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Tin House #64
Tin House Magazine, Volume 16, Issue 4, Summer 2015: #64 Summer Reading
Tin House's Summer Reading brings you all the things you've come to expect from the acclaimed literary journal. Packed with thrilling fiction, introspective essays, and artful poetry, this issue is perfect company for an afternoon in the shade. Summer Reading 2015 features previously untranslated work from 2014 Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano on Paris and a timely essay from Lewis Hyde revisiting the 1964 murder of two young black men in Mississippi. In addition to these works by established authors, this issue also presents work from five New Voices in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Featuring fiction Jodi Angel, Smith Henderson, Greg Hrbek, Tara Ison, Patrick Modiano, Matthew Socia, and Sarah Elaine Smith
Poetry Catherine Barnett, Cody Carvel, Diana M. Chien, Rita Gabis, Robert Duncan Gray, Kimiko Hahn, Ed Skoog, and Jenny Xie
Nonfiction Mary Barnett, David Gessner, and Lewis Hyde
Lost & S. Shankar on Agnes Smedley, John Reed on André Gide, Jessica Handler on Berton Roueché, Jonathan Russell Clark on H.D., and Rachel Riederer on Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.
Poetry Catherine Barnett, Cody Carvel, Diana M. Chien, Rita Gabis, Robert Duncan Gray, Kimiko Hahn, Ed Skoog, and Jenny Xie
Nonfiction Mary Barnett, David Gessner, and Lewis Hyde
Lost & S. Shankar on Agnes Smedley, John Reed on André Gide, Jessica Handler on Berton Roueché, Jonathan Russell Clark on H.D., and Rachel Riederer on Barbara Grizzuti Harrison.
240 pages, Magazine
First published January 1, 2015
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Win McCormack
100 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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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 18, 2015
After a string of lackluster issues, Tin House finally regains its form. Overall, a very strong volume with no real duds. Highlights include:
Jodi Angel's "Centrifugal Force" and its consistence sense of dread caused by a great opening line: "Harold was off his meds again and we were bored..." The story reminds me a bit of "The Kool-Aid Wino" by Richard Brautigan for some reason. Lots of fun this.
The brilliant "The Knitting Story" by Tara Ison. A lyrical tale about life through thread. Fantastic work.
Greg Hrbek's dual story "Paternity" about the things people do to prove their "manlihood".
"Forgetting Mississippi" about moving beyond tragedy and evil acts.
Sarah Elaine Smith's non-trite sobriety story "Pink Lotion".
Smith Henderson's bizarre road trip in "Treasure State".
Matthew Socia's "American Tramplings" about a Michael Moore-figure's increasing inability to cope with the world, told with an increasing sense of claustrophobia.
Ed Skoog's two poems. Especially "Downstream" explaining why "Kung Foo Fighting" is the world's second saddest song.
David Gessner's "The Poet and the Professor" about the complex relationship between Wallace Stegner's complex relationship with his student Ken Kasey.
Jennifer S. Davis' "Those Less Fortunate" featured some great writing.
And I just loved Paul Kirchner's surreal bus comic strips.
Did I just highlight the whole issue? Pretty close.
Jodi Angel's "Centrifugal Force" and its consistence sense of dread caused by a great opening line: "Harold was off his meds again and we were bored..." The story reminds me a bit of "The Kool-Aid Wino" by Richard Brautigan for some reason. Lots of fun this.
The brilliant "The Knitting Story" by Tara Ison. A lyrical tale about life through thread. Fantastic work.
Greg Hrbek's dual story "Paternity" about the things people do to prove their "manlihood".
"Forgetting Mississippi" about moving beyond tragedy and evil acts.
Sarah Elaine Smith's non-trite sobriety story "Pink Lotion".
Smith Henderson's bizarre road trip in "Treasure State".
Matthew Socia's "American Tramplings" about a Michael Moore-figure's increasing inability to cope with the world, told with an increasing sense of claustrophobia.
Ed Skoog's two poems. Especially "Downstream" explaining why "Kung Foo Fighting" is the world's second saddest song.
David Gessner's "The Poet and the Professor" about the complex relationship between Wallace Stegner's complex relationship with his student Ken Kasey.
Jennifer S. Davis' "Those Less Fortunate" featured some great writing.
And I just loved Paul Kirchner's surreal bus comic strips.
Did I just highlight the whole issue? Pretty close.
May 13, 2016
A very good issue. None of the poetry did much for me, save for Ed Skoog and Robert Duncan Gray, but the fiction was all good to excellent, the standouts being the stories by Greg Hrbek and Tara Ison. Paul Kirchner's comics interspersed throughout the issue were enjoyable, and I really got pulled into Lewis Hyde's essay "Forgetting Mississippi".
August 13, 2015
There's some great stuff in here, including the stories by Modiano, Hrbek and Davis and two great essays about Civil Rights struggles in Mississippi in the 1960s and Wallace Stegner.
August 19, 2015
Good issue. Highlights: Jennifer S. Davis's story with its fantastic tight twists, Smith Henderson, David Gessner -- and the cool structure of Mary Barnett's New Voices essay "Room."
March 8, 2016
I especially liked Jodi Angel's Centrifugal Force and Greg Hrbek's Paternity.
July 6, 2016
The essays by Lewis Hyde and David Gessner are quite affecting. The rest of the issue is fine but doesn't stick with you.
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