The folks putting together the presidential inauguration next month of Barack Obama have put together this list of contributors to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. The only Oregon name in the database so far: Win McCormack, publisher and editor of Portland's Tin House literary magazine. McCormack (on the right in the photo above with Oregon Treasurer-Elect Ben Westlund at last summer's Democratic National Convention) [...]

The Dart League King (Tin House Books) is an intriguing tale of darts, drugs, and death. The characters in Keith Lee Morris's second novel struggle to find the balance between accepting and controlling their destinies, but their fates are threaded together more closely than they realize. "[A] sensitive, cleverly constructed novel of small-town life and big-league dreams," hails Booklist (starred review).

Portland's Tin House Books has a new title out: Win McCormack's You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values. He'll read from it tonight (Friday) at Powell's Burnside, at 7:30. From the Powell's site:

"Shocking, illuminating, and profoundly disturbing, Win McCormack's You Don't Know Me (Tin House Books) details over one hundred cases of sexual misconduct by Republican officials, office holders, and ideological supporters. 'Win McCormack reveals the true hypocrisy and depravity of those who love to quote the Bible but act like Caligula,' hails Arianna Huffington. Win McCormack is publisher and editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine."

Shocking, illuminating, and profoundly disturbing, Win McCormack's You Don't Know Me (Tin House Books) details over one hundred cases of sexual misconduct by Republican officials, office holders, and ideological supporters. "Win McCormack reveals the true hypocrisy and depravity of those who love to quote the Bible but act like Caligula," hails Arianna Huffington. Win McCormack is publisher and editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine.

The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop is going on this week at Reed College. There are seminars and readings open to everyone, every day, and we'll try and post each day's events here, though you can also consult a schedule at the Tin House site.

Seminars cost $15 and are held in the Vollum Lecture Hall at Reed. Today's seminars:

2 p.m.: The Agent Game
Panelists and New York literary agents Sarah Burnes, Emilie Stewart, Judy Heiblum, and Amy Hughes will talk about what writers should know before seeking representation.

3 p.m.: The Artful Edit
Panelists: Judy Clain, Sarah Burnes, Charles D'Ambrosio, and Abigail Thomas. Moderator: Susan Bell. The panel will "explore what editing means and how it is best practiced--with others and alone. We will debate the risks, demands, and pleaasures of editing an author, of being edited, and of editing oneself."

Readings are at 8 p.m. each evening, cost $5, and are held in the Cerf Amphitheater at Reed. Tonight's reading:

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Check out the potpourri of brilliant authors scheduled to give readings and seminars at the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop this year. Highlights include Charles D'Ambrosio, Nick Flynn, and Andrea Barrett all reading on July 15, Frank Bidart on July 17, and Denis Johnson on July 18. And more. Much more.

Readings cost $5 and take place at 8pm in Cerf Amphitheater at Reed College. Seminars take place in the afternoon at Reed's Vollum Lecture Hall and cost $15. Find a full schedule and more details here.

Old Sarge posted a photo:

(Afternoon seminars cost $15, and are in Vollum Lecture Hall at Reed. The evening reading costs $5, and is in Reed's Cerf Amphitheater. Descriptions below are from the Tin House site.)

Friday, July 18th 2008
2pm THREE PROPOSITIONS ABOUT THE RELATION BETWEEN SPACE AND TIME IN A POEM WITH FRANK BIDART (pictured)