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.
September 6, 2006

>Claire Messud at Chapters

>If I still lived in Washington DC, I’d head down to Chapters on Thursday evening to see Claire Messud read from her new book,…
September 4, 2006

>Tim Weed reading in Chester, NH

>If you happen to be in the vicinity of Chester College on September 21, check out a reading by my friend Tim Weed.
September 4, 2006

>Rodney Jones on Blackbird

> Check out this reading by Rodney Jones at Blackbird.
September 3, 2006

>Sunday Miscellany

>Power. The last few times I’ve mowed the grass it was a struggle to get the lawn tractor to start. When I was a…
September 3, 2006

>What to read?

>If you’re like me, you have no shortage of unread books (or piles of unread books) from which to choose for your next read….
September 2, 2006

>Othello

>Friday night I saw Othello at the American Shakespeare Center. The Blackfriars Playhouse was nearly full for the opening of this production (the 4th…
September 1, 2006

>Head Butler

>For recommendations of books, films and music, check out Head Butler (service for your head).
August 31, 2006

>Eudora Welty’s House

>The current issue of Preservation, the magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has an article by Ann Patchett (author of Bel Canto)…
August 30, 2006

>Man Booker Prize 2006 Longlist

>This news is a little old–it was released on August 14, just as I was about to leave for Bread Loaf–but still I like…
August 28, 2006

>Home from Bread Loaf

>It took me 10.5 hours to drive home from Bread Loaf on Sunday. It might have been a shorter trip, but there was heavy…