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.
April 14, 2008

>WEbook

>Interesting article in The Washington Post about a new publishing venture, WEbook: WEbook, which launched last week, invites writers, editors, topic experts and anyone…
April 14, 2008

>How I Wrote 200,000 Books . . .

>Did you see the story in The New York Times about the guy who wrote 200,000 books? I don’t care how he did it….
April 14, 2008

>New Issue: Eclectica Magazine

>The April/May issue of Eclectica Magazine just went live. Check it out, especially my interview with Mary Akers.
April 14, 2008

>BookBalloon

>On one of my favorite blogs, Charlottesville Words, I learned about a new online book discussion forum. It sounds good to me, although it’s…
April 14, 2008

>Interview With David Leavitt

>Check out this Interview with David Leavitt, who is, among other things, editor of Subtropics. He has some great things to say about Roy…
April 13, 2008

>Radical Gratitude by Andrew Bienkowski & Mary Akers

>Unlike many “self-help” books, this one has an engaging narrative behind it, so not only are the bits of advice (“life-lessons”) extremely useful and…
April 13, 2008

>ASC: The Merchant of Venice

>It hasn’t been too long since the American Shakespeare Center‘s last production of The Merchant of Venice. But here it is again, and they…
April 12, 2008

>The New Yorker: "The Lie" by T. Coraghessan Boyle

>I love a story about a liar, and Lonnie is a big one. He and his wife Clover wake up after a night of…
April 12, 2008

>Fun With Google

>1. Cliff is the only act in the UK to score a #1 single in each of the first five decades since the inception…
April 12, 2008

>Conversation with John Casey

>When I worked with John Casey at the Sewanee Writers Conference in 2006, he mentioned that he was nearly done with a sequel to…