Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—publishing reports, literary dispatches, academic announcements, and more—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today’s stories.

“When we breed fear about a community, we isolate them and encourage doubt to spread like smoke. This is where stereotypes and media bias are at their most dangerous.” In the U.K., an anonymous group of writers and publishing professionals penned an open letter calling attention to transphobia in the book industry [2]. (Bookseller)

Actress Greta Lee, who appeared in Russian Doll, plans to write, executive produce, and star in a television series based on Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning [3] by Cathy Park Hong. The project is backed by A24. (Deadline)

“I can be described as a Black writer. But I also happen to be a writer who is Black. And that curious distinction pushes open the door to a much bigger question and a much wider debate: what’s the difference?” Jeffrey Boakye writes about claiming his identity as a Black writer [4]. (British GQ)

Liese Mayer is leaving her role as editorial director at Bloomsbury [5] in order to work as a freelance editor. Meanwhile, Nancy Miller has moved up the ranks to publishing director, adult trade. (Publishers Lunch)

“Trauma is not something that’s finite. It’s not something that happens to one person. It happens to an entire community and an entire generation.” Anjali Enjeti discusses rendering the intergenerational trauma of Partition [6] in her debut novel, The Parted Earth. (NPR)

“I’ve had a career of writing about difficult and complicated people.” Olivia Laing discusses the cast of subjects [7] that make up her latest book, Everybody. (Kirkus)

Authors Jenny Lee and Emiko Jean discuss childhood, inspiration, and the pressure of writing sequels [8]. (Entertainment Weekly)

Nick Ripatrazone of the Millions recommends four new and forthcoming poetry books [9] by Isabel Duarte-Gray, Donika Kelly, Christopher Merrill, and Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.