>North Carolina Book Tour

>
I just got back from a quick trip to North Carolina, where I did three readings (from my book In an Uncharted Country) with my friend Mary Akers. For the first two events, at McIntyre’s Fine Books in Fearrington (near Chapel Hill) and at Shakespeare & Co. in Kernersville, we were joined with Kevin Watson from Press 53, our publisher. For the third event, at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe in Asheville, we were on our own, although the audience was filled with friendly faces.

All three readings were a lot of fun, and the stores, although quite different, were all terrific. Definitely they’re worth a visit if you’re in the area. And I think they’ve got stock of our books!

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.

Comments

  1. >Cliff,

    Interesting news. I haven't seen your book but I think I would be more likely to buy it from Amazon if I was able to "look inside". Has your publisher thought about using this feature? It's free for the publisher according to Amazon.

    There might be a really good reason for not doing so. But I'd like to know more about book publishing.

    Paul Epstein

  2. >Paul,
    Thanks for the idea. I've written to the publisher to see if there's a reason for not doing so. We'll see what happens!
    Cliff

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.