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Tin House #36
Tin House Magazine, Volume 9, Issue 3, Summer 2008: #36 Summer Reading
Beautifully designed and showcasing the best of both well-known writers and rising stars, Tin House has pulled out of the pack to gain a reputation as the most important of contemporary literary magazines. Kick back with the summer reading issue, in which a cast of painstakingly drawn characters confront themselves and those they love (or don't love).
Featured here are Chris Adrian, author of Gob's Grief and The Children's Hospital, Alice Fulton, author of the poetry collection The Cascade Experiment, Steven Heighton, author of the novel Afterlands, and promising new voice Marissa Perry.
This issue features short stories, profiles, author interviews, poetry, essays, and unique departments such as "Lost and Found" — reviews of overlooked or underrated books — and "Blithe Spirits" and "Readable Feast," which present tales and recipes for drinks and food in a literary way.
Featured here are Chris Adrian, author of Gob's Grief and The Children's Hospital, Alice Fulton, author of the poetry collection The Cascade Experiment, Steven Heighton, author of the novel Afterlands, and promising new voice Marissa Perry.
This issue features short stories, profiles, author interviews, poetry, essays, and unique departments such as "Lost and Found" — reviews of overlooked or underrated books — and "Blithe Spirits" and "Readable Feast," which present tales and recipes for drinks and food in a literary way.
224 pages, Magazine
First published July 28, 2008
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Win McCormack
99 books10 followersWin McCormack is an American publisher and editor from Oregon.
He is editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, and founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly. His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation, The Oregonian, and Oregon Magazine. McCormack's investigative coverage of the Rajneeshee movement was awarded a William Allen White Commendation from the University of Kansas and the City and Regional Magazine Association. His latest book, You Don’t Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values, examines the sex scandals of Republican politicians who espouse "moral values."
As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He is chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee. McCormack was also chosen as Alternate Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He currently serves on the Oregon Council for the Humanities and the Oregon Tourism Commission. Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College, and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Liberty Hill Foundation
He is editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, and founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly. His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation, The Oregonian, and Oregon Magazine. McCormack's investigative coverage of the Rajneeshee movement was awarded a William Allen White Commendation from the University of Kansas and the City and Regional Magazine Association. His latest book, You Don’t Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values, examines the sex scandals of Republican politicians who espouse "moral values."
As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He is chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee. McCormack was also chosen as Alternate Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He currently serves on the Oregon Council for the Humanities and the Oregon Tourism Commission. Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College, and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Liberty Hill Foundation
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October 21, 2008
A friend gave me a Tin House subscription for my birthday. There are some amazing stories in here -- I need to start making a list and see what else the authors have written. Honestly, the nonfiction (tributes to authors I've never heard of, etc.) was a little less interesting, though I did get into an essay or two. And poetry just isn't my thing. But the fiction and the book reviews are worth it alone. I need to dive into the next one ...
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