Category: blog

April 12, 2013

A Talk with Robert Goolrick

Heading Out to Wonderful is Robert Goolrick’s latest book, after his best selling book A Reliable Wife. And tonight he appeared in my area at the…
April 10, 2013

Available for Book Club Visits

I am honored that several local book clubs have selected my book, What the Zhang Boys Know, to discuss. Tonight, in fact, I’m visiting with…
April 8, 2013

Book Giveaway: Signed copy of A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

I’m giving away a signed copy of the paperback version of Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book A Visit from the Goon Squad. (When I met…
April 6, 2013

The Tom Wolfe Lecture at Washington & Lee: Jennifer Egan

Tom Wolfe, a distinguished alumnus of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, returns each year to host the Tom Wolfe Lecture, a series…
March 20, 2013

Midge Raymond interviews me

Midge Raymond, author of Forgetting English, interviews me on her blog: Q&A with Clifford Garstang. Thanks, Midge!
March 18, 2013

I’m Interviewed by Katrina Denza

My friend Katrina Denza has just read my book, What the Zhang Boys Know, and asked to interview me on her blog. Here is the…
February 24, 2013

Opening: Calligraphic Art by Terry M. Coffey

I was honored that artist and calligrapher Terry Coffey wanted to use the opening line from my book, In an Uncharted Country, as part…
February 20, 2013

Taking my own advice: Exploring Small Presses

If you’ve ever finished a novel, you remember the euphoria of typing “The End,” even if you knew the next phase was going to…
February 16, 2013

Short Story Resurgence?

We are now being told that short story collections are all the rage. A story from yesterday’s New York Times is circulating among writers…
February 15, 2013

2013 Reading: Half-Moon Street by Paul Theroux

Half Moon Street: Two Short Novels by Paul Theroux was an enjoyable read. (Or listen, actually, as I heard the book in the car.) I’m…