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:
“In a world of intrusive technology, we must engage in a kind of struggle if we wish to sustain moments of solitude.” Mohsin Hamid and Anna Holmes explore how technology and e-books have changed the way people approach and read books. (New York Times)
In the Rumpus, Edwidge Danticat discusses themes—such as the concept of mythology and the importance of seeking and telling the truth—that inform Claire of the Sea Light, her latest novel.
Michelle Dean offers her list of the eight best books that examine the craft of writing and the literary life. (Flavorwire)
Donna Tartt’s novel The Goldfinch has caused a spike in ticket sales at New York City’s renowned Frick Museum. “The Museum hasn’t seen a similar spike in attendance since Vermeer’s ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ arrived at the Frick, bolstered in popularity by a novel of its own.” (Daily News)
“Integrating poetry into a general curriculum seems useful and easier than we might think.” In the Huffington Post, Dorothea Lasky discusses how poetry could start an educational revolution in America.
“What really begins in January, besides the calendar?” Tom Nissley reveals his recommended reading list of books and poems to start a literary new year. (Millions)
In the New Yorker, Paul Theroux reads a podcast of the short story “The Letter Writers” by British author Elizabeth Taylor. Though a work of fiction the story reveals glimpses of the author’s life and many correspondences with the writer Robert Liddell.
