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 [2])
New dating site Alikewise [3] makes matches based on book tastes, and Flavorwire [4] 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 [5]. (Publishing Perspectives [6])
Meanwhile, residents of New York State make up the majority of iPad owners. (Good E-Reader [7])
Artist Matej Kren built a dwelling with books for the Museum of Modern Art in Bologna, Italy. (Inhabitat [8])
Prosody, or rhythm and intonation of the spoken word, could reveal a person's capacity for empathy. (Scientific American Mind [9])
Filmmaker John Waters spent summers of his youth working at Provincetown bookshops, including one run by poet Mary Oliver. (Paris Review Daily [10])
San Francisco indie City Lights Books [11] is running a book cover–decoding contest until August 12.