Tin House Magazine is a beautifully designed periodical featuring the best writers of our time alongside a new generation of talent who are poised to become the most important voices of the future. The Fall 2009 issue has a theme of Hope and Fear, and Tin House has put together a collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that addresses the global tipping pointeconomically, culturally, and environmentally. Always searching for singular voices, the editors of this issue were particularly interested in are personal visions, either optimistic or pessimistic. Content includes short stories, profiles, author interviews, essays, and 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.