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:
Missouri-based Book House has found a new storefront [2] after losing its lease last year. The twenty-eight-year-old independent bookstore plans to open its doors in April. (Shelf Awareness)
Penguin Books India recalled and intends to pulp Wendy Doniger’s The Hindus: An Alternative History [3], in settlement of a lawsuit by Hindu nationalist group Shiksha Bachao Andolan. (GalleyCat)
George Packer offers an addendum [4] to his recent New Yorker essay [5] that delved into Amazon’s business.
Authors Francine Prose and Zoë Heller discuss the need for negative book reviews [6]. (New York Times)
Speaking of criticism, film star Kristen Stewart shared her poetry [7] in the pages of Marie Claire, and received a response. (Harriet)
In other Hollywood news, Grove Atlantic will publish a collection of stories by actor Jesse Eisenberg [8]. (Los Angeles Times)
Flavorwire has launched an Author Club series [9], profiling books by a single author over the course of a month. Its February selection is James Baldwin.