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:
The Village Voice has been sold [2]. (Forbes)
With J. K. Rowling's first novel for adults The Casual Vacancy out this week, Ian Parker profiles the Harry Potter author [3] for the New Yorker.
Poet and journalist Eliza Griswold details how Rachel Carson's popular 1962 book Silent Spring ushered in the environmental movement [4]. (New York Times Magazine)
"I found Erica Jong's Fear of Flying in my mother's room." Author Elissa Schappell discusses reading Jong's seminal work [5] as an adolescent. (NPR)
With the rise of Amazon, and shrinking of local bookstores, Carolyn Kellogg looks at the new-found popularity of trusted book recommendations [6]. (Los Angeles Times)
The Globe and Mail reports that Canadian poetry is experiencing a rebirth [7].
Smithsonian tracks down the real-life Tom Sawyer, a daring Brooklyn-born San Francisco firefighter [8], and Mark Twain's drinking buddy.
Yesterday, Emma Straub spoke with All Things Considered [9]about the inspiration behind her first novel, Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures. (NPR)
The Best Poetry Tumblr EVER [10].
To celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthday, Paste magazine showcases sixteen different The Great Gatsby covers [11].
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