| Tin House: Tenth Anniversary Issue Contributor(s): Baxter, Charles (Author), Allison, Dorothy (Contribution by), Bender, Aimee (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0982054211 ISBN-13: 9780982054215 Publisher: Tin House Magazine OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Who says summer reading means a lurid potboiler or sleazy celeb tell-all? Not "Tin House." Renowned for its beautiful design as well as its compelling content, the award-winning "Tin House" is a multisensory delight, as popular with critics as it is with readers. Each issue features the best writers of the day alongside a new generation of talent who are poised to become the most important voices of the future. Its summer issue offers an eclectic collection of short stories, profiles, author interviews, poetry, and essays, as well as 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. Breezy, sunny, funny, and always thought-provoking, "Tin House Summer Reading 2009" is beach reading for the smart set. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 8.9" (1.19 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Who says summer reading means a lurid potboiler or sleazy celeb tell-all? Not "Tin House." Renowned for its beautiful design as well as its compelling content, the award-winning "Tin House" is a multisensory delight, as popular with critics as it is with readers. Each issue features the best writers of the day alongside a new generation of talent who are poised to become the most important voices of the future. Its summer issue offers an eclectic collection of short stories, profiles, author interviews, poetry, and essays, as well as 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. Breezy, sunny, funny, and always thought-provoking, "Tin House Summer Reading 2009" is beach reading for the smart set." |
Contributor Bio(s): Allison, Dorothy: - Dorothy Allison, Steve Almond, Aimee Bender, Pinckney Benedict, David Benioff, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Deborah Eisenberg, Ryan Harty, Howard Hunt, Frances Hwang, Denis Johnson, Marshall N. Klimasewiski, Ellen Litman, Howard Luxenberg, Martha McPhee, Steven Millhauser, Lucia Nevai, Mark Jude Poirier, Natasha Radojcic, Stacey Richter, James Salter, Jim Shepard, Anthony Swofford, Julia Slavin, Elizabeth Tallent, Amanda Eyre Ward, Jung H. YunShepard, Jim: - Jim Shepard is the author of seven novels, including most recently The Book of Aron, five story collections, including Like You'd Understand, Anyway--a finalist for the National Book Award and won The Story Prize--and editor of the anthology Writers at the Movies. He lives in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with his wife, three children, and three beagles. He teaches at Williams College. |