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:

Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot announced that bestselling author Kristina Roberts (whose pen name is Zane) owes $341,000 in unpaid state taxes [2]. (Washington Post)

The Millions rounds up the best literary tweets on Twitter [3], including missives by Teju Cole and Ayelet Waldman.

Meanwhile, Flavorwire showcases twelve author selfies [4], featuring the reflected countenances of Emma Straub and George Saunders.

On BrainPickings, Maria Popova looks at how creativity works— [5]through the lens of Arthur Koestler’s Theory of Bisociation.

And on her Tumblr, Jane Friedman offers a Periodic Table of Storytelling [6].

Dana Stevens and Francine Prose discuss how the classic marriage plot [7] holds up in our modern era. (New York Times)

And on the New Yorker’s fiction podcast T. C. Boyle reads the Donald Barthelme story “Game.” [8]