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:

Ted Gioia examines the state of the fragmented novel [2]. (Millions)

Meanwhile, Jason Diamond lists ten authors of literary fiction you may not realize also published science fiction [3], including Virginia Woolf and Don DeLillo. (Flavorwire)

IndieReader lists a few ways self-published authors are ripped off [4].

The Atlantic Monthly has created an e-book of Mark Twain's contributions [5] to the venerable publication.

With several new books out on the life and work of Franz Kafka [6], Kevin Jackson argues that common perceptions of Kafka should be reconsidered. (Literary Review)

Toni Morrison first published a book at age forty—BuzzFeed rounds up a list of late bloomers [7].

Reese Witherspoon is slated to star in the film adaptation of Cheryl Strayed [8]’s bestselling memoir Wild. (Vulture)