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:
As the Nobel Prize in literature announcement approaches, the Los Angeles Times [2] looks at the nature of book award competition.
Philip Larkin's letters to his muse and lover Monica Jones shed light on his collaborative creative process. (Telegraph [3])
A Liverpudlian poet pens verses to lift Londoners' spirits during the current subway strike. (BBC News [4])
In contrast to last year's recession-shrouded event, optimism reigns among publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair. (Guardian [5])
Taking in Lolita during one's formative years could provoke "misreading." (Paris Review Daily [6])
Barnes & Noble launches PubIt, an e-book self-publishing service. (CNET [7])
A new coffee shop near the New York Public Library at Bryant Park turns a classic library motif on its side. (New York Times [8])
Is a national digital library in our future? (NYR Blog [9])