Tin House

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."