Much to look forward to in the fall of 2009. School will start back up, the Chicago Bears will take the field with an actual quarterback, I can put tombstones and skeletons in my yard without looking like a crazy person, and all these books will hit the market.

Lorrie Moore, Dan Chaon, Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, Jonathan Lethem, Dave Eggers, William T. Vollman . . . the list goes on. What a season.

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Also, the Lit Events calendar (up and to your right) has been updated with new classes from the Writers' Center. One of their regular series is "Evening with the Muse," a Sunday evening poetry reading. Coming up on July 12th is Jim McGarrah:

Jim McGarrah's first book of poems, Running the Voodoo Down won a book prize from Elixir Press in 2003. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a finalist twice in the James Hearst Poetry Contest. Home Again: Essays and Memoirs from Indiana, was published in August of 2006 by Indiana Historical Society Press and his novel, Going Postal, in April, 2007. A memoir entitled A Temporary Sort of Peace, which reflects his experiences as a combat Marine in Vietnam was published by Indiana Historical Society press in August, 2007. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College and a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of Southern Indiana. He has worked as a janitor, horse trainer, carpet layer, mechanic, schoolteacher, hod carrier, hay baler, and recreational therapist. Occasionally, he drinks.

Me too, Jim. Me too.