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.
August 7, 2009

>The New Yorker: "War Dances" by Sherman Alexie

>Fragmentation suits this story, and is the perfect vehicle for Alexie’s use of humor to explore serious topics. Here we have a narrator—like many…
August 7, 2009

>Rain Taxi

>Rain Taxi has for a while now been updating its online edition weekly. Check out the Summer 2009 edition, with this week’s updates.
August 7, 2009

>New Issue: College Hill Review #3

>The Summer 2009 issue of College Hill Review is live and wanting to be read.
August 3, 2009

>New Issue: Hobart #10

>Okay, one more “new issue” post for the day and that’s it. And this isn’t a new issue so much as a new ….
August 3, 2009

>New Issue: Gently Read Literature

>Here comes another new issue. This time it’s Gently Read Literature, which has a bunch of new reviews. Go ahead, browse, take all the…
August 3, 2009

>New Issue: The Short Review

>If you like short stories (for some reason that’s all writers and few civilians), you should be reading The Short Review, the online magazine…
August 2, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club – August Selections

>It’s the beginning of a new month and Andrew has announced his picks for August. Check out Andrew’s Book Club. This month’s “big house”…
July 30, 2009

>Blu

>There’s a nice article in The Hook (New valley pub launches) about the recent birth of Blu Magazine. Blu, a monthly arts and culture…
July 29, 2009

>The New Yorker: "The Valetudinarian" by Joshua Ferris

>Ferris has a novel coming out in January (The Unnamed) but this story doesn’t seem to be an excerpt from that, for which I’m…
July 29, 2009

>New Acquisitions

>I’ve picked up a few new books lately. One that I’m excited to read is Endpoint, John Updike’s poetry that he wrote as he…