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.
June 20, 2008

>Best Book Ever

> Check out this and other great stuff at Red Room.
June 20, 2008

>The Bookstack–R.I.P.

>I heard yesterday that our local independent bookstore has closed. This is no surprise, really, as it’s been clear for some time that it…
June 18, 2008

>The New Yorker: "The Headstrong Historian" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

>It is rare for a short story to cover the entire span of a person’s life, but this one does that and more. It…
June 18, 2008

>Q&A with Logan Ward

>Book Balloon, a free online book discussion site, is hosting a Question & Answer forum with Logan Ward, June 24-26. Logan is the author…
June 16, 2008

>storySouth Million Writers Award

>After a fairly steady stream of excuses about why it was taking so long, the editor of storySouth has finally opened the black box…
June 16, 2008

>Bloomsday

>Happy Bloomsday!
June 16, 2008

>New Issue: BiblioBuffet

>A new issue of BiblioBuffet is live.
June 16, 2008

>New Issue: Smokelong Quarterly #21

>The 5th Anniversary Issue of Smokelong Quarterly is now live.
June 15, 2008

>LitMag Swap #6: Fugue

>On offer today is Issue no. 31 (Summer-Fall 2006) of Fugue, a fine magazine out of the University of Idaho. If you are interested,…
June 15, 2008

>"I Sell My Soul at the Highest Rates"

>H/T Gary G.