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:
Today, Judge Denise Cote ruled Apple and five major publishers colluded to fix e-book prices [2]. (Publishers Weekly)
New York magazine contributing editor Boris Kachka weighs in on the Penguin Random House merger [3]. (New York Times)
Protests occurred in a Detroit school district [4] after thousands of black history books were accidentally discarded. (Atlantic Wire)
Shelf Awareness has an update on reclusive author Harper Lee’s lawsuit [5] against her former agent.
“Writing is a craft. Storytelling is an art. And publishing is a business. [6]” On his blog, Terrible Minds, Chuck Wendig offers advice to writers navigating the marketplace.
The Millions gathered nine scholars to discuss the great American novel [7], including the work of Ralph Ellison, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton.
Brain Pickings features a rare BBC recording of Sylvia Plath reading “Tulips” in 1961 [8].
Goodreads crunched its numbers and created a chart illustrating when readers put down a book [9]. (Los Angeles Times)
On the fiftieth anniversary of its American publication, Ruth Graham looks at John Cleland’s Fanny Hill [10]—the scandalous 1748 novel that challenged censorship laws. (Boston Globe)