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.
May 10, 2009

>Five Star Literary Stories

>My review of E.C. Osondu’s “Waiting” (Guernica) is up at Five Star Literary Stories. Happy Short Story Month!
May 10, 2009

>Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

>Tunneling to the Center of the Earthby Kevin WilsonEcco 2009 $13.99 I was curious about the cover of Kevin Wilson‘s collection of short stories,…
May 9, 2009

>Recent Acquisitions: The New Valley by Josh Weil

>This book was not supposed to be out until June, but it arrived early, for reasons I can’t explain. The author, Josh Weil, is…
May 9, 2009

>The New Yorker: "The Autobiography of J.G.B." by J.G. Ballard

>More allegory? I have not read much J.G. Ballard, who died last month, so I don’t know how typical this is for him. Perhaps…
May 7, 2009

>Marc Fitten’s Indie 100

>Lots of authors go on book tours, although there is much discussion about how effective touring is. Marc Fitten has started his tour in…
May 7, 2009

>Top 50 [Very] Short Fiction

>Check out Wigleaf’s Top 50 [Very] Short Fiction 2009 which just went up. The pieces chosen are all flashes from the web.
May 6, 2009

>American Shakespeare Center’s Spring Season

>Murder. Revenge. Gambling. Belly Dancers. The spring season of the American Shakespeare Center at Staunton’s Blackfriars Playhouse has something for everyone. First, there is…
May 4, 2009

>The Subversive Copy Editor

>Publisher’s Weekly calls The Subversive Copy Editor the “best copy editor’s companion since the [Chicago Manual of Style]” in their Web Exclusive Review for…
May 2, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club May Picks

>Okay, I have to confess that I’m still reading the April picks, but here comes Andrew, right on time, with May picks for Andrew’s…
May 2, 2009

>The IPPYs

>Indpendent Publisher Online Magazine awards the IPPYs each year, awards for the best books from the independent presses. Awards are offered in a lot…