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.
October 17, 2008

>Another one bites the dust

>When I lived in DC, one of my favorite activities was bookstore browsing. On my lunch break I often walked up to the Borders…
October 16, 2008

>National Book Award Finalists

>The finalists for this year’s National Book Awards were announced yesterday. The winners will be named in November. I haven’t read any of these…
October 16, 2008

>Author to Author

>Curtis Smith and Susan Woodring, authors of short story collections published by Press 53, interview each other.
October 14, 2008

>The New Yorker: "Gold Boy, Emerald Girl" by Yiyun Li

>This story isn’t as good as the last Yiyun Li story in The New Yorker (“A Man Like Him”). After the first couple of…
October 14, 2008

>Man Booker Prize Winner

>It was announced today that Aravind Adiga won the Man Booker Prize for his novel, The White Tiger.
October 13, 2008

>New Issue: BiblioBuffet

>There’s a new issue of BiblioBuffet up, filled with lots of writing about books and reading. Check it out.
October 13, 2008

>To Be Read: Margaret Luongo, David McGlynn, Andrew Porter

>I love books. As a result, I end up owning more than I can read. But among the books that are in my TBR…
October 12, 2008

>Titlepage.TV: Found in Translation

>I’m a little behind in my Titlepage.TV episodes. I actually have a couple of these books, so I’m interested in seeing the discussion among…
October 12, 2008

>Book Balloon

>For the past few months I’ve been participating in BookBalloon, an online discussion forum for readers, writers and artists. It’s free, and it’s fun.
October 12, 2008

>Beavers: update

>I can’t tell if the dam is any higher now. Since the spillover looks like it’s in the exact same spot, I’d guess that…