Daily News from Poets & Writers

Amazon's Jab at Apple, Pushkin Remembrance Day, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.10.12

Amazon takes a jab at Apple's iPad in a new advertisement; the history, appeal, and common disdain of listening to audio books; the competitive nature of landing a job with one of the "big six" publishing houses; and other news.

Caitlin Flanagan Versus H. G. Wells, New Hemingway Movie, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.09.12

A growing number of bookstores are joining Barnes & Noble's boycott of Amazon Publishing; Syrian author Khaled Khalifa writes of the current situation in his home country; Jason Diamond shares the hazards of moving from part-time barista to full-time writer; and other news.

Colum McCann on 9/11, Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.08.12

The Chicago Police Department has begun a voluntary writing workshop for officers; Melissa Febos interviews poet and professional dog trainer Susie DeFord about the pros and cons of self-publishing; ten suggested pairings of local craft beers with independent bookshops; and other news.

Poet Writes Super Bowl Ad, Melville and Poe on Coney Island, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.07.12

Amazon may be in the process of opening a brick-and-mortar store; the moving Chrysler commercial featuring Clint Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl was co-written by poet Matthew Dickman; the Brooklyn Public Library looks at evidence that perhaps Herman Melvile met Edgar Allan Poe; and other news.

Super Book Bowl, Zeitoun Arrested, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.06.12

The New Yorker examines the plagiarism scandal of Q. R. Markham; Abdulrahman Zeitoun, the hero of Zeitoun by Dave Eggers, was arrested last year for domestic abuse; Open Culture lists a compendium of writing rules from famous authors; and other news.

Goodbye to Algonquin's Oak Room, E. B. White Answers the ASPCA, and More

by Evan Smith Rakoff

Online Only, posted 2.03.12

Melville House wonders when publishers will speak out about Amazon; New York City's Algonquin Hotel announced that when it reopens this spring after a renovation, the famed Oak Room will be gone; E. B. White answers a charge levied by the ASPCA; and more

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Amazon's Jab at Apple, Pushkin Remembrance Day, and More

Caitlin Flanagan Versus H. G. Wells, New Hemingway Movie, and More

Colum McCann on 9/11, Pros and Cons of Self-Publishing, and More

Poet Writes Super Bowl Ad, Melville and Poe on Coney Island, and More

Super Book Bowl, Zeitoun Arrested, and More

Goodbye to Algonquin's Oak Room, E. B. White Answers the ASPCA, and More

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