usually a…
February 11, 2010

>Harper’s: "Once an Empire" by Rivka Galchen

>I remember the excerpt from Galchen’s Atmospheric Disturbances that was in The New Yorker awhile ago. It was quirky and interesting, and so that’s…
February 11, 2010

>Book Tour

>I remembered today that I needed to update the Events page on my website because I’ve recently scheduled a lot of appearances in the…
February 10, 2010

>Jessie Carty interviews Cliff Garstang

>Must be an ego thing, but I like being interviewed. Check out this very nice conversation I recently had with Jessie Carty: Interview with…
February 9, 2010

>Snow

>Lots of it, and it can’t be ignored any longer. We’ve been hit by two huge storms this season along with several smaller storms…
February 8, 2010

>New Issue: The Short Review

>The February issue of The Short Review is up and filled with lots of reviews of short story collections, as usual. This month there…
February 6, 2010

>The New Yorker: "William Burns" by Roberto Bolaño

>I have little to say about this story. It is framed, as some other Bolaño stories are, as a story told to him by…
February 5, 2010

>Andrew’s Book Club: February

>It’s time for the February picks from Andrew’s Book Club, and this time he’s chosen a couple of books about which I know little….
February 4, 2010

>Print vs. Online

>This really isn’t about that, at least not in any conclusive way. I mostly aim to publish my longer work in print and shorter…