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.
December 4, 2006

>Sunday Miscellany

>Colonialism. I drove to Yorktown for lunch yesterday. That’s 175 miles. Each way. It was for a good cause, though, as the Northwestern University…
December 2, 2006

>As You Like It

>Last night I saw the closing performance of As You Like It at the American Shakespeare Center‘s Blackfriars Playhouse. The show sparkled and the…
December 1, 2006

>Contributor Copies

>Because many literary magazines do not pay contributors, or pay very little, compensation (other than the cosmic variety) may only come in the form…
December 1, 2006

>Bat Segundo Show #81, 82

>The latest Bat Segundo Shows (#81 and #82) are live: podcast interviews with Edward P. Jones and Mary Gaitskill.
December 1, 2006

>Boldtype #38

> The December 2006 issue of Boldtype is up, with some great new reviews and a roundup of book happenings for the year.
November 30, 2006

>Top Ten Books of 2006

>The NYT has come up with a list of the 10 best books of 2006. I’m happy to see both Claire Messud and Amy…
November 30, 2006

>Othello (Reprise)

> Saw Othello at the Blackfriars Playhouse again last night. The first time I saw this production by the American Shakespeare Center, back in…
November 29, 2006

>Birds of Providence (Part 5)

>Part 5 of Jim Tomlinson’s Birds of Providence (the conclusion) is live at Velocity Weekly. I’d love to see more magazines do this kind…
November 29, 2006

>Presents

>What birthday gift do you buy for the man who has too many books, especially when that man is you? More books, of course….
November 29, 2006

>Mistake Number 3

>This one is debatable. I believe readers find a display of expertise to be convincing, adding to the author’s credibility. But there has to…