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:

Amazon has launched a Kindle store in China [2]. (Reuters)

Meanwhile, Chinese authorities are looking into whether Amazon is violating any laws [3] by selling e-books. (ZDNet)

The New York Times, partnering with Byliner, has created an e-book publishing program [4]. (BusinessWire)

Literary critic David L. Ulin lists his favorite books of 2012 [5], and noted that this year's standout novels "both portray and reflect upon the spirit of their moment."

New Yorker contributors, including Thomas Beller, Maile Meloy, and Teju Cole [6], list their favorite books from 2012.

Intelligent Life has asked seven novelists, including Allison Pearson, to share their thoughts on one of Jane Austen's most famous characters [7]—Mr. Darcy—as we approach the two hundredth anniversary of Pride and Prejudice.

A discovery of a manuscript in Denmark's national archives may be a forgotten story by Hans Christian Andersen [8]. (San Francisco Chronicle)

With new education legislation under consideration in Florida, the Atlanta Journal Constitution asks, "Should colleges charge future engineers less than future poets? [9]"