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:
Susan Stamberg recounts conversations with famed New Yorker editor William Shawn, and what he revealed about the mysterious work of J. D. Salinger [2]. (NPR)
One year after Barry Diller, Scott Rudin, and Frances Coady aligned themselves with multimedia startup The Atavist, Atavist Books is set to publish a “mix of digital, enhanced digital, and print works [3],” with titles by Karen Russell and Hari Kunzru, among others. (Publishers Weekly)
A screen adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s The Silver Chair is in the works, making it the fourth in the series of Narnia movies [4] that began in 2005. (Christian Science Monitor)
With advice including “lots of walks” and “work anywhere,” the Guardian details the daily habits of incredibly successful creative people [5].
Beyond the Margins has launched a book club [6]. Its first title is Elizabeth Strout’s The Burgess Boys.
The Huffington Post excerpts a passage from the Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume Two, in which the great author dines with Helen Keller [7].
The latest episode of literary podcast Other People with Brad Listi features a conversation with novelist Cari Luna [8], whose new book The Revolution of Every Day is just out from Tin House.