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:

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reports sales rose over 13 percent [2] for the first half of 2012. (Publishers Weekly)

It looks as if Apple will unveil an iPad mini on October 23 [3]. (AllThingsD)

On New Hampshire Public Radio, Paris Review editor Lorin Stein speaks with Word of Mouth host Virginia Prescott [4] about the hallmarks of a great short story.

Robert Atwan lists the ten best essays written since 1950 [5]. (Publishers Weekly)

Hector Tobar reports on attending San Francisco's famous Lit Crawl [6], a roving event aligned with the Litquake literary festival. (Los Angeles Times)

The Guardian challenged twenty-one authors—including A. M. Homes, Hari Kunzru, and Helen Fielding [7]—to write twitter-sized novels.

Not one to shy away from anything anachronistic, Baz Luhrmann may use a score including Lady Gaga and Prince [8] for his 3D adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. (Huffington Post)

Halloween is only a few weeks away, so be sure to download your free Edgar Allan Poe e-books [9]. (GalleyCat)

If you missed Food Poem Friday, it was Kevin Young's "Ode to Pepper Vinegar. [10]" (Food52)

Flavorwire rounded up a collection of great photos of writers hanging out together [11] (Neil Gaiman gets around).

Literary podcast Other People with Brad Listi has created an app [12].