A review of Maggie Nye’s novel, “The Curators.”
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All articles filed in Clifford Garstang
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.
Trauma, Loss, and the Fantastical: An Author-on-Author Interview with Bradley Sides and Clifford Garstang
An author-on-author interview with Bradley Sides and Clifford Garstang.
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The Dust Holds Mystery in “Dog on Fire”
Terese Svoboda’s newest novel, set in the Great Plains, is an apt metaphor for the prevailing psychological state of a rural community and, in particular, the family of the story’s primary narrator.
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Big Cats, Bigger Questions: The Lions and Legal Dilemmas of “Pride of Eden”
A review of Taylor Brown’s novel, “Pride of Eden.”
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Flawed People Worth Caring About in “If or When I Call”
Will Johnson’s debut novel, “If or When I Call,” is set in a small Missouri town full of people who are born into and never quite escape from the hand-to-mouth existence of the rural South.
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‘Foregone’ Explores Perspective, Truth, and Atonement
A review of Russell Bank’s latest novel, “Foregone.”
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“The Big Baby Crime Spree”: Quirky and Darkly Funny
Darrin Doyle’s new story collection, “The Big Baby Crime Spree,” is filled with quirky, dislikeable, but not necessarily unlikeable, characters.
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Spiritual Links and Colorful Language in “If I Had Two Wings”
Randall Kenan’s story collection “If I Had Two Wings” displays a rich fictional landscape, plenty of magical realism, and a vibrant cast of characters.
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Fractured Reality and a Quest for Answers In “The Magpie’s Return”
Fractured reality and a quest for answers In Curtis Smith’s “The Magpie’s Return.”
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David James Poissant on “Lake Life” and the Lake as a Microcosm of America
An interview with David James Poissant on his debut novel “Lake Life.”
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