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:
After a parent's complaint, Chris Abani's novel Graceland was pulled from a Florida high school's summer reading list. (Jacket Copy)
New dating site Alikewise makes matches based on book tastes, and Flavorwire suggests some come-hither lines for the literary set.
California cafés are at the forefront of a trend banning customers from using computers, including e-book readers. Some of New York City's "third places" are also cracking down. (Publishing Perspectives)
Meanwhile, residents of New York State make up the majority of iPad owners. (Good E-Reader)
Artist Matej Kren built a dwelling with books for the Museum of Modern Art in Bologna, Italy. (Inhabitat)
Prosody, or rhythm and intonation of the spoken word, could reveal a person's capacity for empathy. (Scientific American Mind)
Filmmaker John Waters spent summers of his youth working at Provincetown bookshops, including one run by poet Mary Oliver. (Paris Review Daily)
San Francisco indie City Lights Books is running a book cover–decoding contest until August 12.
