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:

Following a federal judge's approval of the settlement with three publishers named in the DOJ's price-fixing lawsuit, Adam Martin at the Atlantic Wire believes "the settlement with Hachette Book Group, Simon & Schuster, and HarperCollins will likely lead to an e-book price war [2] in the months to come."

After reading D. T. Max’s biography of David Foster Wallace, Every Love Story Is A Ghost Story, Bret Easton Ellis displayed his enmity of Wallace via Twitter [3]. Gerald Howard, the former editor of both writers, offers his insight. (Salon)

Meanwhile, there exists an Infinite Atlas [4], based on David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. (Kottke)

A new company, Plympton, wants to bring serial fiction to your e-reader [5]. (GalleyCat)

Novelist Zadie Smith profiled recording artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z [6] for T Magazine.

NPR visits the grave of F. Scott Fitzgerald [7], which sits outside of our nation's capital.

A new study suggests geography (and social interaction) play a large role [8] in creative innovation. (WNYC)

Speaking of geography, Brooklyn, New York, home to many writers, is the second most expensive place to live in the United States [9] (Brooklyn's island neighbor across the river—Manhattan—is first). (Observer)

With the kids back in the classroom, Flavorwire gathered a collection of great school photos of famous authors [10].