Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:
Following in the steps of Universal, Warner Brothers has passed [2] on a screen adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower. (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Cloud Atlas author David Mitchell was recently mobbed [3] by autograph seekers in Shanghai, China. (Wall Street Journal)
Amazon has launched the India Kindle Store. Books can now be purchased online with Indian currency [4], and its e-readers are available in retail stores nationwide. (Shelf Awareness)
Another self-published erotica series has landed a book deal [5]—this time it's Anything He Wants (Dominated by the Billionaire) by Sara Fawkes. (GalleyCat)
On the Monographer's Blog, Anthony Haynes weighs in on the intricacies of self-publishing [6].
Designer, writer, and publisher Craig Mod provides his insight [7] regarding producing books for specific platforms.
In response to recent inflammatory comments by senate contender Todd Akin, Guernica reprinted a 2008 essay by Rebecca Solnit, “Men Explain Things to Me.” [8]
In an essay for the New York Times, book critic Dwight Garner writes of the welcome road home [9] to West Virginia.