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The New Oxford English Dictionary, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, and More [1]

8.19.10

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:

Barnes & Noble founder and chairman Leonard Riggio bought a million shares of the company in preparation for a "likely proxy battle against financier Ron Burkle." (Publishers Weekly [2])

The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library is scheduled to open in downtown Indianapolis this fall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution [3])

David James Duncan's 1983 novel, The River Why, has been adapted into a film [4].

Eighty-eight-year-old actress Betty White has signed a two-book deal with G. P. Putnam's Sons. (Star [5])

The new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published today. Here are a few of the approximately two thousand words and phrases making debuts: vuvuzela, geo-engineering, toxic debt, staycation, and cheeseball. (Guardian [6])

Speaking of linguistics, here's a peek at the new Insider Guide's Australian slang dictionary, featuring gems such as franger, hoon, and squizz. (Sydney Morning Herald [7])

In a roundup of poetry-themed apps for smartphones, the New York Times [8] proclaims that the devices "are arguably the best thing to hit poetry since the printing press."

This autumn, Durham University in the United Kingdom will be offering a course on all things Harry Potter. (Guardian [9])  

The Poetry Foundation's Harriet Blog [10] and C-Ville News (here [11] and here [12]) have the latest information on the events surrounding the recent suicide of Kevin Morrissey, managing editor of Virginia Quarterly Review.


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/the_new_oxford_english_dictionary_the_kurt_vonnegut_memorial_library_and_more [2] http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/44198-b-n-s-leonard-riggio-buys-a-million-b-n-shares.html [3] http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/vonnegut-memorial-library-to-594366.html [4] http://www.theriverwhy.com/ [5] http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/article/849234--betty-white-writes-book-on-love-sex-and-celebrity [6] http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/19/climate-change-vuvuzela-oxford-dictionary [7] http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/franger-pash-and-stoked-how-to-speak-australian-20100818-12dwp.html [8] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/technology/personaltech/19smart.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=poetry&st=cse [9] http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/19/harry-potter-course-durham-university [10] http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2010/08/more-on-kevin-morrissey-and-the-virginia-quarterly-review/ [11] http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064432695&ShowArticle_ID=11800908100920916 [12] http://cvillenews.com/2010/08/14/morrissey-media-investigation/#comments