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.
May 7, 2019

Pre-publication Buzz

Publication day for The Shaman of Turtle Valley is just one week away and it’s been getting a little attention online. TripFiction printed a…
May 1, 2019

2019 Reading–April

This month I managed to read a few things I’ve been wanting to get to for a long time, as well as a couple…
April 22, 2019

T-minus 22 Days to Liftoff

My new book, The Shaman of Turtle Valley, has an official publication date of May 14, just over three weeks from now. With the…
April 20, 2019

March Whirlwind

I know, it’s mid-April, but I just realized that I failed to post anything about my exciting March after the report about my New…
April 4, 2019

Descent of the Mountain God

We are now just a few weeks from the official publication date of The Shaman of Turtle Valley, my debut novel (Braddock Avenue Books,…
April 2, 2019

2019 Reading–March

Although March was a crazy month—I spent a week in New York, was busy with the Virginia Festival of the Book, taught at the…
March 19, 2019

Excerpt from THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY

The good folks at Cagibi were kind enough to run an excerpt from my novel, THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY, which is now available…
March 19, 2019

On Stage/On the Road

In the midst of a very busy month, I gave myself a break and headed to New York last week. It had been years…
February 28, 2019

2019 Reading–February

My year in books continues. The Virginia Festival of the Book is in March, and I agreed to moderate two panels again this year….
February 25, 2019

JMWW Interview

I had the pleasure of chatting with Curtis Smith at JMWW about my forthcoming novel, The Shaman of Turtle Valley. The interview is here.