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.
November 7, 2009

>2010 Pushcart Prize Rankings

>NOTE: The 2011 rankings are now available. Go: here I am pleased to share with you the 2010 Pushcart Prize Rankings. As I have…
November 5, 2009

>North Carolina Readings Reminder!

>I’m looking forward to this weekend’s swing through North Carolina for a series of readings with my good friend Mary Akers (Women up on…
November 5, 2009

>New Issue: The Short Review – November

>The November issue of The Short Review is up, and it’s got a fresh new look and logo. Very nice! Included this month are…
November 5, 2009

>The Missing Link Project: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

>Elizabeth Strout is a fine, fine writer, and I’m not just saying that because she wrote a nice blurb for my book, In an…
November 3, 2009

>The Missing Link Project: Dubliners by James Joyce

>The linkages in James Joyce’s Dubliners are a bit harder to see than those of some of the modern linked story collections or even…
November 2, 2009

>The New Yorker: "While the Women Are Sleeping" by Javier Marias

>A couple from Madrid is on an island vacation where they observe other people at the beach, including the attractive Inés and her older,…
November 1, 2009

>Signing the Book

>On October 17 I did booksignings at both Bookworks in Staunton and Books & Co. in Lexington–the debut of my cool poster of the…
November 1, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club–November Picks

>It’s November 1, so that means it’s time for . . . Andrew’s Book Club. This month Andrew has chosen two fine books (as…
October 30, 2009

>The Missing Link Project: The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank

>I won’t deny that The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank was entertaining, in the way a mindless romantic comedy is…
October 30, 2009

>NaNoWriMo is almost upon us

>November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and it’s the 30 days in which crazed writers write a 50,000 word novel (um, that’s…