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 purchased screen technology company Liquavista from Samsung [2], in a move that may indicate Amazon plans to update its color e-reader. (CNET)

Publishers Weekly has posted surveys from the Book Industry Environmental Council [3], intended for publishers, printers, and manufacturers of paper within the United States book industry.

On Reddit to discuss a planned musical version of American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis answered his disparaging remarks about David Foster Wallace [4]. (GalleyCat)

Bill Morris revisits the life, work, and childhood home of Henry Miller [5]. (Millions)

Open Culture discovered a passive-aggressive note from Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald [6].

Balzac went to bed early and rose in the middle of the night to write; Maya Angelou preferred the anonymity of hotel rooms—Huffington Post gathered the writing habits of several famous authors [7].

Michael Saler examines the philosopical origins of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [8]. (Times Literary Supplement)

Shelf Awareness has news of the ongoing e-book pricing dispute between the Justice Department and Apple [9].