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 Granta editor John Freeman's departure, three more staff members are leaving the venerable publication, and London-based Granta will close its New York City office [2]. (GalleyCat)

Haruki Murakami writes of the importance of the Boston Marathon [3]. (New Yorker)

Concluding her tenure as United States Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey delivered "a deeply personal defense of poetry. [4]" (Washington Post)

The Millions has more on the childhood home of George Orwell [5], which is to be turned into a memorial to Gandhi [6].

David Sedaris spoke to Terry Gross [7] on WHYY's Fresh Air about his new book Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, and on the compulsion to keep a daily diary. (NPR)

Meanwhile, at the Guardian Books podcast, Mark Haddon discusses The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time [8]—his 2003 genre-defying bestseller.

If you're near New York City this evening, Jason Diamond strongly suggests you see Fran Lebowitz [9] speak with A. M. Homes at PEN World Voices. (Flavorwire)

Brooklyn's legendary BookCourt Bookstore has launched a fundraising effort [10] to expand northward. It plans to purchase Bibliobarn in the Catskills and convert it into a bookshop, event space, and retreat for writers.