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:
On May 6 three authors launched on online charity auction that has so far raised more than $53,000 to support flood victims in Tennessee. (GalleyCat)
The man who acquired Publishers Weekly last month has announced a new executive structure at the weekly trade magazine for the publishing industry.
Three French book publishers—Eden Livres, Eplateforme and Numilog—have agreed to pool their resources for distributing digital books. (Bookseller)
The Wall Street Journal reports that Verizon and Google are working together on a new tablet computer.
The Russian goverment has launched a new advertising campaign to encourage citizens to read. Its catch phrase? "Read Books." (Book Patrol)
The Millions has compiled an interesting list of literary books that "either dissolve a genre or invent one."
Chuck Palahniuk, whose latest book, Tell-All, was published earlier this month, will talk with Tavis Smiley tonight on PBS.
Making news at the Cannes Film Festival is the announcement that Anthony Hopkins and Dustin Hoffman are set to act in the forthcoming film based on The Song of Names, a novel by Norman Lebrecht. (Hollywood Reporter)
Bring your Nook (or any other device with free BN eReader software installed) to Barnes & Noble during the next few weeks and get a free e-book. (TheStreet)
