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 2, 2009

>Andrew’s Book Club

>Painfully punctual. It’s February 1, so Andrew has posted the February picks for Andrew’s Book Club. As you will recall, Andrew is picking two…
January 31, 2009

>Pay to Play?

> How do you feel about magazines that charge a fee to read your submissions? On the one hand, there are contests, some of…
January 30, 2009

>New Issue: Frigg #23

>The Winter 2009 issue of FRiGG is up, with work by Mary Miller, Tiff Holland, Jennifer Pieroni, Ravi Mangla and many others!
January 29, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Al Roosten" by George Saunders

>Hahahahaha! And that’s about all I’ve got to say about this story by George Saunders. Although we’re in third person here, the style is…
January 28, 2009

>Favorite Online Magazines?

>Esquire Magazine’s Book Blog recently included a post about Great Online Literary Magazines. It’s a short list, given the one point three million magazines…
January 28, 2009

>20 Questions (continued)

>Answers to Question #1 are still coming in: Scott Doyle:I am finally getting around to reading Revolutionary Road, and am two-thirds of the way…
January 28, 2009

>Self-publishers Flourish

>The publishing industry is changing, there’s no doubt about that. For yet another look at how, there’s an interesting piece in today’s New York…
January 28, 2009

>Remembering Updike

>Read more about John Updike in The New York Times and The New Yorker.
January 28, 2009

>The New Yorker: "Elephant" by Aravind Ardiga

>Chenayya is a cart driver who makes deliveries for Ganesh Pai’s furniture shop. The work is crushing, especially when he has to pedal the…
January 27, 2009

>John Updike Dies

>John Updike Dies of Lung Cancer