>National Book Awards

by Cliff | Posted on

>And speaking of awards, the National Book Award finalists were announced yesterday. Sadly, I haven’t read any of the fiction nominees. Happily, I see that Peter Hessler is among the non-fiction nominees for his excellent book Oracle Bones. I imagine PeaceCorpsWriters.org is pleased about that.

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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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