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:

Debut novelist Ayana Mathis's The Twelve Tribes of Hattie [2] was selected by Oprah's Book Club 2.0 [3]. (New York Daily News)

Recording mogul Jay-Z has been named music supervisor [4] for Baz Luhrmann's screen adaptation of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. (Sun)

In the wake of controversy—including authors purchasing reviews—the New York Times looks at Amazon's revamped reviewing policies [5].

"'Me too!' I say aloud. And although no one can hear me, I do not feel alone." Elliott Holt reveals what she gleaned [6] from an online poetry course with thirty-six thousand students. (Poetry Foundation)

Novelist Kristopher Jansma examines the New York Public Library exhibit, "Charles Dickens: The Key to Character [7],” which runs until January 27, 2013. (Electric Literature)

"I’ll never believe that there are too many voices. [8]" Writers (and reader) Latanya McQueen shares her thoughts on the multitude of little magazines. (Missouri Review)

"Poets are our original systems thinkers. [9]" The Harvard Business Review considers what poetry can teach business leaders.

Breaking down the vagaries of writing for a living, Jason Pinter says, "Being a professional writer is a strange and wonderful thing—kind of a combination of philosopher and hobo [10]." (Huffington Post)

Jason Diamond lists his favorite new books of 2012 [11], including Karolina Waclawiak's How to Get into the Twin Palms, and Legs Get Led Astray, by Chloe Caldwell. (Vol. 1 Brooklyn)