Category: Books

December 26, 2009

>The Humbling by Philip Roth

>The HumblingPhilip RothHMH 2009 What to make of this very dark little book? I confess that I haven’t been keeping up with my reading…
December 8, 2009

>Beg, Borrow, Steal by Michael Greenberg

> Beg, Borrow, Steal – A Writer’s LifeMichael GreenbergOther Press, 2009 Many readers are likely to come to this book having read the Michael…
November 25, 2009

>Top Books of 2009

>Lots of lists floating around about the best books of the year. I haven’t really focused on them much, but here’s a manageable list…
July 18, 2009

>In an Uncharted Country available for pre-order

>My linked short story collection IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY is now available for pre-order from the publisher Press 53. Links to the publisher are…
July 8, 2009

>The Widow’s Season by Laura Brodie

>The Widow’s SeasonLaura BrodieBerkley Books ($14.00) Sarah McConnell’s husband is dead. Or is he? That’s his ghost she keeps seeing, isn’t it? No, it’s…
July 3, 2009

>CliffordGarstang.com

> As if this blog weren’t enough of a web presence for me . . . Please visit my new website, CliffordGarstang.com to learn…
June 18, 2009

>New York Times Reviews

>As hard as it is to get reviewed these days–declining space for book talk in print publication–it is wonderful to see reviews in The…
June 3, 2009

>Orange to Robinson

>Marilynne Robinson has won the Orange Prize for her novel Home. The prize is awarded for the best novel by a woman. From the…
May 30, 2009

>Interview with Elizabeth Strout

>Check out Tom Ashbrook’s interview with Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Olive Kitteridge. H/T Kat!
May 28, 2009

>Laura Brodie’s The Widow’s Season

>My friend, Washington & Lee University professor Laura Brodie, has a novel coming out next week from Berkley Books. Although I’ve not read this…