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:

Karl Marlantes and Sarahlee Lawrence are among the winners of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association's book awards, and the short list for the Story Prize has been announced. (Shelf Awareness [2])

The field of David Foster Wallace studies is gaining momentum in academia. (Chronicle of Higher Education [3])

The new Treasures app from the British Library offers a virtual experience of its special collections pieces, including Jane Austen's teenage writings and Charles Dickens's handwritten manuscript of Nicholas Nickleby. (CNet [4])

Salon [5] takes a peek at writers' hangouts of yore.

Could a book save your life? Last week, Electric Literature puts five novels—and a Kindle—under fire. (Guardian [6])

Trent Reznor is slated to write and record the score for David Fincher's film adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. (Spin [7])

Dante's Inferno may have informed Galileo's investigations. (Boston Globe [8])

Did da Vinci reference classic literature in the Mona Lisa? (CTV [9])