Guest Post on Madam Mayo: It’s a Dangerous World

EScoverToday I guest blog on Madam Mayo, the wonderful blog of C.M. Mayo, novelist and traveler. Her guidance for visitors is to provide five links about things related to the book being promoted. I thought about that for a bit, but it didn’t take long to get an idea. The reason the Everywhere Stories anthology went in the direction it did (“It’s a Dangerous World”) is because some of my favorite novels are set in dangerous situations overseas. Far more than five came to mind, but I picked some of the best known writers–Tim O’Brien, Ann Patchett, Robert Stone, Russell Banks, Barbara Kingsolver–and described the novels that fit best.

Check out my guest post: Guest Blogger Short Story Maestro Clifford Garstang on 5 Favorite Novels About a Dangerous World.

About the author

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.

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